AlpacaKeepTo record a birth, open the dam's profile, go to her Breeding tab, and press Record birth. This creates the cria as a new animal, already linked to its dam and sire.
Steps
- Animals → open the dam → Breeding tab. Press Record birth on her active pregnancy.
- Outcome. Choose Live birth or Stillbirth.
- Birth date (required). Add the Birth time if you have it.
- Birth weight (optional). Enter it in your farm's weight unit.
- Delivery (optional). Tick Assisted delivery and note any Complications if there were any.
- The cria. Fill in the cria's name, sex, tag, microchip, color, markings, and any other details. Name and most fields are optional.
- Save. Press Record birth. The cria opens as its own animal with its pedigree ready.
📷 Screenshot: the Record birth form on the dam's Breeding tab, showing the Outcome and cria identity sections.
Good to know: what the cria inherits
AlpacaKeep pre-fills some of the cria's details to save you typing. You can change any pre-filled value.
- Species comes from the dam and is locked.
- Fiber type and Bloodline are pre-filled from the dam as editable defaults.
- A live cria is placed in the dam's paddock for you. A stillborn cria is left with no paddock.
- The cria gets your farm's name prefix, because you are the breeder who recorded the birth.
Watch out. DNA and BVDV results are never inherited. A newborn has not been tested, so the app leaves these blank. (BVDV is the bovine viral diarrhea virus status.)
Related
- Confirm a pregnancy and record the result
- Breeding from mating to cria: the whole cycle
- Log a mating