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Baby Boom madness

1/9/2016

 
So I am clearly insane... because January is a terrible time for a baby boom!  After several does missing, and first time mom troubles I went on a frenzy and now... well, we have babies!  However we did have some new lessons learned which equated to losing a few kits.  
As I posted before CreamPuff kindled 9 kits, one was DOA.  That left us with 8 kits, so I fostered 2 to a first time mom, as that was our only option.  Little did I realize the first time mom wasn't feeding good and we lost them.  That put us down to 6 sables.  And at 3 weeks we had a fader, so down to 5.  Looks like some gorgeous babies though!  Huge heads.  Can't wait to watch them grow.  
Star had 2 little babies, that were in the group not being fed.  They are so tiny they don't even look real.  It's as if they grew fur but are still newborn sized.  I spent a solid week feeding them by hand with cat milk replacer.  It kept them alive, however they didn't grow much.  Finally, after Cream Puff was down to 5 kits, I fostered these 2 in with her.  They are now looking much better... but very very small.  
Our first time mom Pancake, never appeared to be pregnant so I wasn't getting my hopes up but then she surprised me with 3 gorgeous fat short chunky babies!  She is a very attentive first timer!  Maybe too attentive so I have to watch her close.  After a few years under our belt of babies... I usually can tell what they are at birth.  We have torts, and blacks and sables, so easy enough.  Well, I have no clue what her babies are.  None of them have the tort lines, or saddles?  I'm so impatient, I want to know the second I see them, but looks like I will have to wait a few days for fur.  I'm leaning toward blue torts or blue sables though.
On that side note, Moonshine, our cute little blue tort doe, finally kindled.  She has spent a week making the fluffiest most detailed nest I have ever seen.  Then had one baby on the floor.  Sigh.  Luckily I found it in time to revive it and it's doing well.  It also happens to have thee largest head we have ever seen on a baby holland born in our herd!  Being a singleton I transitioned it with Pancake.
Our juniors are looking fantastic.  Our 2 black babies out of Rudy are so exciting!  The buck is by far my favorite buck we have produced.  He may end up being on the smaller side, but I love so much about him, he really exemplifies what we have been aiming for in our herd.  The doe has such a nice full body and heavy bone.  So excited Rudy is able to produce well.  Hopefully the same goes with Pancake and Moonshine babies.
Our other juniors ebb and flow.  I have loved my little doe from the get go, AceHops Queen B.  I also really liked a buck in the group.. but now I am unsure.  As for the other buck and doe, I wasn't as fond of them, however got them out yesterday and wow!  They are really nice.  Back to the grow tank for them all.  
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Cute Little Bunny Stretch!  I was sad I just barely missed it's cute yawn!  Reminds me of a Gorilla with this pose!

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