Asa's kids were born

Just one day after the due date, Asa gave birth to two beautiful healthy kids during the day. We were not here to witness the miracle of life but it sure has a great after taste. These little angels are so precious and their personalities are shining through.  No names yet for these little guys, but we know we have one baby buck and one baby doe.  The buck is white with black spots, and the doe is white with mostly brown markings, including on her ankles and feet.  

First day out and about 

Asa is a great mom. As soon as they were out, she went to meet with Che Che (the other doe) and they licked and bonded.  The kids were out but laying down while this was happening.  Five minutes later, Asa and Che Che were head butting painfully, and both of them had their fur on their back raised up.  We don't know why, but I think Asa is defending her kids.  Che Che is due any minute know. We are keeping an eye on her today and tonight.

"Wednesday" He is the buck with black and brown markings and spotted ears like mom.  We weighed him today and he is over 5 lbs. He started playing with his sister yesterday night and today.  He has a pink nose just like Fugee. He figured out where to find food from mom and company in mom and sister.

"Kehinde". She is the girl with black markings and spotted ears like mom. We weighed her today and she is 4 lbs. 2 3/4 oz. She is still confused about the udder placement in mom, but with a little help from us, she is starting to figure it out.  She loves to sleep and yesterday she was very cautious about everything including mom.  She was also walking backwards, wagging the tail and sneezing.  Although she is smaller, she was the first one to cry for mom. 

Asa seems to know what to do like she has had kids before. She is a great mom, calling her kids, cleaning them, smelling them and licking them everywhere. She has been eating her food and getting treats like carrots, molasses and raisins.

 One curious thing is that Asa had her collar with a bell on yesterday when the kids were born, but we took it off last night when we were helping bottle feed the babies. When we were cleaning the basement, we moved the collar with the bell and the kids responded with loud cries, hence they know bell means mom. We put the collar back on Asa today and the kids seem more comfortable with her.  The kids are definitely curious about us, but don't appreciate being picked up. 

WE LOVE OUR HERD!