Tonight it was weigh 'n' worm night :) I can't believe how big they're getting ! They have all increased around 550% from their birth weight in the past 4 weeks. Their collective weight now is 25.6kg - about 5 kg short of Jess. I was a bit more successful with the process of administration this time with less of it being dribbled out on to the towel. Their next worming will be at 6 weeks - by then they will be eating lots of solid food so I will feed them individually and mix the worming treatment in with their food. Will be too much trying to syringe in their mouth the quantity they will need at that age !
The biggest boy now weighs 3.1 kg the biggest girl 2.9 kg.
They are all loving their time outside, I will get some photos up soon of their outdoor exploits. They have also started feeding from Jess while she is standing - Jess is not particularly thrilled about that ! She stays still for a while but then finds it hard to break free from them all - with 8 or 9 little mouths sucked on like limpets. It looks very uncomfortable while she is trying to move away with the pups still sucking on to her like mad - her teats get rather stretched !
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