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Reproduction
Female llamas are induced ovalators, thus can give birth throughout the year. Though females may conceive as early as 6 months, they should not be bred until 18-24 months, depending on size and development.
Males llamas reach puberty between 20 months and 3 years of age.
Pregnancy averages 347 days and a single offspring is produced, weighing 20-40 pounds. Llama young, commonly called "crias", begin walking within an hour and should nurse in 1 1/2 hours. The intake of  at least 10% of the crias body weight of  COLOSTRUM within the FIRST TWENTY-FOUR HOURS of life is essential for the crias survival. ( A guide would be 3-4 ounces of  colostrum be 4 to 6 hours and repeat the same every 2 to 3 hours for the first 24 hours)If the dam does not have any milk you can use caprine, bovine, ovine colostrum. ( a supply should be kept in the freezer for such emergencies) .  It is also wise to give the cria a shot of Selenium at this time ( Bo-Sel )
The cria should be weighed at birth and than daily for the first week to monitor it's progress. The gain should be around a half pound per day..   

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