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Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Babies are here!!
Momma #1, Hope, had 4 babies. 3 girls and one boy. Momma #2, Penny, had one little boy.
It has been a long day.
My husband and granddaughter left for the barn to feed around 7:50 and then headed to the bus around 8:00. No babies at that time.
I looked out the window around 8:15 and one of my bucks was out. Off to the barn to catch him and put him in.
When I got to the barn, I checked in on the girls and Hope was just starting to push! I quickly got Shaggy into the pen and made it back in time to watch all 4 babies being born. I helped clear away the faces but left everything else up to the moms. Penny was a great help to Hope, cleaning and drying the babies. They were a great team!
Shortly after Hope was all done, Penny started showing signs of labor. A little after 12:00 she started pushing. It was a bigger baby, ended up being tall and lanky. I had to help pull him out some. So far she has only had the one baby. She was so big, we were sure she would have multiple. We'll see come morning.
My granddaughter has claimed one of the little girls, the black and brown one. She has named her Caramel. That name could change 10 times tomorrow though. Not that I wanted to keep that one or anything...wink wink. 😉😉
Well, I am exhausted. I spent about 10 hours down there today. It was a little cool so I'm chilled to the bones and have just started to thaw out. Thankfully, the next few days are supposed to be in the 50s and 60s.
I'm sure I'll have lots more photos to come. Thankful to God for delivering 5 healthy babies for me.
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