Born on 6th July 2025, Dandelion had a very straightforward birth. He was born just as we arrived to feed and get ready for the walk. He is a healthy and beautiful looking cria (baby alpaca). He has a lovely white fleece and unusual blue eyes.
Dandelion has thrived on his mother's milk and, although cria begin to graze at about 2-3 weeks of age, he won't be weaned until 5-6 months of age. Nutrition is always a real concern, and we have to make sure he gets plenty of hard feed as well as his mother's milk. The father does not have a role in the rearing of their young.
Our theme for the cria names this year is 'Wildflowers'. We saw lots of dandelions flowering around the park when he was born, so it was the perfect choice for him.
Dandelion is Kemi's fifth cria, but the first she has had with Ash. He has inherited the beautiful high crimp and density in his fleece from Kemi, his white colouring, and blue eyes have come from Ash, who is a Tuxedo Grey. Both the solid colour in his fleece and high crimp and density are sought after. His conformation (shape) is looking to be of a high standard, though this cannot be judged until he is 3 years of age.
Dandelion is a lovely strong cria and is often seen enjoying chasing games with the others around the fields. These games are a necessary part of development as the cria are learning how to earn their place in the herd as they mature. Dandelion will begin halter training in November 2025 and will be joining us on our alpaca walks in February 2026.
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Dandelion is a stunning solid white baby alpaca with rare blue eyes inherited from his father Ash. He has beautiful high crimp and density fleece from his mother Kemi. Both the solid white color and high fleece quality are highly sought after in alpacas.
Dandelion inherited his unusual blue eyes from his father, Hensting Ash, who is a tuxedo grey alpaca. Blue eyes are rare in alpacas and make Dandelion particularly special and unique.
Hensting Dandelion was born on 6th July 2025 at Hensting Alpacas in Hampshire. He was born just as staff arrived to feed and prepare for the morning walk - perfect timing!
Gold pack at £62 (plus £4.50 postage) includes certificate, photo, factsheet, FREE walk for 2, fleece sample, and updates. Silver pack at £35 (plus £4.50 postage) includes certificate, photo, factsheet, fleece sample, keyring, and updates. Bronze digital pack at £12 includes FREE Family Open Day ticket.