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This magnificent boy had to fight his way into the world. His momma, Star Prime Pattern, began giving birth, and we heard the "Sergei alarm" - the special bark that says a cria is coming! There was a problem though - only his head emerged. This is a serious situation, and we were in a high wind situation with 50 mph gusts - we got her into the front pasture and into the shelter. Then it began to hail! This is May in Montana for sure! After 3 hours of trying to turn him in utero, we had our most wonderful veterinarian, Dr. Kaylee Senior, come to the rescue. She and her assistants worked swiftly to manage the complicated birth, and finally, after giving the momma some lidocaine (think epidural, ladies) she was able to reach the feet enough to hook obstetrical chains to them, and out came the most beautiful silver colored llama we have ever seen!

Despite the wind and marble sized hail, by the grace of God, he was able to be born! Our veterinarian saved the baby and the momma. If Sergei hadn't alerted me, if we hadn't been home, it this had been during the night, and if our vet had not have come... well, we would be describing a very sad outcome.

But momma and baby are doing great! Today, he was able to walk around the pasture and meet all the other moms and babies, and his sisters and grandmother! Her grandmother is Star Premium Property, call name Momma Llama (due herself again any day now). His sire has provided us with such a bounty of offspring, and in her pasture is Freya WRLR (offspring of Star Premium Property and Here Comes Trouble), Ilsa (Ilsa is Star's sister whose sire is Star Llama Company's Firewalker) who has a cria of her own running around, Brienne of Montana WRLR (sire: Stone Crest Maximus). In a junior herd sire pasture, there is brother, Trouble Spot WRLR, and the big fella himself, the prolific herd sire Here Comes Trouble ABSR, is in a separate pasture with two other studs. Everyone has their own page on our site. Some of the offspring of Momma Llama as well as some of Here Comes Trouble's babies have been sold, but we just love this line of genetics and keep adding new genetic variables to make things very interesting here at WRLR!

Lots of pictures - oh, and yes! He is named after our wonderful veterinarian! (and his famous poppa!)