It’s a Boy: Alpaca Farm Birthday Challenge

Joan Hewson and Tonya Thomas, both of Edgartown, correctly guessed that Island Alpaca’s Margeaux would be the first alpaca this year to give birth out of 20 pregnant females, and the closest to predict the actual arrival time. The winning date was Saturday, May 8. Joan and Tonya placed their guesses two weeks ago on the farm’s shearing day. Margeaux surprised the farm with their first-ever evening baby, arriving at 6:30 p.m., a healthy, 15.6-pound dark rose-gray boy with light gray feet and ears.

Joan and Tonya each win a $50 gift certificate to the alpaca farm.

The public is invited to meet the newborn; 10 additional new arrivals are expected this month. The farm is open daily from noon to 4 p.m.