GRACIE IS 2 YEARS OLD AND SHE IS AN EBONYI normally give my ebonies until they are 18 months old before I put them into breeding the first time.
BEFORE PREGNANCY APPROX 642 - CURRENT WEIGHT IS 852That's a pretty good pre-pregnancy weight.
NO - LAST LITTER TRIPLETS BORN 6/6/08, FIRST LITTER SINGLE BORN 8/16/07This concerns me. She had her first litter before she was even a year old. She had triplets only days over 5 months ago. Normal pregnancy time is 111 days + 42 days (6 weeks) nursing triplets= 5.1 months. More than likely she got pregnant with this litter while or immediately after nursing triplets. That was a big strain on her system. Now she is developing a new litter. Please make sure she gets some good supplements a.s.a.p. and during the whole time she is nursing this litter. Watch for signs of hypoglycemia (not enough calcium). Seizures are one of the most common symptoms.
NO - NOT SURE HOW? PLEASE EXPLAINThe thumb test should be used to see if the female's birth canale is large enough to deliver kits ... this should be done before they are put into breeding. It's to late now, but that does not need to be done now, she has already delivered at least one litter. :)
If not, I will give you a list of things you may need. - PLEASE PROVIDE LIST
APPROX 762Usually the female is the larger of the two. Placing a smaller female with a larger male can sometime produce kits to large for the female to easily deliver.
NO IDEAHow long was the father with the momma when the second litter was delivered? Did you remove him at all, or if you did, when did you put him back in with the momma?
NO - SHE IS IN HER USUAL CAGE WHICH IS ABOUT 4 FT HIGH, 3 FEET DEEP AND 3 FEET WIDE - 3 SHELVES - BUT SHE'S LIVED IN THIS CAGE FOR MANY MONTHS AND CARED FOR HER TRIPLETS SUCCESSFULLY IN ITYou were lucky and apparently she is a very good mom. Most kits will climb to the top of the cage within the first 48 hours after birth ... they know how to climb up, but not down, so when they reach the top, they just turn loose and fall to the bottom. If they fall to far OR hit an object on the way down, it can injure or even kill the kit.
1/2 INCH HARDWARE MESHVery good!
7 LITTERS AMONGST 4 MOMSVery good ... you are experienced and not a first-time chin mom.
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NO, BUT I DO COME HOME FROM WORK AT LUNCH EACH DAY, SO THE LONGEST THEY MAY BE UNATTENDED IS 4 HOURSThat's the next best thing. :::grins::
POSSIBLY If so, how old are her kits? ONE KIT BORN TO PEG LEG MOM TODAY (SHE WAS PREGNANT WHEN SHE CAME TO US) - I DON'T KNOW HER NURSING CAPACITYVery Good! IF she will help nurse the new litter, if need be. Some chin moms make good foster moms, but not all. There is a special way to try to get this to go smoothly also.
NOCheck out : First Signs of Trouble at: http://www.luvnchins.com/ChinsIISignsTrouble.html on my second website. There are videos and instructions there.
WE THOUGHT PERHAPS A FEW SECONDS OF CONTRACTIONS LAST NIGHT (EARS DOWN, BACK KIND OF ARCHED), BUT THEN SHE RESUMED NORMAL ACTIVITY AND NOTHING FURTHERWatch her carefully, if it starts again, try to stick around ... some chins prefer you be there when they deliver, especially if they trust you and they "feel" there might be a problem. God gave them the special instinct about these things. That could have been a well placed hard kick by one of the kits rather than labor contractions.