The crippled little doeling with toilet role splints. I wrapped her legs with sheep's wool first to cushion the cardboard, then split the cardboard and taped on the splints. I woke up early to check on the sheep and goats who are in the midst of having babies. Little Rosey Babydoll Southdown, was not doing well. She was trying to birth a huge lamb, a little coloured girl, but the lamb had died from stress and Rosey was upside down and still straining. The second foot was locked back so I got it out and then pulled the lamb from her. I was shocked at the size, the lamb being twice as big as the Icelandic that was born to a sheep three times Rosey's size. It was sad for the mother sheep. All day she cried for her baby. I was hoping another sheep would give birth to twins and I could graft one on to Rosey, but there were no more today.
There was a goat though, who had triplets. I arrived just as she dropped the third, but she was aspirating on amniotic fluid so I turned her upside down and cleared her mouth and nose. A weak little cough and she was gurgling and attempting to breath. She is the only little female goat born so far, but she has problems. She cannot use her back legs. She dragged the tops of them raw, so I made her some splints and gave her a coat. I did help her nurse from her mother and was going to milk the mother, but when I arrived to do so, she had dragged herself on her front legs and was nursing on her own. I have left her with her mother at this point, but the two brothers are much stronger and will likely push her away. I have a bottle ready just in case.
Celia had twin boys today too, two little bucklings. All the kids look like miniature Angoras with white coats and the typical round Angora kid head and curly coats. I was hoping for coloured babies, though so far, they have all been white because the colour and coat are so dominant. So, so far, Celia has twin bucklings, Taffy has a single buckling and Sherry has triplets, two boys and a girl, but the girl is crippled. I did give her a vitamin shot and looked for selenium and Vitamin E, but I am out. Tomorrow morning I will go to town early and pick some up, plus some more nipples, just in case.
Then Rosey had a little girl but lost her and Leda has twin boys and so does Red. It seems to be a boys year. I hope tomorrow is a better day for the little mothers. Bless you sheepies and goaties!
There was a goat though, who had triplets. I arrived just as she dropped the third, but she was aspirating on amniotic fluid so I turned her upside down and cleared her mouth and nose. A weak little cough and she was gurgling and attempting to breath. She is the only little female goat born so far, but she has problems. She cannot use her back legs. She dragged the tops of them raw, so I made her some splints and gave her a coat. I did help her nurse from her mother and was going to milk the mother, but when I arrived to do so, she had dragged herself on her front legs and was nursing on her own. I have left her with her mother at this point, but the two brothers are much stronger and will likely push her away. I have a bottle ready just in case.
Celia had twin boys today too, two little bucklings. All the kids look like miniature Angoras with white coats and the typical round Angora kid head and curly coats. I was hoping for coloured babies, though so far, they have all been white because the colour and coat are so dominant. So, so far, Celia has twin bucklings, Taffy has a single buckling and Sherry has triplets, two boys and a girl, but the girl is crippled. I did give her a vitamin shot and looked for selenium and Vitamin E, but I am out. Tomorrow morning I will go to town early and pick some up, plus some more nipples, just in case.
Then Rosey had a little girl but lost her and Leda has twin boys and so does Red. It seems to be a boys year. I hope tomorrow is a better day for the little mothers. Bless you sheepies and goaties!
Sherry and her triplets.
Her coat and splints, ready to go back to mamma.
Celia's twin boys.
Rosey lost her baby, but she appears to be alright now. I will keep an eye on her in case of infection.
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