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So i decided that since most show halters are a bit costly, that i am going to try and make my own...... There are a few questions that i have. 1. has anyone tried this before? 2. were did you buy materials? 3. what are the materials? 4. how do they do the bead work ect? 5. what am i...

What do you recommend as a foaling cam? * night vision would be helpful * able to see online from a certain distance... Would be great! Say why you recommend the specific cam. I will hopefully be headed to the store today.

So I was doing spring cleaning ( even though it is snowing outside). And I looked in my feeder bucket, and found three white chicken eggs... So weird. I have found eggs in my hay but never a feeder. Anyone else ever come across odd or bewildering things like this behavior before? I thought it...

Has anyone ever noticed that pregnant mares are very....I don't know dirty. I mean they poop were ever and pee were ever. My girls are going alllllll over. I know its cause there pregnant since that is the only thing that has changed. Normally they poop in corners. Or the main run in. They are...

Hazah!!!! I found it. Well my mom did. We were cleaning the basement and came across a envelope. In it were several pics of different mares. On the back of them there was info on each horse. Here's the kicker!!! One of those mares is the full aunt to my mare. That means I now have the long lost...

How/what are the various ways to deal/eradicate blister beetles. I found a larvae in my hay....don't know for sure if it was one. Looked like those things you give lizards. I do not have a picture of it since i ....well..smooshed it to smithereens. They are known to kill horses so I reacted...

So I woke up this morning to about a foot of snow. Went outside to feed the horses and found my littlest girl shaking and wet. I put her in a stall with hay,bran mash,and grain with a side of oats. Then curried and towel dried her. Went back inside. Came out again around 12. She wanted out of...

One of my mares is shedding. I live in northern Illinois, so its cold and we still have snow. Is this normal for anyone else? She has never done this before. Background info. Her name is whisper, and she is 16years old. She is currently pregnant, with her second foal. A couple years ago she got...

This is calfe one of my mares. Lol some pics of her over the years and how she has changed. She is a pintaloosa. I. The third pic with her neck arched she was 16. And I used my guinea pig(Mr. Cuddles r.I.p) to get her to look.

So the other day I went outside to collect eggs. And I see this little blue ball. For a sec I thought it was a frozen chicken turd. Nooooooooooooo!!!!! Why would chicken poo be so round. So being me I picked it up and looked at. Turns out its a extreme bantam egg! Its about the size of my...

Recently a coopers hawk has been going after my bantum flock. He needs to go! One of my favorites was taken yesterday, thus the start of " the chicken and hawk wars". My roo attacks him but, the hawk is gutsy. I can get about 20ft away from him and he isn't fazzed. So how does one deal with a...

I was wondering if there is any significance in a horse having a split colored tail. Like a palomino pinto with a white tail that has black in the center?

One of my mares seems to enjoy peeing right after another mare does. Is this odd, or is it just me? She's the youngest, if that has anything to do with it. And she was bred this summer. So could it be prego hormones? When someone pees its like she's on a mission. Her head goes up and she walks...

Hi I have a couple of pregnant mares and was wondering what everyone feeds there brood mares? And what are the reasons you are feeding that specific brand/feed? A the moment I am feeding strategy, beet pulp ( no molasses), max glo ( rice bran), black oil sunflower seeds, and a balancer for...

Hi my name is Rebecca. I am new to the forum so to say. I have been reading the posts for years but never made an account. Until now lol. Over the summer I bred four of my mares. Out of the four, two are maidens. This will be my first time ever foaling out my own mares. Hopefully I guess it...