DUSTY HAS FOALED

[cassie]

I love chestnuts Jenny

they have such vibrant colouring

how is your little man going?

 

[lucky lodge]

hi cassie were have you been hiding.....de-ago is ok bit worried about his poos but hes had a few today but there still black and

hard...had to give him another enema yesterday.......and seems to be doing a lot of laying down today is that normal????????????????????????????

and this is my cousin he can gets new him but i cant

 

[cassie]

hi cassie were have you been hiding.....de-ago is ok bit worried about his poos but hes had a few today but there still black and

hard...had to give him another enema yesterday.......and seems to be doing a lot of laying down today is that normal????????????????????????????

and this is my cousin he can gets new him but i cant

NAW snuggles!! how frustrating though! has he got a white stocking on his back leg??

SO mega cute!!

Finn's poops are black... he never had any trouble though... didn't even need to give him ONE enema... I wonder... if you made Dusty's feed up like a mash... so she gets lots of fluids it would pass on to bubba?? totally guessing here, but Suzie was on a mash at night for the first week or two and Finn never had a problem... just an idea to try maybe?

 

[Eagle]

Jenny have you checked Dusty's udder to make sure De-ago is eating enough?

 

[lucky lodge]

yer she seems to have milk and its very white is that normal....but when he nurses he dosnt drink for very long i see him nugging

at her udders more then drinking...............

 

[Eagle]

how often does he go to drink?

 

[lucky lodge]

often but seems to do more nugging at the milk bar then drinking it...but he pees a lot so he must be getting plenty of milk

 

[Eagle]

It looks like your cousin has just appeared from a whole in the ground

 

[AnnaC]

LOL!! Renee - it does doesn't it!

Jenny, frequent drinks and butting Momma's udders are quite normal.

Like the others have said, lots of wet mashy food for Momma may help little De-ago with his poops. Also is your hay as leafy as possible? It is a good supply of grass that provides a mare's system with the necessary 'ingredients' to keep a foals digestion working properly, so where there is a lack of suitable 'green stuff' other methods have to be used. Hence the need for wet food at the very least. Are you feeding a good mare and foal feed because that can help. How about some well soaked sugar beet - just make sure that little De-ago cant get at her feed bowl coz a foal this young cant chew the beet bits.

Hopefully the little man will get himself sorted before long.

The pictures are brilliant Jenny - he's just gorgeous.

 

[lucky lodge]

hi all de-ago is doing great found lots of poo this morning still i bit hard though....but i might feed dusty a bran mash that would be ok yer

 

[HGFarm]

Little Lucky Toy Warrior

Hope mama is giving plenty of milk and yes, head butting mama is normal. They dont drink long, but often.

 

[spacehorse]

Hi Eagle, It took me ages to dig that hole

JK