bannerminis
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I hadnt even gotten round to starting their threads but Shimmer is due July 1st and Slaney July 12th.
Even though the weather was awful yesterday evening, myself and my neighbours sorted out the moving and changing round of horses.
We brought Sunny and Buck down to the big field and brought Shimmer and Tilly in to join Slaney. Rosie, Banner and Atiya are out in the smaller field.
So jobs done and all is well but Shimmer is being a monkey and enjoying tormenting Slaney so I split them after 1/2 an hr and closed my stable gates and Slaney had the back 1/2 and Tilly and Shimmer had the front half. All were happy and settled into munching their haylage and dinner.
I watched them till about 12.30 not because I was expecting someone to foal but I just wanted to be sure that they were all happy with their new living arrangements. And thankfully all was well and when I was ready to sleep they were all laid down catching a few zzzzz's of their own.
So flicked on the phone this morning and had a sneak peak and all was well. Slaney was just stood at the back and the other two ladies were hoovering to see if they could find something to nibble.
Out I go and had planned to turn them out into my little arena so was putting out water, haylage and breakfast before getting the ladies.
So in I go and start putting headcollars on Tilly and Shimmer and whatever way I looked back over the gate there was a little bundle of fluff 4 weeks EARLY.
Shocked doesnt even cover it as I had only tested her milk the evening before last and it was hardly 40% on the strips did I mention she still had 4 wks to go.
To make another long story short Slaney developed a bacterial infection which turned her milk into a thick custard like substance and her udder was fit to explode.
She has had 18 days of antibiotic and it went back to liquid but still held a rusty colour. But I figured it might sort itself out once the consistency was back to normal.
Anyway all this time she has had a full udder with teats separated and pointing down but with when I tested the milk was at 10 % and only started to change to 40% in the last few days but only barely at that. The top strip was closer to 40% and the bottom green one was between the 40 and 10%.
So I figured she would go early but apart from her being a big anxious yesterday there was nothing to set off the alarm bells. I put down her anxiousness to the fact that she was on her own since I put Banner, Rosie and Atiya out. Even though Sunny and Buck were out the back she was not impressed with that.
This boy is tiny and measured 19 1/2" with 7" cannons. The vet is coming shortly to give him the once over as he sounds wet and his eyes are a little gunky. He is nursing but still a bit stupid in that dept. and when he does suck the other teat starts flowing milk too so he ends up half drowned LOL.
No name yet but here is Bucks fully brother
Even though the weather was awful yesterday evening, myself and my neighbours sorted out the moving and changing round of horses.
We brought Sunny and Buck down to the big field and brought Shimmer and Tilly in to join Slaney. Rosie, Banner and Atiya are out in the smaller field.
So jobs done and all is well but Shimmer is being a monkey and enjoying tormenting Slaney so I split them after 1/2 an hr and closed my stable gates and Slaney had the back 1/2 and Tilly and Shimmer had the front half. All were happy and settled into munching their haylage and dinner.
I watched them till about 12.30 not because I was expecting someone to foal but I just wanted to be sure that they were all happy with their new living arrangements. And thankfully all was well and when I was ready to sleep they were all laid down catching a few zzzzz's of their own.
So flicked on the phone this morning and had a sneak peak and all was well. Slaney was just stood at the back and the other two ladies were hoovering to see if they could find something to nibble.
Out I go and had planned to turn them out into my little arena so was putting out water, haylage and breakfast before getting the ladies.
So in I go and start putting headcollars on Tilly and Shimmer and whatever way I looked back over the gate there was a little bundle of fluff 4 weeks EARLY.
Shocked doesnt even cover it as I had only tested her milk the evening before last and it was hardly 40% on the strips did I mention she still had 4 wks to go.
To make another long story short Slaney developed a bacterial infection which turned her milk into a thick custard like substance and her udder was fit to explode.
She has had 18 days of antibiotic and it went back to liquid but still held a rusty colour. But I figured it might sort itself out once the consistency was back to normal.
Anyway all this time she has had a full udder with teats separated and pointing down but with when I tested the milk was at 10 % and only started to change to 40% in the last few days but only barely at that. The top strip was closer to 40% and the bottom green one was between the 40 and 10%.
So I figured she would go early but apart from her being a big anxious yesterday there was nothing to set off the alarm bells. I put down her anxiousness to the fact that she was on her own since I put Banner, Rosie and Atiya out. Even though Sunny and Buck were out the back she was not impressed with that.
This boy is tiny and measured 19 1/2" with 7" cannons. The vet is coming shortly to give him the once over as he sounds wet and his eyes are a little gunky. He is nursing but still a bit stupid in that dept. and when he does suck the other teat starts flowing milk too so he ends up half drowned LOL.
No name yet but here is Bucks fully brother
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