Post by shawnabanana on Jun 22, 2010 10:16:56 GMT -5
Soooo.....checked on her at 12....well she decided to go hide out in the woods....so I get my flash lite,feedbucket and leadrope and off I go....about 30 mins later I find her...She is laying down in the thickest part of the pasture there is...trying to have her calf in peace but I'll have none of that. So I put the leadrope on her,give her a bite of feed and try to get her up...she woulndt budge. I thought well I could let her have the calf out here,but it was in thick brush and it was pitch black...I wanted to be able to handle/doctor/love on ...the baby with out problems plus be able to keep an eye on mom. Not knowing how she would act once the baby was here...(only had her 2 mos)I thought about it and decided to just get determined and get her up to the barn...and thats what I did...she was having contractions so she didn't want to get up but FINALLY I got her up and slowely we made our way thruogh all the brush and up to the barn...sigh....I finally went to bed about 2am and checked on her at 5am and she had just had her...:~) first thing I did was lifted the tail...and thank goodness...whew what a relief...its a girl. Then I put iodine on her navel...all the while Lizeth is wachin me like I'm a fox in a henhouse...I can tell she's not real happy about me being in there but seems ok....I relaxed after she licked me on the side of my face as i'm holding the baby up to nurse(I just couldn't stand it...I had to help)well I was wrong as soon as I relaxed here it came....she charged me twice and I was in a corner...I felt like I was in a stall with a mexican fighting bull....In my ugliest and most fierce voice I could muster I holler at her and pop her on the nose... :oas I stand squared and assertively(I think)and face her(slowely trying to unsnap the chain on the gate at the back of the stall) ???I feel my legs shakin...trying to look like I am in charge and I'll go when I'm ready...I reach out to pet her...and she does it again(oops I almost pooped my pants) ???I holler again and scold her...trying to convince her that I will rip her a new one (with what I don't know...cuz I am cornered)but I guess she believed it...I waited about 30seconds standing my ground and slowly...like I'm in no hurry and I'm not leaving cause you told me too kinda attitued I open the gate to the back of the stall and exit...relieved to find out I had not as I had feared pooped my pants...I figured I would let her settle down a bit and see how she is this evening....I will keep you all posted...that is if I'm able