HC Minis - new pics pg 172

[cassie]

lovely colouring

even if he hasn't inherited mummy's silver. he is still gorgeous!

 

[chandab]

lovely colouring

even if he hasn't inherited mummy's silver. he is still gorgeous!

I haven't be able to decide which colt I prefer, or if I just love the stuffin' out of both of them.

Can't wait for our weather to straighten up, so they can go outside more. And, just a couple more days time, so they can go out together, at least during the day; they are still separated for the moment, since Monte is only 2 days old.

Tana is not thrilled with being shut in a stall, but Misty is just loving the extra attention and care; funny how different they are.

 

[chandab]

I can't wait to see some outside pictures of them. (Especially since we still haven't seen little Monty's face -- as it was buried at the milk bar).

I hope to get them outside tomorrow. I know Tana is itching to get out, she's tired of being cooped up.

Are you going to be keeping one (or two) from your "crop" this year? I'd just love the stuffing out of both of them -- they are both VERY handsome!!

I really need to just sell them, but will wait for the rest to come to decide. I'm really wanting a colt from my black pinto mare and the silver buckskin stallion for a replacement (if good enough) for the silver stallion as he's aged and so is she. So, we'll just have to wait and see what happens.

 

[cassie]

oh I hope you get a lovely colt from that breeding! sounds like a gorgeous mix!!!!

can't wait to see more piccies of your new baby boys!!

how are your calves going? are you finished with calving for the year?

 

[chandab]

oh I hope you get a lovely colt from that breeding! sounds like a gorgeous mix!!!!

can't wait to see more piccies of your new baby boys!!

how are your calves going? are you finished with calving for the year?

We are very done with calving, have been for about a month or so. We branded about 3 weeks ago, and put all pairs out to pasture; got the bulls out about 2 weeks ago. Now to get ready for haying season.

Now, just waiting on the mares. I'm working on getting things set up so the babies can go on pasture during the day, hopefully, starting tomorrow, and perhaps I can get some pics then. Just praying the weather cooperates, its been raining lots lately.

Totally NMHR, but hubby bought me a riding lawn mower today, its used but in good condition; and of course as soon as we got home, he had to try it out. So, less lawn for me to mow tomorrow, I still have to use the push mower for our fenced yards, as they are too small for a riding mower. But... Yeah, I finally got a riding mower, so should cut my mowing time substantially.

 

[cassie]

haha yay!! very exciting with the new lawn mower and calving

we love our ride on.

do guys ear tag as well as brand or just brand your calves? we just ear tag, I don't think many people in Australia brand their cattle any more, they have to ear tag anyway so just do one not both.

hope the weather clears up for you soon and those babies of yours get to go out for a nice run and stretch their legs, same for mummas too!

how many more mares do you have to foal out?

 

[chandab]

haha yay!! very exciting with the new lawn mower and calving

we love our ride on.

do guys ear tag as well as brand or just brand your calves? we just ear tag, I don't think many people in Australia brand their cattle any more, they have to ear tag anyway so just do one not both.

We ear tag and brand. The brand is for possession, the ear tag to identify (helps keep track of which calf goes with which cow, especially on years like this one, where the cows aren't keeping track of their own calves).

hope the weather clears up for you soon and those babies of yours get to go out for a nice run and stretch their legs, same for mummas too!

how many more mares do you have to foal out?

I have at least one more mare to go, possibly as many as three, although, I don't think number 3 took.

I'm quite certain on Bonny, she was also bred to Topper (sire of the current two foals). I'm fairly certain on Honey, she's bred to the little silver buckskin stallion. And, its not looking like Showy took, she was also bred to the little silver buckskin. Honey and Showy were pasture bred, and with the stallion til Oct 15, so I could potentially ahve a fairly long mare stare on those too. Bonny was bred one cycle, and is about 308 days today (I hope she cooks it just a little bit longer, and puts lots of buckskin coloring on that baby).

 

[cassie]

We ear tag and brand. The brand is for possession, the ear tag to identify (helps keep track of which calf goes with which cow, especially on years like this one, where the cows aren't keeping track of their own calves).

I have at least one more mare to go, possibly as many as three, although, I don't think number 3 took.

I'm quite certain on Bonny, she was also bred to Topper (sire of the current two foals). I'm fairly certain on Honey, she's bred to the little silver buckskin stallion. And, its not looking like Showy took, she was also bred to the little silver buckskin. Honey and Showy were pasture bred, and with the stallion til Oct 15, so I could potentially ahve a fairly long mare stare on those too. Bonny was bred one cycle, and is about 308 days today (I hope she cooks it just a little bit longer, and puts lots of buckskin coloring on that baby).

fair enough its so cool the way different countries do things

oh thats exciting! hoping you have 3 more gorgeous foals soon, come on Showy we want to see a baby from you to please

good luck with foaling!

 

[chandab]

oh thats exciting! hoping you have 3 more gorgeous foals soon, come on Showy we want to see a baby from you to please

good luck with foaling!

Me, too! And, thank you.

I forgot to test Bonny tonight, but last night she tested around 7.6, so I think I have a bit more time (I hope). Need to test HOney again, she tested 7.6 or higher when I tested her last, which was awhile ago.

Now, I've got to be off to bed, its getting late for me.

 

[cassie]

goodnight then sweet dreams

 

[chandab]

Praying for healthy foals here. Maybe.....just MAYBE......one of the girls will actually let you see them foaling -- not just have your present open for you in the pasture running around!

I'll take an already unwrapped present, if its like the two I already have.

 

[chandab]

Unbelieveably windy today, but I got the two mares out on grass for 45 minutes or so. Misty was thrilled to get some grass, but I don't know what's going on with Tana, she's aggitated, and I don't think its the wind, although, that's not helping.

Anyway, here are a couple new pics of the boys.

First Junior, he's 10 days old today:







and, Monte, he's 4 days old today:

 

[chandab]

Diane, thank you, I'm still quite impressed with these boys; I'd say Topper done good his first season. He might only get one mare this year, as I don't really want to breed back all the mares I bred to him last year; they had wonderful foals, but I started a bit late last year, so a year off, might be just the way to get them back on the right schedule.

I don't exactly have pastures, I have grassy areas around the buildings and move portable panels around so the horses can get some grass. Its the same types of grass that we plant for hay, so it gets really tall, and I just let them graze it rather than cut it.

After I finish up with my midday horse stuff, I need to mow the lawn; since Shayne played with the new riding mower last night, I pretty much just have the two small fenced yards to cut with the push mower and the "picnic" area.

 

[Wings]

adorable!

 

[chandab]

adorable!

Thank you.

And, for any one wondering... The wind is still screaming through here, so I did very little outside today. Although, I did get the fenced yards mowed and was able to try out the new riding lawn mower on one larger patch that Shayne didn't cut last night when he did a bunch of mowing (I think he likes the new "toy"). I know the horses won't blow away with the wind, but Tana seems very aggitated with this weather; she's not happy in the barn, she's not happy out of the barn, so here's hoping the weather settles down soon.

 

[AnnaC]

Oh Chanda, they are just so gorgeous - two very handsome little boys!! No wonder you are so pleased with them.

Hope that wind drops soon and poor Tana can calm down a bit, bless her.

 

[chandab]

Any ideas to deal with a very kicky 5day old foal, Monte is a holy terror; all I have to do is look at him, and he goes to kicking. He was so sweet the day he was born, then all heck broke loose.

 

[AnnaC]

Ignore him, it will pass when he finds something else to experiment with!!

(I know others will disagree with me, but I have the funny idea that a foal is a baby - and I have been kicked and hand whacked in the face by many human babies in the past as they 'exercise' their arms and legs and are too young to know better! - and he is just having fun learning about how his body works. Just keep out of his reach while he's going through this stage!)

 

[chandab]

Thank you for the advice. Its been so long since I've had a colt, and he was so sweet as a baby, he's an AQHA gelding and 16+H now; I named him Rebel.

 

[Eagle]

Yes I agree, it will pass in a few days. Merlin decided to attack me with his ears flat back, bite and spin round and kick, this lasted for 2 days, I just ignored him and stayed away, just as it started it stopped. I read up about it and a study said that at about a week old they start to learn fear and can sometimes get over aggressive and protective, it was suggested to stay out of "their" area (stable) until it passes. So no fears, your baby is normal and will go back to being sweet soon.