Tuesday we celebrated Izzy's 11th birthday. That same day, Lucy was due to kid for the first time. Before leaving for work, Teresa asked Lucy to wait until Thursday so she could be home for the delivery. All day, as Eric checked in on Lucy, she was showing no signs of labor. Teresa was very happy to arrive home and learn this, hopeful that Lucy would indeed hold off until Thursday.
Around 6:30pm, we both ventured into the barn for a quick check after dinner and Lucy had an amnion hanging out! (sneaky goat.) After about 45 minutes, she started pushing and out popped baby #1 (boy)!
We continued to wait for her to start pushing again, but she never started. Typically if they don't start pushing again within 30-45 minutes, something isn't quite right. After a little over an hour of waiting, the decision was made to reach in and see what was going on.
Flashback - Deja vu: Last year when Abby kidded (Lucy's mom), Lucy's brother (Andre the Giant) had to be manually extracted after Abby failed to start pushing.
Turns out, baby #2 was butt first with his legs tucked under him, so after some maneuvering, then panicking and more maneuvering, Teresa manged to get him untangled and pulled him out by his rear legs. He is a perfect mini-me of Oscar, white stripe on his side and all:)
So happy birthday Izzy...
and welcome to the farm, Sherman and Zeek!
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