HC Minis - new pics pg 172

[chandab]

Now you need to make quilts with matching pillowcases!!

I could probably do that, but I usually seem to buy enough fabric for the quilt, with nothing left to make a matching pillowcase (or at least not enough). Hhhmmmm! Might have to look into that. I know I can usually come up with similar fabric or similar color, but with my current supply, not likely at exact match.

 

[chandab]

Next Step:



BTW the pillowcases are available.

Forgot to mention, kind of forgot, but... Monte turned 3 months, yesterday.

Gosh I love my little boys. Would love to keep them all, but a little cash would be nice too, so we'll see what comes of my advertising in a regional horse magazine.

 

[AnnaC]

Belated 3 month Birthday Monte!!

The quilt looks lovely Chanda - how big is it, it looks huge! Cant see but have you done the edging or is it still to be done? I rather like it just as it is.

Incidently how much do you charge for pillowcases?

 

[chandab]

Belated 3 month Birthday Monte!!

He says thank you.

The quilt looks lovely Chanda - how big is it, it looks huge! Cant see but have you done the edging or is it still to be done? I rather like it just as it is.

Thank you. Its not even sewn together yet, I just have the pieces laid out in the way I want them. Probably won't be a border; and I think it'll be about 40x54", so just barely lap size (couch throw size, perhaps). I don't know what I'd use for a border, if I wanted one, as I don't know if I have any more fabrics already used, so it would have to be something different.

Incidently how much do you charge for pillowcases?

sending you a pm

 

[AnnaC]

I meant to ask you yesterday how Topper was doing - all ok now I hope?

 

[chandab]

I meant to ask you yesterday how Topper was doing - all ok now I hope?

By morning he was completely himself, like nothing happened; not too certain he wasn't back to normal as soon as we were done walking and I had put him back in his corral.

I've started back up with daily soaked beet pulp, I usually only feed it in winter, as it helps with hydration when they aren't always drinking as good as they should. I don't often start this early, but after that incident its time; they aren't on full feed of it yet, as I only have one bag left and I'm waiting on a new batch (had to special order, as I had to change suppliers). The first day I fed some soaked beet pulp, the babies dove right in, literally; they stood in the feed tubs and chowed down.

 

[chandab]

Ok, time for a little guessing game... Guess how big the little boys have gotten to be?

I'll give you a little bit of information. Topper is 35.75" tall, all three mares are 38" tall, Junior is almost 3.5 months old, Monte is 3.25 months old, and Manny is just over 2.5 months old.

I was by myself and of course the numbers are wearing off the section of the scale where the boy's weights are, but I was still able to come close. So, please guess a height and a weight for the little boogers.

 

[AnnaC]

Ok I'll guess - but I'm sure that I'll be way out! Junior just on 32", Monte just under 32" and Manny 30.5"?? Not going to guess weights as I'm useless at it and anyway, knowing how well you look after your chips, I would say that all three are going to weigh a bit more than the norm for their ages and heights!!

 

[chandab]

You two are too funny. I'll give it just a bit more time incase anyone else that checks in one my thread wants to hazard a guess, then I'll let you know.

 

[chandab]

Guess noone whats to play, so...

Junior: 29.5" tall, 105#

Monte: 29.5" tall, 110-115# (hard to read the scale, the numbers are rubbed off).

Manny: 27" tall, 75#

 

[chandab]

How would you describe Manny's facial markings? This pic shows them best.



He might have chin white that'll have check on.

And, I need to determine how many white legs he has, having a hard time telling light baby fuzz from white markings, I know he has 3 white hooves, so must have leg white on three legs, but can't tell how far up the leg it goes.



As you can see he has one dark hoof, but all three legs look white.

:frusty

And, his facial marking look slightly different in this pic (he's lost the strip from his star to his muzzle white)

 

[AnnaC]

I would call that a reversed crescent star - the rest as Diane says. Love his little face!

 

[AnnaC]

Well if the registration folk over there are as fussy as ours over here - you need to get these things spot on. However once clipped you may well find that star to be almost a 'proper' star and not a crescent at all! LOL!!

 

[chandab]

I looked today when I went out and that leg with the dark hoof doesn't appear to have white on it, or if there is its not more than a coronet band worth. The two hinds are definitely socks, but the other front is shorter. His light baby fuzz doesn't seem to want to go away and reveal his white markings; I might have to break down and get his legs wet to see the markings for sure.

 

[chandab]

You'd think Junior's markings would be easy, but see if you notice...

 

[chandab]

And, Monte I listed as no markings, but may have appy characteristics (striped hooves and mottling under tail). [Way under, his ***** is half pink, half dark.

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[Wings]

Would be nice if the foals were a bit more helpful with all this!

 

[chandab]

Not foal related, but... I weighed Honey tonight, and it looks like she's gained 10# in the last two weeks, so the new diet seems to be working. Yeah! And, I've started switching the Cushings gelding over to a similar diet, I have to watch his sugar/starch intake, so not sure if he'll get the oats portion or not.

 

[JAX]

Ok please tell what you ended up feeding Honey to get her weight up. I am still working on getting the weight up on one older mare and one growing colt. I have lots of ideas but have not made up my mind yet. So Does Junior have a face mark below his right nostril or is it just my eyes playing tricks on me?

 

[AnnaC]

Great news about Honey!

Incidently, I have managed to find a scanner that connects to my laptop, so will now start working my way through old photos to get some pics from the past posted for you lot to peruse - just for fun of course!