Lost Creek Ranger Koa

Lost Creek Ranger Koa b. 06.11.2014 male 23.3 lbs Lost Creek Credo x Lost Creek Ranger Tokatee Koa presented with both front legs back. I discovered the "issue" quickly and corrected the accidental malpresentation well before the veterinarian arrived (I always call just in case, because quick response is essential). This is precisely why I work nights — so I can be at home during llama births. Had no one been in attendance right then, one or both likely would have died. "In the wild", first baby and then mother die lingering deaths. Because llamas scar so easily, Tokatee's reproductive future is now very questionable. Having her alive and thriving is MUCH more important!

Lost Creek Ranger Koa b. 06.11.2014 male 23.3 lbs Lost Creek Credo x Lost Creek Ranger Tokatee

Lost Creek Ranger Koa b. 06.11.2014 male 23.3 lbs Lost Creek Credo x Lost Creek Ranger Tokatee

Dazzle is actually distantly related to Tokatee. She had a very nice standard coat baby, Lost Creek Sagehopper , by the same sire ( Credo ) two years ago. Now that the birth and recovery are over, it's time to get rid of Tokatee's awful winter dishevelment!!!

Lost Creek Ranger Koa b. 06.11.2014 male 23.3 lbs Lost Creek Credo x Lost Creek Ranger Tokatee Photo at one day. Credo definitely threw his standard coat again. YES!!!!

Koa is proving to be one of those semi-PITA photography subjects. He likes me enough that he usually stops doing whatever I wanted to photograph and comes over to me.

Photo @ 5 months

Photo @ 5 months

Photo @ 5 months Lotsa curiosity, but no milk knees here! Koa did not inherit that temporary (but undesirable) trait, heavily occurring on his sire's side. Koa does appear to have his dam-line's tendency to tight elbows, however ... but that is easily addressed, if necessary, with some simple PT.