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Old 05/11/09, 12:30 PM
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homestaeders we have a lift off///maybe

my new alpine ff is acting like she is in labor. She has had colostrum well over a week. She looks sunken in today..holding tail funny doing odd stretch occasionally and is quite swollen "bck there"
I have dental floss, betadine, selenium shots for her and up to 2 babes, running to store for karo syrup and mollasses if i can find it, towels, baby nipple if i need it, tube feeding set up, and ky jelly. Praying I dont need the ky jelly. I have very big hands and don't know what I wil do if I run into problems.
She is still stankding,. eating, etc. Hope she holds off just a lil while. First babies born here other then chicks in 10 years! too exciting.
wish us luck!
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Old 05/11/09, 01:25 PM
 
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Woo Hoo!

Hey, if you haven't gone to the store yet, I like to use those long gloves that go all the way up to your shoulder. Don't have to worry about my nail being short enough or my clothes getting in the way.
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Old 05/11/09, 06:41 PM
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Good luck...looking forward to updates.
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Old 05/11/09, 07:02 PM
 
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Can't wait to hear any new updates!!!
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Old 05/11/09, 07:30 PM
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Yipppe! Get the camera ready!
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Old 05/11/09, 09:23 PM
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nothing yet...in fact seems to be acting totally normal :>(
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Old 05/11/09, 09:36 PM
 
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oh, you could be waiting...and waiting...and waiting.....And just right when you give up and quit waiting--here they come!
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