06/16/2026
Tinkerbell had ...TWIN BOYS! This is definitely another crazy boy year (but they are all so stinkin' cute!). However, we were so worried during her labour. It's just crazy how many of the girls are having difficulties this year 😢, and that's made us a bit overly cautious too. So tonight, Tinkerbell had her first boy around 5:07pm, and without too much of an issue (other than he was big - 6:03 lbs). She spent a lot of time cleaning him and he was a really strong boy, so was up walking within just a few minutes. He had even nursed several times on his own before she started to push again. After about 20 minutes of some pretty big pushes (and it was so heartbreaking as she was really screaming too), we called our new vet who lives just in Cawston (about 30 minutes from us). She tried walking us through getting the baby out, but he was big and was coming out breech, (we found out later) butt first, and was kind of wedged inside her. We couldn't get him to budge, so we asked the vet to come out (we now have a vet who can actually come to the farm - thank you so much Dr. Vesper!). In the meantime, Tinkerbell kept trying to push this baby out, and she screamed so loud with every push. We felt so helpless, and all we could do was hold her and comfort her and her first baby boy. Finally the vet made it out, and just as she came up to the barn, with Tinkerbell screaming, she asked if there was any progress. I was sitting there with Tinkerbell and said no, nothing has been coming out, and then we all looked and out popped this little boy's butt, followed by a couple of back legs, just kicking up a storm. We were so surprised, as nothing had moved at all until just that moment when the vet walked up (go figure)! I pulled him out all the way, and helped Tinkerbell clean him off. We were so happy he was ok (and so was Tinkerbell)! And completely shocked that she was able to push that guy out all by herself (after at least an hour and a half of trying to get him to move). This second baby was also a boy, and even bigger than his brother. We are now waiting for Porsche (who is on Day 145 today - technically her due date), and Lotus is due next week, and then that will be it for our babies this year. All we can say is keep your fingers crossed that everything goes smoothly for these last two girls.
