Sunday, February 3, 2013

Seeing Spots


Pims was acting strangely last night when I did my last check before bed...of course she was in labor!  So I went back inside and got my Triadine (for cord dipping), a clean towel and got my milking pail ready as well as a bottle for the kids.  I knew it would probably be at least two hours...there was no show yet but I was seeing contractions every ten minutes. So I put on my snow suit and wool coat. Temps were in the teens so it would be a cold wait. This was at 7:30.

At 10:00 we saw fore-waters  crowning (finally!) and at 10:15 I was seeing spots!  I was rewarded for my wait with the loudest doe I've ever seen...her name is Mocha Madness.  15 minutes later came Chai who is mostly brown but a lovely doe as well.  These two will stay with us for at least the next two years and we couldn't be more thrilled with how Pims is producing.  What a great doe.

For her trouble, she got a warm pail of molasses water.  They need the energy even though the kidding was perfect and she didn't skip a meal she worked very hard!  It's her second freshening and her second set of twins so milking is not strange but a welcome relief to her poor distended udder! 




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