Claire is 5 Weeks Old.

Claire, 5 weeks old

Isn't she just beautiful?  Claire is getting so big. She just hangs out with everyone and follows the other babies where ever they go. 

Claire hanging with Cole

You know what is funny, Priscilla and Windy take turns watching each other's babies. Sometimes you will see all four babies with Priscilla and Windy will be off someone and vice versa. I think it's so cute that they share watching the kids and give each other a break.

Claire hanging out with the big kids, she's as big as them though :)

Claire loves eating pasture but really hasn't started eating any grain yet, which is fine because she is still young. She does nibble on the alfalfa hay but usually when I put the hay in the barn in the morning time that is her nap time. She just curls up in the corner while her mama eats.

Claire, I just love her.

How could anyone resist this face :)

We did have one mishap with Claire.  I didn't do her disbudding correctly, which of course I feel guilty about. Once her caps which are what cover the area that is healing from the disbudding came off she still had little horn nubs.

I called my vet and asked her what we could do and she said to bring her in and she would take a look at her.

The vet decided to pop off her little nubs with a very sharp scalpel and then redisbud the horn area again.  Little Claire screamed so hard that I was practically crying but I knew it had to be done.  If your a parent, its kinda like when you take your young baby to the Dr.s to get a shot.  They don't know its coming but you do.  She took it like a trooper of course and her new disbudding is healing well.

Claire with Auntie Whimsey

I have put Claire up on the local Internet classified ads and have not had any calls on her yet.  Which of course I think is crazy, who would not want to have this beautiful doeling.  Anyways she will be staying here until I can find her a good home and possibly she may be staying here anyway.  Since losing Abby I would really like to keep one of my girls but I haven't made my final decision if I am and if I did who would be staying.  We will wait and see what happens.

Check back next week and see how she is doing.