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So far she is doing well. Still not drinking from dish. Putting on weight, hoping for weigh in tomorrow. Here are some updated pictures taken on walk home from the kids bus stop. 2 weeks old now.

Thanks. I don't expect her to be eating foal feed for a while, was just stating how she nibbles one and not the other. Loves grass and walks/ jogs to see the kids. I will definitely try the bowl. The buckets I use I forgot to mention are not the big ones but small flat back buckets that are like...

Ok. Thanks. I always monitor her intake to make sure she gets enough, along with occasional weight check to make sure she is gaining weight.

Any suggestions though when can move feeding back to 3 hours apart? Or 4?

Thanks. I have tried the fingers a few times but she stops watch time at the liquid. Haven't tried that with grain. As to watching others, I take her to barn often when can, however due to temperatures I have had to bring her in the house at night and sometimes during day. Her coat in that pic...

I have a 2 week old bottle baby. My friend said this is best page she could suggest for help. Right now she gets fed every 1-2 hours during day and 2- 2 1/2 hours at night. I was wondering what age do you suggest putting more time in between bottles. Also she has been nibbling grass when...

Thanks for the help. Her meals are increasing. She is a week old tomorrow and already eating full baby bottle or close to each feeding. She is in house at night as cold out, during day, weather permitting she uses large dog pen that has shelter and protected on two sides. This way she too is...

That had been suggested. SO we used the mare that really wants the foal. Mom didn't care and just wanted to walk off and leave foal with the other mare. I have even thought of trying to figure out how to rig a milk bag under that mare so she could feed the foal.

I keep mare and foal together as much as weather permits. But dropped real cold last night with chance of snow she was shivering and the foal blanket for mini's I got was huge on her, so used a dog blanket but wasn't doing enough. That's why she was brought in. Mom ignores foal and kicks if she...

Upon advice I fed every 2 hours. For the first 24 hours it was colostrum from the mare that she drank from mare when restrained, or we milked from her. After that we have slowly switched to powdered milk replacer for foals. Still when can try to get direct from mare but it is stressing her out...

Our Little Raindrop born 4/22/14 And we were surprised with her. Mom showed no signs and wasn't due till next month.

I have a foal that will be 2 days old today. My first mini foal. Mamma was maiden mare and birthed early but no copmlications (with no warning either). She wants nothing to do with the foal. We have been restraining her and milking her both to make sure foal got colostrum and hoping she would...

I had bidded on a mare and didn't get her. THough I really liked her, I just couldn't afford to do a higher bid at the time as I had just bought a bunch of feed and till I went on my next haul I didn't have alot to spend and as had to pay within short time, I didn't have ability to make more by...

I have several trailers. But my most used one, for hauling as I haul horses around the country, is a 4 horse head to head. I took out the breast bars and had foal doors added. So even if I put a mini in the miffle and have big horses in the mail stalls, or mini in the main stalls, it keeps them...