.....Lucy delivered a buck (6#) and a doe (6.5#) bright and early this morning, everyone is doing just fine. Babies are about as close to identical as we have had here, i think, white with black stockings and earmuffs. He has a black bow tie, and she has a black circle on back of neck. And, of course they are adorable and soft and smell good and.....stop me before i start lactating..... Got work to do (ha ha), love to all p.s. took pictures but someone needs to help me figure out how to get them on here so i can share.....staci, where are you when i need you? |
two days later...
...yesterday (technically, about 12 hrs ago in real time) evening Lace gave us (feel her pain here, ladies) 25 POUNDS--that is 2 tens and 5 ones, now--of kids, divided up between two does and two bucks. WHEW!! wears me out just thinking about it! QUADS! Unfortunately it was not an easy birth, took about an hour and a half from first kid to last. Ellie May had been on kid watch in the barn all afternoon, and delivered everyone. Moon Dust at 5# had some trouble coming out, and her lungs were full of fluid for an extended period of time. more on her in a minute. about an hour later, Ellie scrubbed up and went in to untangle legs, and got the second doe, Moon Pie, at 5.5#'s on out, then the boys, Moon Shadow, 7#, and Moon Shine, 7.5# popped out like toast. Jury is still out on Dusty. couldn't get her lungs cleared out, and she wasn't suckling, so didn't get any colostrum to speak of in her for a good 4 hours, and then only a small amount. very weak, but we have been up with her all nite, and have gotten some more in her. {Susan: dear susan, my friend, thank you for all of your help. we were boiling water to sterilize intubation kit, and gave the bottle one more try. got about 2 oz of 1st milk in her, so figure she probably got about 3 oz total, then started measuring, and she just completed 4oz 2nd milk about 4:30a. color good, blinky, and finally suckled this last time. been holding head up since about 1a or so, but still hasn't gotten on her feet. am thinking she will make it, just hope we don't have dain bramage. since she is definitely a Moon baby, we don't have room for error ;o) have cell on, call when u get up.} Lace is doing well, all things considered, but is still under "Guarded" condition. this was hard on her. but animal cookies seem to be working wonders. Pie is still pretty zonked, but the boys are JUST FINE. Their lungs-and everything else, for that matter- are in tip top shape. Those three are in the playpen with Moonlight Serenade and Moonlight Sonata (who are doing beautifully,) and let me tell ya, fellers, it's a packed house! And Shine has already proven himself to be this year's rable rouser. Stands in the middle of the pen and stirs everyone up till they are all chanting "We want milk, we want milk." And there is no walking away from that crowd. Have just realized how much this is like having a baby baby....am currently running the FOURTH load of towels since 4pm, and a dishwasher load. HMmmmm, maybe i need to rethink this homesteading thing.... and there you have it. love to all, will keep you posted (whether you want me to or not!) |
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