Mini Horses 2024 & 2025 kidding

[Mini Horses]

Another kid arrived a few minutes ago. Saw from back door....sunny & warm, she's licking it off. More info later Believe a single will be all, a FF. A single gives practice.

 

[Mini Horses]

Well -- she cleaned that kid up and mosied on off! . Since Brat had just kidded 24 hr before, I got some colostrum and fed kid. She was up looking for Mom and I didn't really want it to be me. Put her in a stall, mom wasn't wanting caught. Later I have a goat caught in fence -- guess who. Yep, teenage mom. I put a collar on her, removed from fence & carted her butt to the stall. Gave kid a few ounces by bottle to get her wanting more...to nurse! Just came in. Mom's talking to her and I'm hoping for best. It'll be a few visits tonight. It's happened before, so otherwise another bottle kid. .

No Brat wouldn't let her nurse, gently pushing away but, I could milk all I wanted . So I know she got colostrum early on!

She's another brown, with socks & belly marks!! That buck makes cookie cutter duplicates!

 

[Baymule]

Brat mom! Bad mom! She better get with the program! No more bottle babies!

 

[Ridgetop]

Had a first freshener who lambed this year and looked at her baby like it was something nasty the cat dragged in. Didn't clean her off and wandered away calling for something. Dummy didnt realize she was calling for the baby who was bleating piteously behind her! I moved them both into a jug. Mom still not interested so went back and found the fterbirth. Draped it over the lamb and shoved her under the ewe's nose. Did chores and saw the ewe start talking to the lamb. Whew! Turned ito a good mama now.

 

[Mini Horses]

Yep. After I put them together in a stall last night mom was anxious. I had bottled kid earlier with colostrum for my doe, Brat, who had kidded 18 hr prior. Then bottled kid at dark, as Mom was have no part of nursing or my milking. 2:30 am I was out with bottle. At 6:30, another bottle & tried to milk mom. Not happy with my idea but she was held to wall! no milk coming out. Finished chores and went work, a few prayers later. Mom had water, hay & grains. During the day the two seem to have become acquainted. Tonight, kid had full tummy, didn't want bottle AND as Mom ate, I reached under for a teat -- milk expresses with barely a squeeze or fight. Yep, kids nursing It's only been 30 hrs since birth but, feels like a week they'll get a few days stalled!!!

THEN -- like that wasn't enough! -- Brat, my other doe & kid, another stalled pair, my fav milker ....this morn as I fed there's been an explosion of loose manure from her. That was a cleanup not expected and hauled a bag of shavings in to re-bed the stall. Sweet thing had emptied all at back end of stall, leaving clean area by feed & kid. So I worried all day at work, remembered I had wormed her the day before -- tonight she's almost normal poos, just a touch soft. Whew!!! Everything else seems fine. Eating hay well. I'm thankful, because she's special.

 

[Baymule]

You didn’t get any more bottle babies. Moms are taking care of their babies. I call that a good day.

 

[Mini Horses]

Me too.

 

[canesisters]

Yep. After I put them together in a stall last night mom was anxious. I had bottled kid earlier with colostrum for my doe, Brat, who had kidded 18 hr prior. Then bottled kid at dark, as Mom was have no part of nursing or my milking. 2:30 am I was out with bottle. At 6:30, another bottle & tried to milk mom. Not happy with my idea but she was held to wall! no milk coming out. Finished chores and went work, a few prayers later. Mom had water, hay & grains. During the day the two seem to have become acquainted. Tonight, kid had full tummy, didn't want bottle AND as Mom ate, I reached under for a teat -- milk expresses with barely a squeeze or fight. Yep, kids nursing It's only been 30 hrs since birth but, feels like a week they'll get a few days stalled!!!

THEN -- like that wasn't enough! -- Brat, my other doe & kid, another stalled pair, my fav milker ....this morn as I fed there's been an explosion of loose manure from her. That was a cleanup not expected and hauled a bag of shavings in to re-bed the stall. Sweet thing had emptied all at back end of stall, leaving clean area by feed & kid. So I worried all day at work, remembered I had wormed her the day before -- tonight she's almost normal poos, just a touch soft. Whew!!! Everything else seems fine. Eating hay well. I'm thankful, because she's special.

Great day!!!