Tuesday 10 June 2008

No eyes open yet

I had hoped to show the eyes opening today, but they are still keeping them tight closed. However it should not be long now. They have all but one, doubled their birth weight the one in particular is a right little pig. Yes it's my BOY. He is now over a kilo, can stand and walk more steadier than the girls, climbs over the crush bars and generally screams till he gets his own way. A bit of a holligan but us girls will soon sort him out. No worries what's going to turn him on to working and training. Just feed me, feed me and feed me more. Betsie is still coping very well and is very happy to leave them for quite long periods, just keeping a back glance every so oftes to make sure all is well. Feeding her is a bit of a nightmare at the moment, like every two hours and three times through the night. She is so anxious to get her food that the pups if suckling they just get thrown off very unceremonially with lots of resentful squeals. Today however, Domino did not let go and finished up on the floor still stuck on whilst Betsie carried on eating quite unconcerned. Bless Mike though, at night, he can get up, feed her and drop straight off to sleep, whereas I cannot drop off for ages and sometimes its time to feed her again. So Mike very happily does the night shift. Hope to start getting some solid gruel (is there such a thing) into them by the weekend.
Pup order of photos. Top left Poser Top right Cassie
Middle left Una Middle right Domino
Bottom left Dotty Bottom right Luca

Hopefully post tomorrow will contain eyes opening.

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