Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Nurturing a New Kid

This is Flopsy, who was born yesterday. By nightfall, her ears were covered in ice and fresh falling snow, and she was still not able to stand up to nurse from her mother, so Colleen brought her in, nursed her, and covered her up next to a crackling fire in the fireplace. This morning, she is alive and well, and able to stand up to nurse from her mother! She is the seventh kid born in the last week.


Last night when I got home it was below zero, and our furnace shut down. After a $497
parts and repair bill, we were back in business, and grateful to have heat!

2 comments:

Terri Wagner said...

Kudos to Colleen for taking the time to nurse this life. How we treat those who cannot do anything for us (technically speaking of course) is a true measure of our character. You Bob are a lucky man, ha.

Donetta said...

Oh what a beautiful critter. Thank you for caring so well for it Colleen.