Yep! Hooves are out...IT'S A GO!
Posted on 04/15/2017 5:38:32 AM PDT by blueyon
April is in labor! The calf is finally on it's way. We're live streaming the exciting moment on our Facebook page. Watch below: Yes, April is still pregnant and she has the world watching and waiting on her to go into labor and deliver her fourth calf.
Keepers at Animal Adventure Park say people keeping track online of the progression of April the giraffe’s pregnancy should not wander far from the live stream.
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Country kids grow up with this, cows, horses, pigs, sheep, dog and cats.
City kids, not so much
But a giraffe.. April should have been called Gladys...with legs like toothpicks...LOL
I am waiting for April to reach up to the camera, use her long tongue and slatter the camera lens giving her privacy.
The hooves are out to the beginning of the dark portion of April’s tail. She is lifting her tail more, things are progressing naturally.
She just paused for a big contraction. You could see the extended legs moving a little up and down. getting there.
Another contraction, the legs seem to be out a little further. Soon, it will all be a down hill slide.
Another contraction, the legs seem to be out a little further. Soon, it will all be a down hill slide.
First words from Mama G to baby G—”be careful getting up honey- you’ll break your neck!”
I was all set to sleep late, when my husband woke me mid-dream to say, “It’s happening!”
(So many weeks of watching! I deserve one of those ‘I Survived Giraffe Watch’ T-shirts)
Yep! Hooves are out...IT'S A GO!
I would be there ready with the chains to pull the calf. Can’t stand watching this.
Nose will be next....then the difficult shoulders....after that it’ll drop out fast....
Likely will be in labor 45 minutes to an hour.........some go longer. But once that snout comes out it goes pretty quickly.....hardest part are the shoulders.....
April made progress that last contraction. watch the hooves and her tail, a couple of inches more, turn the corner and it will happen.
She took a little snack break a few minutes ago. I always marvel that animals don’t feel the pain humans do in labor.
Aprils pressing now for that snout to appear very soon...
This is what happens on the farm every day. April is doing great. I think she nearly made it last contraction
The baby just stretched its legs for the first time I’ve seen.
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