Alpaca has difficult delivery. Successful assisted birth on off grid farm.
This is a graphic video of a first time mama #alpaca giving #birth on our #offgrid #alpacafarm
Both mama and baby had a successful outcome. Because we didn't waste any time to get involved. Had we made the 2 hour dive to get to the vet - it may have been a very different story.
Mama's name is Selenite and baby is Helena named after my Grandmother and my middle name. Both still live on our #farm and are doing great.
Since it was a difficult prolonged birth, Selenite had some complications that I mention at the end. So we did take her to the vet to get to treated. And since her milk didn't come in fully despite Helena nursing good - she was loosing weight by day 3 so we supplemented her with bottles.
This is real off grid ranch life. We face different limitations and challenges by living so remote. But we are hands on #breeders and do all the care ourselves. We have started our farm with both of us having a wide array of skills to bring to the table. Like I mention in the video I used to be a registered nurse and the same critical thinking skills apply.
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Congratulations on the new baby also you did a good job with mommy and baby
@OffGridAlpacaLife
8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!🙏
I just c watched a baby alpaca took hours for the head and neck to show
@OffGridAlpacaLife
7 ай бұрын
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I love the way yall communicated as a team during the birth! What a privilege to witness 🫶
@OffGridAlpacaLife
11 ай бұрын
haha thank you! Working in the pen together, sorting animals, delivering babies etc has really forced us to develop communication skills!
Du var flink og gjorde det rette.
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@OffGridAlpacaLife
9 ай бұрын
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If you live off grid, how did you have electricity to use a hairdryer on that baby?
@OffGridAlpacaLife
10 ай бұрын
In the video I ask my husband to turn on the generator. Right before I start blow drying the baby. I guess you missed that part? Items like blow dryers, irons and other things that produce heat take a lot of energy so even though we have solar in the barn and in our home we use the generator to power these things because they will deplete our solar batteries quickly. If you have other questions lmk. Living off grid is not easy and most people don’t understand how hard it actually is or how things actually work. Our farm is 15 miles down a dirt road in one of the most remote areas in the state. We are on 47 acres with no neighbors…no electricity no well etc. We have no hired help or anything. Thanks for watching our videos and supporting our journey.
Good
@OffGridAlpacaLife
8 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏🦙
Did mom expelle the placenta on her own or did you have to assist?
@OffGridAlpacaLife
9 ай бұрын
Hi great question! She passed it in her own.
Du som er mann og sterkere må ta det ut.
@OffGridAlpacaLife
8 ай бұрын
Thank you for supporting our work!
Why no gloves?
@OffGridAlpacaLife
11 ай бұрын
Lol it’s not really necessary as you can tell we are delivering on dirt in a barn - hardly a sterile technique. Raising livestock is much different then a hospital setting caring for humans based on my experience…
@hs5167
11 ай бұрын
@@OffGridAlpacaLife Thanks. I just thought putting your ungloved hands inside of her would introduce bacteria and cause illness- been watching too much history channel and childbed fever stuff🤪.
@ragarucatherine796
9 ай бұрын
Vous avez raison, ce n'est pas nécessaire. En France, les éleveurs aident leurs bêtes à vêler sans gants et pour éviter toute infection ou une mauvais délivrance, mettent un pain de chlorure de magnésium dans la matrice. Par contre, je n'ai pas tout visionné, mais si vous avez été patients avec l'animal, l'avez-vous rassuré en lui parlant? Ou faut-il faire autrement car là, c'est un élevage d'alpaga. Interessant en tout cas.
@hs5167
9 ай бұрын
@@ragarucatherine796 Thanks for replying. I don’t speak French, and I couldn’t copy to translate.
@ragarucatherine796
9 ай бұрын
@@hs5167 You're right, it's not necessary. In France, breeders help their animals to calve whithout gloves. To avoid any infection, they introduce a bar of magnésium cloride into the uterus. However, i have not watched everything. Did you reassure the Mother by talking to her? Or should we act differently? I congratulate you for your patience and your delicacy, in any case.
Why don't you know that they can take hours sometimes ? And so much interference and whats with the terrifying HAIRDRYER !!!
@OffGridAlpacaLife
9 ай бұрын
Lol It’s usually 20min from when you see the nose. After 45min the baby and mama could be in danger. We’ve had over 20 babies on our farm and our herd size is over 60. This alpaca had a dystocia - prolonged 2nd stage of labor. You are welcome to study up by purchasing some books we recommend the Complete Alpaca Book and the South American Csmelid Book. And we dry the babies so they don’t become hypothermic - newborns can not maintain their body temps when they are soaking wet with amniotic fluid fresh out of the womb. I assure you we are experts when it comes to alpacas.
@sharonpiontek9819
7 ай бұрын
If you can't ask questions nicely, don't bother asking. You are A bit too critical, imo.
@rachelpotter6545
7 ай бұрын
I'm sure she knows what's best for her animals. She would never put them in danger. I think she done amazing and I really enjoyed the video... If you was in her situation I'm sure you would have done the same thing. We do what's best for our animals in the time of need. But being rude and hateful isn't the answer.. her comment back to you was on point perfectly said. ❤❤❤
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