Two perfect babies + three perfect babies

I am too tired to say much.

I checked Poppy every couple of hours during the night. She was definitely not her self in the night and in some pain. Panting. But no pushing.  No babies. She did pass a small  bloody  bag about midnight then after that everything settled back down and she went to sleep. This had me worried.

She had been up and down remaking her bed but no sign of any real labour other than the blood.  No real distress.

I checked her at five then still fully clothed fell asleep on the bed. 

Then at 6.30 I went back out and peered through, she is lying with her back to me and I can see two perfect babies roaming up and down a very well stocked milk bar. They are big babies. With big floppy ears, vigorous.  There might be more that I cannot see. Or even more on the way. It is hard to tell when piglets are born they are born ready to go like little trains. Legs pumping away.

But I am going no closer today.  I have had lots of good advice this time. The best being stay away for the first 24 hours. So I will.

There now – Later I will go up into the loft and take a picture from there, she does not react to noises from up there. Other than that the barn is on lock down and will stay quiet until milking time at 7 tonight.

We go to pick up the new boar today too!

I will be back

Much love

celi

PS. 8.23 am There were two when I wrote this early this morning but as of 8.00 there are three MORE live babies. (One was born dead after that long wait of almost three hours) So we have FIVE live babies all  squirming and  fighting for the nipple. She has eight teats! No need to shove guys.  She has cleaned (the afterbirth has come away) and now hopefully she will sleep while they feed. So  there we are. Phew.