I was called down to the barn one afternoon, by a little sibling who ran past and yelled “Fashion’s in labor!”
Grabbing the camera I ran out the door. I had no idea how far along she was, but I didn’t want to miss the birth! I got down to the barn and turned the camera on, taking a picture of Fashion. Except… the picture wouldn’t take. I glanced at the display and saw “No SD card inserted”.
I groaned and ran back up to the soaproom to get the SD card. When I take the SD card out of the camera, I leave it open so I know that there’s no SD card inside. But someone had closed the flap, so I had left the soaproom thinking that it was ready to go.
When I got back, Fashion had just started pushing.
Greyden getting ready to catch the baby
She seemed to be progressing quickly, and in no time there was a baby!
I was standing there taking pictures, and from my side the baby looked like a normal cou blanc – a baby with white or gray front, and a black back. But Emery and Mom were on the other side drying her off, and Emery was very excited.
Everyone watching what was going on
“Oh my gosh, look at that! That is so pretty! Please be a girl, oh please be a girl! That is so gorgeous! I love it! Can we keep it if it’s a girl, Mom, please? Look at that!”
I’m sitting on my heels wondering what on earth he’s talking about. Then she turned around and I saw the big white splash on her side.
Fashion licking the baby
“It’s a girl!”
“Fabulous!”
We all looked at Dad and grinned. Fabulous it was!
I love the look on Greyden’s face here. I have no idea what he’s laughing at, but it must have been pretty funny!
Fashion licking Fabulous
Since there aren’t any pictures of the next kid’s birth, I’m guessing I went into the milk room with Fab. So they would have brought the next kid in, dropping it on the towel and telling us that it was a boy without a name.
Eventually we decided to call him Festive, but if you ask Hewitt, he’s Festus. 😀
The twins
When I went out the next day to get their profile pictures for the website, I made sure to highlight Fabulous’s white spot. It’s so unusual, and I think it’s pretty cute!
Fabulous
Festive
We were over half way done, and finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel!
Laurel @Let's Go on a Picnic! says:
How many does are left to give birth?
I love these updates!
Brett Jonas says:
After Fashion, there were seven or eight. At this moment, we have one left. 🙂
I’m so glad!
Sharon says:
Thanks for all the updates, Brett. I love seeing the pictures of the kids. How many new ones does that make now?
Brett Jonas says:
After Fabulous and Festive were born, there were 25. 🙂
Pam Royeton says:
There all just so dang cute….WOW 25… what do you do with them all?
Brett Jonas says:
We’ll sell most of them, and keep a couple. 🙂