Getting Back to Normal

This is an interesting photo that we took on March 9th. It was a few minutes after letting the females and crias out of the barn and they had all said "hello" to Darius without a fence between them. In this picture is Darius on the left, Whitney in the middle and Lord Darby on the right. What I find so interesting is the size comparison between Darius and Darby! Yes, Darby is obviously more substancial through the torso, but check out the heights! It is no wonder poor Whitney had issues with this one!

Aside from us getting the feeling that Darby is a bit put off because he's no longer the baby, all is well out in paca-land. Dougal "covered" Darius once - to show who is boss no doubt! It was funny though because he was gentle about it.

Gee, it's time to think about breeding for next spring now! I almost hope that Miss Wise isn't pregnant after all since we have made the decision to not purposefully have winter births next year. If she did take as I believe she has she will be due in December. The others will not be bred until late April now so her cria will be any "only child" for a bit. Our girls like to be outside year round and really do not take well to being closed up at night. In the winter months when they are near their due dates I do lock them in. In the spring I can be less panic stricken that they will deliver during the night. We have only had one night time delivery but the worry is there regardless...

Until the next time!