Blimps on legs.....

As the final weeks come before the arrival of the kids we have to start preparing the does for the new arrivals.  One of the important tasks that needs to be done at this time is the CD/T vaccinations of the does.  The vaccination is done about a month before kidding to allow time for the immune response to be transferred to the kids before birth.  The kids need this immunity to keep them from becoming ill and dying from "overeating" disease.  The process is fairly simple, gather all the does in a pen, move them down the chute and one by one give them a 2cc sub-cutaneous injection of CD/T toxoid.  The ladies didn't think too much of this process.  They would have rather stayed up in the pole barn munching on hay and lazing around in the sunshine.  What, a shot!  No way!  But in the end, everyone received the dreaded shot.