kimlucky13
Active Member
OK, here I go again with the questions. I have 4 mini's and a TWH that is 3 y/o and 16 hands but is a huge chicken. He will not drink out of his water because "OH no, there is this terrible blue floating thing in it!!" He eats snow and he will drink if I stand out there and give him water out of my hands and slowly move closer and closer to the container. He will drink out of the water if I put my hands just under the water, he drinks right over top of my hands, it is very cold to be doing this with a 1200lb baby. He is afraid of the floating deicer that is in the water. I bough a sinking deicer that has red on it that is only about 3 inches in diameter and he is afraid of that too. Everyone keeps saying that if he gets thirsty enough he will drink but I worry about colic and the fact that he just isn't getting enough water. His best friend is a mini (about 30" tall) so I hoped once Jimmy (the mini) drank out of it Chief (TWH) would also, (Chief "hides" behind Jimmy when he gets spooked, it's too funny)but no such luck, Jimmy drinks and Chief stands back looking at him like "Be careful it's gonna get you!!!" So right now, I am carrying water in 5 gal buckets to the barn (about 40 yards) twice a day because they freeze. Will he drink if he gets thirsty enough? And any suggestions on what I can do for this "chicken butt" horse? I've tried putting apple juice in the water to intice him and nothing!!