at Stone Acres Ranch
February thru July
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**1buck 1 doe** (due 2-6) Gave Missy 11/2cc Oxy to stimulate her contractions ... she had been expelling(sp) ambiodic fluid all morning without much progress & no obvious contractions noticed ... I went in 2-3 times, but nothing in the birth canal ... so gave her the Oxy ... in about 20 mins she began pushing, but still having difficulty ... the buck was head first, both front legs back ... I located both & pulled out ... he was quite big & very long (like daddy:) ... went back in to double check, & at first thought she was done ... for some reason, I felt further in, then I have ever gone (up to my elbow) when I felt teeth! ... what an experience ... finally I was able to figure & maneuver her out ... she was much smaller then her brother ... all are doing fine:) ... excellent colostrum, (one side of udder was plugged pretty good, though) ... Missy had her afterbirth within a couple hours, afterwards ...
#? of kids (due ????) ... Seems Lily may have aborted... She had signs of birthing, but I was not able to find anything, anywhere! ... Her tail was bloody, with discharge for a couple days ... I had no due date & she did not look bred... No milk... VERY strange!! ... This IS the year for STRANGE!!
*1 Buck* (due 3-17) Honey had her 'kid' just fine on her own... For some reason she decided to have it by the outside feeder... When I was aware of it, 'he' was already cleaned up & she had afterbirth, beginning to expell... Surprised she only had one... She looked large enough to have at least two... He is a very good looking 'buck'... Sase' has great offspring:)
*1 Doe *1 Buck (due 5-2) Pepper had no problems kidding... all on her own...very nice size bag... Pepper is black... her doe is fawn color & the buckling is white, like dad...
... *1 Doe* *1 Buck* (due 5-2) Belle needed help with the first kid (the doe) only her head was presented... both front legs were folded back under... I was able to reach in for one hoof, then the other... the bucklng delivered fine...
... **2 Does** (due 5-2?) Sundae had no problems kidding... one doe is brown like 'mama'.. the other one looks like 'dad':)) 
*1 Buck* (due 5-5?) Easter's buckling was breach... The night before Easter seemed quite preoccupied, so I figured she was close... the next morning she was still acting like she had something going on, but no real progress, other then some discharge... she was 'talking' to me... I checked her (hardly dilated) & sure enough there was a tail presented, with both rear legs folded under... all turned out fine...
**2 Bucks** (due 5-?> ... comments ...
 *1 Doe* (*Kandi) (due ????) Peaches delivered her 'kid' on her own... No problems... an excellent mama:) ... ...
*1 Doe* (due 5-6?) One doe born early AM... too weak & I was unable to save her...
 If you look close, you'll see 3 black & 3 gold ones...
**2 Bucklings** (due 6-27)
Miracle basically had them on her own... the second ones positon was presented with one front hoof & the head... nice little bag:)
**1 Doeling 1 Buckling** (due 6-27)
She had them on her own... nice little bag... the doeling is brown & looks like 'mama' ... the buckling is blk/wht ... These are Manor's & Emily's first offspring:))
# 0f kids (due 7-21 thru 7-25) Patches keeps cycling;( ... Seems to be having an identity crisis ... exhibits many 'buck' mannerisms(sp) ... Gave lutalyse ... 11/2cc ... 1-28-01 ... to stimulate her heat cycles, properly ... Hoping this works as she is a very 'good' producer of kids & milk! ... Patches came into heat in a couple days from the lutalyse ...
# of kids (due ????) comments ...
# of kids (due ????) comments ...
QUADS!!**2 Does **2 Bucks (due 5-??) The folks I sold Sugar to called 4-24 saying that Sugar was probably going into labor, but the 'bulge' from the vaginal area did not look quite right... Sugar was not acting stressed or pushing much at all... I asked them to watch her close thru the night & that I would be over in the AM to check her... Next morning after going in to see what may be going on I found that I was unable to enter her beyond the cervix... it was not open at all... time for the vet!! ... We took her in, & after the vet trying for sometime to get the cervix open (naturally), he decided to perform a C-section... She looked to have 2 kids, but no way were we prepared to find 4!! ... (the C-section is another first for me, over the years) ... one doe (very small) died shortly after.. the rest needed extensive care to remove fluids from them, that they had consumed... Sugar did not bag up properly (only one side) so the kids need to be supplimented... it's about 10 days later (now) & all are doing quite well... Sugar's cervix never did open, hardly, so we are praying that she cleans out properly...
**2 Bucklings** (due 4-26) Lacee had her kids on her own... no problems... 2 very nice sized bucklings:)
Vaccinated (CD&T, Bose') (due 5-6?) ... *1 buckling* ... On her own ...
Vaccinated (CD&T, Bose') (due 4-26 thru May) ... *1 doeling* ... On her own .. She did not bag up, though ... this is a first from my herd |
