Re: Jesse's llama picture link

OK- I want to go live with Jesse.  Not only do you have to coolest 
animals, you have great stories to boot!

Theresa

Jesse Bell wrote:

>Well, I think it depends on the personality of the llama quite frankly.
>The first one we bought was a male who had been "fixed". He thinks all
>the goats are HIS. He will lay on the ground and let the baby goats
>climb all OVER him and not flinch. If you go in there...he will circle
>around you and watch to make sure you aren't doing anything you
>shouldn't be doing. We heard the same thing...you need 2-3 for llamas to
>thrive. So, we went and bought another one....male. We thought if one
>was fixed there wouldn't be any problems. Well, Dhali Llama (the first
>one) did not want Mr. Misty (the daddy of this new baby) anywhere around
>him and he chased him and chased him till I thought Misty would fall
>over dead. They screamed at each other and spit at each other. So...we
>separated them into different pastures. Then we got another male and put
>him in the third pasture. They spit at each other over the fence, raced
>up and down trying to get at each other. It was just crazy. So
>
>THEN we bought Sophie...and put her in with the third male (can't
>remember his name today for some reason) and they mated immediately.
>They are pregnant for 11 months. Well, Misty whined and whined and
>whined cause he wanted in there with the girl. So, then we bought
>Mercedes and put her in with Misty. Same thing, she was pregnant the
>first week. So, we have another baby due in about 2-3 weeks.
>MEANWHILE...Dhali Llama still wants nothing to do with the other
>llamas...even the females. He is a lone llama. I think he thinks he is a
>goat. Man...even my animals have issues. Geez.
>
> 
>
>Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>LOL! you ain't kidding Jesse!
>
>A friend of mine has three llama's. They have to greet
>you at the gate. If you don't let them do that first
>and just walk in, you will be in big trouble! One of
>his is a real show off, another is just a big baby,
>and the the third one just follows you around and gets
>mad when you leave the pasture without him.
>
>How many do you have? He claims you have to have three
>or more. Something about they don't survive if you
>only have one. Can't remember the entire story at the
>moment.
>
>Donna
>
>
>
>--- Jesse Bell wrote:
>
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>>He will get a smidge darker maybe. The father is
>>white with pale brown
>>spots underneath (you can see it after he has been
>>sheered) and the
>>mother is dark brown. So he'll most likely stay a
>>mocha color. He is so
>>soft to touch and soooooo cute. Momma is very, very
>>protective of him
>>too. I have to greet her every time I go down to
>>see the baby. If I
>>dont touch noses with momma, I dont get to see the
>>baby. Thats how
>>llamas greet and OK each other. If you dont..you
>>get spit on! LOL
>>Brandi learned that the HARD way and had to go
>>shower after momma
>>sprayed her with chewed up grass. Way too funny.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>james singer wrote:
>>Jesse, will it [he/she?] stay that color or darken
>>as it ages? Great 
>>color.
>>
>>On Aug 24, 2005, at 7:00 AM, Donna wrote:
>>
>>    
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>>>Well you just never know what you will find in my
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>>inbox :)
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>>>This morning Jesse sent over some pictures of the
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>>new baby llama. What 
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>>>a
>>>cutesy!
>>>
>>>You can find the pictures here:
>>>
>>>http://hort.net/+12Se
>>>
>>>Enjoy!
>>>Donna
>>>
>>>
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