DMAR Update for Week Ending 10/11/09:
Patagonia Fall Festival: Is this Friday thru Sunday in Patagonia Park, AZ. There will be plenty of vendors plus us. We’re all packed up and ready to head on over to Patagonia this afternoon to set up. We have all your alpaca needs from rovings to finished products like sweaters, coats, hats, etc., etc. Come on out and say hello. It’s never too soon to start your holiday shopping!
Michelle-Rose: Michelle is living with her valley fever. Her last titer showed that she had not improved, but did not worsen either. Her lymph nodes are still quite swollen, however the good news is that her white blood count was down to 23,000 from the high of 34,000. She is making some improvement. As far as appearance goes Michelle now weighs 155.8 up from her low time low of 133. We would love to see Michelle at her average weight of 165 or better yet at 175. Remember that Michelle is a tall girl so she really should be heavier than most. Also, Michelle is no longer on free feed and no longer has her own stall. Well we needed the room since our fall crias have already started to hit the ground. On a good note Michelle is holding her own and eating her portion of the food. No more dilly dallying around. Also, Michelle seems to like the company. I think she feels more and more like a healthy alpaca. Overall, Michelle appears to be as happy and healthy as can be while living with her valley fever and taking her meds 2x per day.
Athena and Cria Watch: Today is day 345 on our cria watch with Athena. As I stare at the tv monitor in my bedroom I can see she has no plans on having the cria today. She is eating well and laying around a lot. Last pregnancy she didn’t birth until day 372. I’m just hoping she will have this cria in the same year she got pregnant. The cria is another one from HRAZ Lock & Load. We so look forward to this baby as Athena is Kaitlyn Rose’s much improved daughter and it was Kaitlyn’s and Lock & Load’s son, Magnum, who just recently won reserve color champ at the NMSFAS.
DMAR Royal Knight – 1st and Reserve Color Champ
