New Baby reindeer to my herd

Beautiful babies, How sad for Belle.

 

A little video to cheer us all up.
https://www.facebook.com/LuxlykReindeer/videos/417578252419622/

 

Thanks Karen, Lily sure did like playing with that ball! All the babies are growing so fast and some of them were tall enough to eat out of the taller trough!

 

Karen first of all I am sorry for the loss. But the video was a delight to watch and brighten my day.
You have done a Great Job with all the beautiful little ones as they all seem to be thriving.
happycallie

 

Love the video of Lily doing her daily exercises with that ball, after all a girl has got to stay fit. The babies are all growing up so fast.

 

Great video of Lily playing! They all look so peaceful.

 

Is it time to build the Ark? Here in the UK, we have had nothing but heavy rain for days.
Well at least with all this rain it is easier to see the babies new antler bumps and no flies to bother Belle's sensitive bits.

I even managed to get all babies in one picture, which is quite an accomplishment!
Earlier, Swift and Luna where the most sensible, staying in the dry of the field shelter and seemed quite surprised when I found them.
Just a few of the photo's taken here

 

Great picture of all the little ones together, that is indeed quite an accomplishment!

 

Sounds like Swift and Luna are good buddies. Nice group shot, there is always one baby turning back to camera.

 

Great picture of the babies together, I hope they all have their wellington boots on in all this rain Their little antler bumps are so cute.

 

Calendar pinup shots of the cuties! Thanks for sharing!

 

Look at all those cutie patooties!!! You have more white babies than brown this year. Kudos to you and your excellant care of your fine herd of gorgeous, healthy reindeer!
I'm glad I live in sunny, yet hot(It was 105 today) CA.....after a few days of rain...I yearn for the sun.

 

Well done, good to see your hard work is paying off.

 

Why, just why??? Got to love them.

 

Did you have to perform a rescue? Very curious critters.

 

Yesterday was jazzercise ball. Today leg lift bars! LOL

 

So much mischief to do - so little time!

 

"Help I think I'm stuck!"

 

My first broken antler for the season, Tigga.

Antlers are very fragile, at this time of year, while they are in their growing stage (in velvet). Unlike horn which grows from the base, antlers have a growing tip, so the length will not increase this year, although it may branch beneath break.

Sometimes I try to splint, if velvet is intact. This has limited success, but worth a try but Tigga's break was only hanging on by a tiny piece of velvet, so it was easier for her to snip through velvet, tie tip of remaining antler with a cable tip to stem blood flow, spray with terramyacin and then Aluspray.
It will no longer be painful for her but I will have to keep an eye out for Flystrike.
So sorry folks, that's both Tigga and Belle (who is still swollen in her nether regions) that I, for one, am happy that we've got awful weather in UK, as NO FLIES.

 

Oh, bless her heart