frustratedearthmother
Sustainability Master
Yay! Sounds like they're improving!
tortoise's 2020 Preemie Lambs
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baymule
Sustainability Master
You are a good lammy grammy! They are precious, hoping for the best.
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tortoise
Wild Hare
Day 4
Morning weights and updates:
Girl 3# 8 oz (same)
Boy 3# 14 oz (+ 2 oz)
Girl is able to stand on 3 legs.
Morning weights and updates:
Girl 3# 8 oz (same)
Boy 3# 14 oz (+ 2 oz)
Girl is able to stand on 3 legs.
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tortoise
Wild Hare
Lamb field trip to the pasture. Third lamb is my normal-size bottle lamb
frustratedearthmother
Sustainability Master
Wow - HUGE size difference! But they are so darn cute!
BarredBuff
El Presidente de Pollo
They are so cute.
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tortoise
Wild Hare
Day 5
Boy 4# 8 oz (+10 oz!)
Girl 4# 0 oz (+ 8 oz!)
They're pooping a lot more.
up to 3 baths/day just to keep the stink down to tolerable for in the house.
Girl is able to drink from a bottle now, but she's a bit coughy and raspy after so I'm thinking I should continue tube feeding a bit longer.
Boy 4# 8 oz (+10 oz!)
Girl 4# 0 oz (+ 8 oz!)
They're pooping a lot more.
up to 3 baths/day just to keep the stink down to tolerable for in the house.Girl is able to drink from a bottle now, but she's a bit coughy and raspy after so I'm thinking I should continue tube feeding a bit longer.
baymule
Sustainability Master
You are doing great. They are showing progress!
Mini Horses
Sustainability Master
You are doing a GREAT job! It's a labor of love.
And we BOTH have a bunch of white babies....like an avalanche when they all run together.
And we BOTH have a bunch of white babies....like an avalanche when they all run together.
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tortoise
Wild Hare
Pretty sure I miscounted and today was day 5. IDK, the days are running together even with my written notes!
Day 5 (the second day 5)
Boy 4# 10 oz (+2 oz)
Girl 4# 0 oz (+0 oz) yesterday she was learning to drink from bottle and struggling
They slept through last night! I'm not going to put their basket by my bed tonight, they will be fine.
Today, girl is quicker to get up and more stable on her feet. She's still not putting her hoof down on her injured leg, but it's less curled. Hoping that means she doesn't have a nerve injury. She improved on bottle feeding throughout the day, and taking the bottle vigorously by night. She drank a 4 oz bottle for her last bottle. This is fantastic! I can feed less often now that she can drink 4 oz at a time. Fabulous progress in less than a week!
Day 5 (the second day 5)
Boy 4# 10 oz (+2 oz)
Girl 4# 0 oz (+0 oz) yesterday she was learning to drink from bottle and struggling
They slept through last night! I'm not going to put their basket by my bed tonight, they will be fine.
Today, girl is quicker to get up and more stable on her feet. She's still not putting her hoof down on her injured leg, but it's less curled. Hoping that means she doesn't have a nerve injury. She improved on bottle feeding throughout the day, and taking the bottle vigorously by night. She drank a 4 oz bottle for her last bottle. This is fantastic! I can feed less often now that she can drink 4 oz at a time. Fabulous progress in less than a week!
