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[chandab]

Aww bless him! Hope Bonny didn't bite that little bottom too hard! LOL!!

Nope, she's a very good first time mom. So very gentle with him (at least for now, while he's so tiny, we'll see if that changes when he becomes a terror boy).

 

[chandab]

He's so darn cute!!! And you KNOW, he may NEVER become a terror boy! He may always just stay sweet as can be! Lots of my colts stay that way -- unlike the little fillies who are brought up to be quite "full of themselves" !! Give me a loving colt any day!!!!!

I hope you are right. I could easily keep them all, but he's something else. We'll just have to see what happens when its time to think about selling them, closer to weaning age, or next spring, since they were late enough that they won't be weaned til winter is about here.

 

[AnnaC]

LOL!! I always find that the fillies soon become right 'little madams', whereas the colts stay 'sweet' little fellas and remain that way until they become yearlings or two year olds when they divide into two 'groups' - those that stay 'sweet' for life and those that suddenly think "hey, I'm a BIG boy" and need to be reminded that they are NOT!!

 

[chandab]

LOL!! I always find that the fillies soon become right 'little madams', whereas the colts stay 'sweet' little fellas and remain that way until they become yearlings or two year olds when they divide into two 'groups' - those that stay 'sweet' for life and those that suddenly think "hey, I'm a BIG boy" and need to be reminded that they are NOT!!

Junior got too big for his britches almost immediately, as did Monte, however, Junior snapped out of it just as quickly as it came on, Monte is still a "terror tot", as I call him (he's getting better, but far from sweet). This new little guy is still sweet, we'll see if he gains some attitude when he gets the chance to go play wiht the other boys.

 

[Wings]

I got one of each colt type last season. Sterling is STILL a teddy bear and his older gelded half brother (same dam) has always been a giant smooch as well. Storm on the other hand... he is lucky I love colt attitude

 

[chandab]

I thought of a cute name for the newest addition: "heII Coulee Topper's Little Man" (31 letters/spaces), call him "Manny" (he's currently so little, I thought it might fit). Not 100% sure I'll use it, but pretty sure.

And, I'm not sure about Monte, but Junior is starting to eat the TC Growth feed out of his mom's feed pan; and to make it easier for him, she pre-chews it... She's such a little piggy that she grabs huge mouthfuls and chews and dribbles sloppy globs of it back into the pan, which he happily eats.

I do think Monte is tasting, but mom doesn't always let him get into the feed dish. I'll put out dishes for the boys after I get more, I have to special order, hopefully the next order will get here before I run out.

 

[Wings]

I like it! But if you have Monte, Juniour and Manny you'll have to call the next one something with 'J' as well

 

[chandab]

I like it! But if you have Monte, Juniour and Manny you'll have to call the next one something with 'J' as well

Oh, I don't know about that. But we'll see if/when the next one arrives.

 

[chandab]

And, another pic of Manny. He had his first excursion out of the small barn pen this afternoon, ok so it was just into the larger barn pen, but he enjoyed himself.

 

[AnnaC]

Oh he's so cute - I mean what a handsome littlle fella! (can you call boys cute without upsetting them??)

Have you had any further thoughts about his colour Chanda - it is really such a fantastic colour, I do hope he keeps it.

 

[chandab]

Have you had any further thoughts about his colour Chanda - it is really such a fantastic colour, I do hope he keeps it.

Mom's is a double cream, so he has to have one copy, that leaves three basic choices: smokey black, buckskin or palomino, any with or without modifiers/other dilutions. I'm pretty darn sure he's not buckskin or palomino (with or without other modifiers/dilutions), so that leaves some form of smokey black; going by his shading and that his mom is out of a smokey silver black mare, I'm going to say he's a smokey silver black (at least til such time that I decide to DNA color test him and it says otherwise).

Oh he's so cute - I mean what a handsome littlle fella! (can you call boys cute without upsetting them??)

Thank you. And at this age and size, yep, you can say cute.

 

[chandab]

Well, hopefully you can also say he's beautiful.....because he is!! Just a stunning looking boy!!!

Thank you so much Diane, this means a lot to me.

I love all my little boys this year, but Manny just might be my favorite.

I'd agree with the Smokey silver black -- and just gorgeous!!!

This is probably the most likely.

 

[chandab]

Hard to believe, but Junior is one month old today. Where does the time go?

Here he is today:





And one of Monte's dorsal, its there but not very dark, it goes from his mane across his back and into his tail:



His mane and tail don't look quite as dark as they did at birth.

 

[AnnaC]

Goodness time does go passed quickly - Junior is looking great! I love the colours of all your babies this year.

 

[chandab]

Didn't realize how much silver I had in my herd til I bred three silver mares to Topper (black bay) and got three silver foals; now I have even more silver.

I have 12 adult minis, 5 definitely have silver, plus one might.

Misty - silver black

Tana - silver bay dun

Bonny - silver smokey cream

Che` - silver brownskin stallion (silver plus cream on seal brown)

Jasper - silver bay varnish roan appy gelding

Dolly - cremello - silver status unknown, but by silver brownskin stallion, so possible.

That leaves my non-silvers as: Dakota (bay), Caddy (palomino), Honey (black pinto), Topper (black bay), Showy (sorrel), and Baybe (not sure, listed as sorrel, but might be some odd shade of bay, might have to get her tested).

 

[chandab]

Boy, does Manny keep Bonny on her toes... I've started letting them out of their small paddock at the barn, so they have access to the large paddock and a small pasture. Manny follows Bonny out to pasture, acts innocent, then when her back is turned, races back to the small paddock, with Bonny hot on his heels, as soon as she realizes he's not right beside her. Man that little guy can move. Hopefully soon they can go out with the other two mares and foals, but so far, Bonny is still pinning her ears at TAna through the stall gate, so not sure if she's ready (although, she's fine out with Showy).

 

[AnnaC]

LOL!! I love those first few weeks with new babies - watching them racing around with their poor Momma following hot foot behind!!

 

[Equuisize]

I'm with Anna ...... love how those babies test mommies patience in those first weeks.

Manny is precious but the older boys are, too.

It's amazes me every time how fast they grow once they get room to stretch out of mommy's tummy.

You're so lucky to have gotten those boys .... I'd be in boy heaven.

 

[chandab]

You're so lucky to have gotten those boys .... I'd be in boy heaven.

So many want fillies, I honestly don't care as long as they are healthy, and boy are they.

 

[Wings]

Nothing beats the first few weeks. or the first few months. or years

:rofl