Mini Horses 2024 & 2025 & 2026 kidding

[frustratedearthmother]

Sorry, but not going to vet as it's not cost effective. If she succumbs, I'll do necropsy. If she gets worse, I'll cull to prevent suffering. Sad but farm life happens.

Hope she makes it...

 

[Baymule]

I used to slaughter my laying hens at 3 years old. I opened one up and found packed eggs inside. Obviously she wasn’t laying any more and they were piling up inside. She didn’t show any signs of discomfort.

 

[canesisters]

Waiting for the update.

 

[Mini Horses]

Chicken still alive & wandering around. She'll either get it/them out or learn to enjoy the spa days


Goat is still pregnant. Rain all day tomorrow

Inky is keeping her trips safe from the older kids romping around -- and she's making sure all 3 nurse

 

[Mini Horses]

This is Brat...waiting for me. I sold her kid yesterday. Ahhhhh, milk is all mine now! . Wash & milk begins today. Probably her sister will be in line up next week. Pulling her kids. Then maybe Summer . Inky nursing trips less than a month old -- may need to supplement in a week or so. this is what happens.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Looks like there will be no shortage of milk at your house!

 

[Mini Horses]

She was truly a brat to milk today! Probably sore/tight from not having that groping kid on her and....not a warm, wet tongue suckling

Wanted to hold it back & did to a degree. But just shy of 1/2 gal. So I fought until I got a lot of it and will have to work thru the change with her. It's that OR pull kids first day & bottle them; or a real serious milk share. But, nursing "whenever" & then back to 2x a day takes some body adjusting. They do tend to want to dry up on you, also. Each is different.

So long as I'm holding a job, won't be a lot of bottle kids as choice. But I plan to have cheese in freezer & fresh milk to drink for a while. We'll see how it goes.

 

[Mini Horses]

And, as I was taking plants & pullets from trailer...

 

[fuzzi]

And, as I was taking plants & pullets from trailer...
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Um...the one on the left looks like a boy...

 

[Mini Horses]

Actually -- that would be great! I see the one. Then I can pen and hatch purebred I also have that option with my cream legbars. But bought because I like orps and I was bid winner! . Wanted some lavenders but way high bids. And didn't "need".