Since my last post, we have had 10 babies arrive so far. Two of our does we didn't even know were pregnant gave us cuties. These girls didn't show any new weight gain. They had no mucous stream. They had no grunting or grinding of teeth. They didn't show sinking hips either. This was a first for both of them.
The tiniest of all of our female herd had twin girls! They are absolutely adorable. As expected, our girl that gave us four bucklings at once last year, delivered four again this year. This time, three boys and 1 girl. Her delivery was extremely stressful as we came close to losing her but molasses water and constant care have made her a strong survivor.
Her labor was over 6 hours. The first born was a breech and my girl cried in such agony. That was a very scary first experience for all of us. Did I mention that her triplet sister was also delivering at the same time? This doe delivered 3 babies. 1 girl and 2 boys. We lost the girl and one of the boys.
Because these sisters (their other triple is not pregnant) are inseparable, they are raising each others babies. This is fabulous as our girl that delivered 4 took two days to recover and her sister has been feeding the babies on her behalf.
So, the count is at 8 babies alive and well. One little boy has an eye goober issue which we are treating with pink eye medicine and it is working. All are feeding and moving around. Every single one of them started to walk within minutes of birth.
We have 3 more does set to deliver. 2 are experienced girls and will likely deliver at least 2 each. The last, is a set of triplets with this being her first time. She is grunting up a storm and so is her mother (one of these 3 referenced in this paragraph). I think that all 3 will deliver this weekend, which will be to my favor as I am home and will be again on Monday.
As stressful as this situation has been and is, it is also extremely exciting. Seeing new life start is amazing. Farm life is never easy but it is very rewarding.
Stay tuned for more and I will post pictures once all babies have arrived :)
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