KJ>cried. It's a done deal--all we need now is for the little squirt to
KJ>fully wean and gain some weight back before leaving here!
>I LOVE how you are waiting till the baby gains weight after weaning
>before sending the baby to it's new home.
Well, it only made sense to me to make sure the critters are eating
enough to maintain AND improve their weight. My motivation for this is
that the Jendays I've raised all seem to lose WAY too much (22%-25%) of
their body weight during the weaning process. Either I'm doing something
wrong, or I have a wierd family of jendays. They peak WAY over the
parent's full adult weights, then drop to almost skin and bones until
they're almost weaned, when they begin to put weight back on slowly. But
during the weaning process, they all stay healthy, and are strong and
fit--no sickly babies or problem children. They just wean out a bit too
bony about the keel bone.
It's mostly for MY peace of mind to fatten them up a bit before they go
home. That way, if they DO stop eating for a few days during the
"settling in period", they have a cushion of weight to lose before they
start to get sick. I've not had one quit eating after moving yet, but if
it ever happens, I'll feel better about the baby's chances if it's up to
close to adult weight.
>I think what I'm saying is I have looked for the half glass instead of
>the full glass in weighing my babies after the last feeding.  I
>didn't consider that to be they are weaned but I think that makes sence
>after all, if they are eating to gain the weight, that says they are
>weaned. Learn something all the time with these babies.
We all learn all the time, I hope!
>Congratulations with your new home for baby.
Thanks! The new mom-to-be is SO excited about her new baby--she calls
almost daily for updates. I got the sexing results today--this Jenday is
also a female, which gives this pair 5 sons and 2 daughters so far.
And all my polyoma tests were negative (again!)!!!! YAAAAAY!!!!!!!
--Kathy
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