Mini Horses 2024 & 2025 kidding

[Mini Horses]

At dusk, another set of doelings. One of my heavy milkers, Daisy. Woohoo....milk sharing might start in a couple weeks., . They might be tan. If so, that'll be 6 almost identical

Added a pile of fresh hay type bedding for the family. Then more in next door area with kids. They've been piling together to sleep. I find 3-4 moms around edges... Body heaters been doing a nose count of kids each morn & night.

 

[Baymule]

Your kidding is going great!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Congrats - I need my does to take lessons from your does, lol.

 

[Mini Horses]

No one likes the snow. sun is out, things are rapidly melting and it's a sloshy mess. Wet feet is not a goat tolerance. Ya know, a shallow moat, wider than they jump, would be a great fence!!

 

[Baymule]

I’m glad you got sunshine and snow is melting!

 

[Mini Horses]

Made myself a 2nd bottle babe. Boer mom with trips. Runt was a buckling & his 2 bulky sisters were taking all, pushing him off. I saw he wasn't doing as well, so opted to help. He loves me! The girls now try to take his bottle but this momma says no!! He's a sweetie and very gentlemanly while nursing.....unlike the hellion doeling Trouble is a mess but excellently put together.

Only takes a few minutes extra. They really suck milk down and a lot of it. No wonder these moms are always eating!! Making milk is a job, especially in quantity.

Both kids are beginning to munch hay, and tasting moms grain.

 

[Ridgetop]

For some reason bottle kids are sooo much esier than bottle lambs. They take a much larger quantity of milk faster whie lambs have to be fed smaller quantites multiple times a day.