39 pounds!

At just three weeks old, Copper weighs in at 39 pounds! I haven't yet compared this to his siblings, but I do know this is huge. He was born at around 21 pounds, so this means he's gained 18 pounds in 21 days, that's almost a pound a day. The goal is 1/2 to 1 pound a day, so Copper is at the top end of that. Sancha must have some really incredible milk. For weaning, many farms use 6 months old and 60 pounds as the time to wean. Copper will have no problem getting to 60 pounds by 6 months old.

Here's Copper:



And here is Copper with his mom, Sancha:



As you can see, he does not look like his mom. He actually looks a lot like his sire (dad). I'll get a picture of him later to show the resemblance.

You might notice something on him. It's a hernia belt:



Sometimes cria have an umbilical hernia. This belt has a hard firm part that goes over the hernia, and helps push it back into their abdominal cavity. Both Tehya and Shelby had umbilical hernia, and we found the hernia belt worked like a charm. Unfortunately, Copper is so big, the belt hardly fits him. I hope it fixes fast or he slows down in growing.