gibsongrrl
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I don't know if you remember but I posted about my mini, Sugar, a month or so ago. I let her get way too skinny over the winter and her crest collapsed.
She is looking better. Still not where I want her to be by a longshot, but I understand putting on weight takes time. One of my biggest obstacles is my mini donkey, Sparky. He's way too fat, and hates to be away from Sugar, so I have to find a nice balance.
Good news is they are now getting some turnout. The grass is fried, so I don't worry too much about the donkey. I know I'll have to be careful with them both if we start to get rain. More good news is that we are going to convert their run-in into a little barn with two separate stalls, so I can truly separate them at feeding time, which will help as well.
Anyway, I gave Sugar a bath yesterday and oiled her hooves, so I thought I'd share some photos. Again, she's not where I want her to be right now, but I do think she looks and feels better.
You can really see the fallen crest in this photo. Doesn't look so bad, but when she raises her head and neck, it really flops over. Hoping this will get better.
With her flysheet to help keep the flys off her neck since I roached her mane.
And with everybody's buddy, Hotdog.
Thanks for letting me share.
-Kristie
She is looking better. Still not where I want her to be by a longshot, but I understand putting on weight takes time. One of my biggest obstacles is my mini donkey, Sparky. He's way too fat, and hates to be away from Sugar, so I have to find a nice balance.
Good news is they are now getting some turnout. The grass is fried, so I don't worry too much about the donkey. I know I'll have to be careful with them both if we start to get rain. More good news is that we are going to convert their run-in into a little barn with two separate stalls, so I can truly separate them at feeding time, which will help as well.
Anyway, I gave Sugar a bath yesterday and oiled her hooves, so I thought I'd share some photos. Again, she's not where I want her to be right now, but I do think she looks and feels better.
You can really see the fallen crest in this photo. Doesn't look so bad, but when she raises her head and neck, it really flops over. Hoping this will get better.
With her flysheet to help keep the flys off her neck since I roached her mane.
And with everybody's buddy, Hotdog.
Thanks for letting me share.
-Kristie