Cream had triplets tonight. It wasn't an easy birth. She started acting like the time was near around noon. By 4PM her water broke. By 6PM still no babies. At 7:30PM I called the vet. He arrived quickly and said a cesarean section might be necessary. We managed to get her into the stantion...no easy feat. He determined the first one was breech with its back flat against her blocking everything. He managed to turn the kid with much discomfort to Cream. He pulled it and I was sure it was stillborn but after cleaning it off and rubbing it cried out.
We covered it with rags to keep it warm and went after the next one. It came out easier as Cream was starting to push. Also a live one with a healthy set of lungs. Checking one more time, another one remained. By this time Cream was having contractions on her own and pushed it out. The vet checked to be sure there were no more. Three was it. As we dried the first two off we put them in the hay box next to the stantion where she could see them as well as hear them.
We turned her loose and took one of the kids over to the corner where it would be fully sheltered from the wind. She watched. We took the second one to the same area. Again she watched. Finally we took the third one and then she came over as well. The vet gave her a couple of shots while she was cleaning her babies. She has accepted all 3 of them. All have nursed at least a little bit.
They all have healthy lungs and loud voices. Coyotes are out tonight. Thor is spending his first night outside since he got here. He was allowed in to see the kids and did fine with them, but Cream was very nervous with him there. He is secured in the front pasture which should be enough deterrent to any coyote who may think of venturing close.
Pictures will follow in the next few days.
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