HC Minis - new pics pg 172

[chandab]

Finished:

 

[AnnaC]

Oh another fantastic quilt Chanda, just brilliant!! I dont know how you find the time when you are having such a hard time outside!

Keeping my fingers crossed that Baybe is pregnant for you.

 

[Eagle]

oh wow, you are just way too clever

 

[MyGoldenSunny]

Can't wait to see your foals!!! Your minis are all so cute! : D

 

[chandab]

Thank you for the quilt compliments, I really appreciate it. Quilt guild is next week (first week of May), and I'll be taking it along for show and tell.

The lousy weather is the only reason why I have time to quilt, who wants to be out in it more than they have to.

Jessie, thanks for the compliments on my minis, I appreciate. I hope all goes well with foaling this year. Baybe lost her foal last year to twisted cord, so here's hoping this year is uneventful.

 

[chandab]

"Spring" update!

Spring is trying to arrive, but I'm not holding my breath that its here to stay
quite yet. But, its here enough, that I finally was able to get back into my
barn (been snowed/iced/flooded out for 2 months), got it almost completely
cleaned out the other day, except a couple spots of ice and one very mucky stall
(the manure is gone, but its wet in there).
Fixing up the round corral as a temporary pen for the yearling boys, I have to
get them away from the mares; due to circumstance beyond my control they had to
winter next to the mares (no nursing, but right there beside them); I'm almost
there. Got the boys hooves trimmed this morning, what a chore (Junior stood
the best, but it was still a chore); weighed, also a chore, and dewormed; then,
moved them down to the round corral (will finish fixing it up this afternoon).
All the boys need work on their tying manners, but little Manny usually stands
the quietest. All lead decently, but Monte is usually the best about it (at
least in normal circumstances, none were very thrilled about stepping onto the
scale). Monte weighs in at 175, Junior at 210 and Manny at 145; I think the
scale is right, although, that means the mares are as heavy or a little heavier
than last August when they were all nursing, but they all look very good. More
due for trimming in the next few days. Weighed and dewormed 4 mares this
morning, will try to get to the rest this afternoon or maybe tomorrow.

Didn't get to grooming the little boys, but that's on the list. Junior looks like he has dreadlocks, and Manny and Monte are just fluffy, woolie. Will try to get some grooming done soon, so I can take some pics.

 

[AnnaC]

So glad the weather is finally starting to clear for you! It sounds as though you have had a few busy days what with the cleaning up, plus the weighing, trimming and worming! Cant wait to see the pictures of the boys - maybe some of the girls too please?

How did the quilt guild meeting go - I bet they loved your quilt.

 

[Eagle]

Thank goodness winter is over for you

I am looking forward to new pics but I understand that you are busy.

 

[chandab]

How did the quilt guild meeting go - I bet they loved your quilt.

I was off a week, its this upcoming Monday (May 6), will try to remember to update you on that.

Will try for pics, fairly soon, but everyone is still woolie and scrubby looking at the moment. Getting closer to just giving up and clipping everyone that needs it to make it quicker.

 

[chandab]

No kidding. I'm exhausted after today and I have to do much of it again tomorrow, and the next and the next, and eventually I'll be back to normal daily routine. At least two mares to trim, more to weigh and deworm, more corrals to clean, need to dig out my hay feeder (its buried under hay, probably snow/ice, and manure - in winter the mares hardly step away from the feeder). I'm really hoping to learn to drive the skid steer, and do some of this with a machine, instead of all by hand.

I'm anxious to go to my meeting tomorrow, hope I don't forgot anything.

 

[chandab]

I won't say my quilt was a big hit, but it was well received. Lots of beautiful quilts were shown last night, so lots of ooh's and aah's to go around.

Sunday, I got 5 more horses weighed and dewormed. The best news... Jasper gained 35#, he's upto 360# now; he looked like death warmed over last August at 325#. Jasper is my Cushing's gelding, he's on Rx and I think I finally have the right diet for him; now to keep him here and keep him as healthy as he can be. Also trimmed two mares, they were a little past due, but not too bad. Still many more to go to catch up.

Yesterday morning, I clipped Che`; he's been so miserable and itchy, I decided since he has a stall and blankets we'd just get rid of it all. Unfortunately, my wide blades for my smaller clipper were pretty much dull (forgot to send them in for sharpening last spring), so I had to use the Clipmasters, which clip through dirty, winter hair like a hot knife through butter, but they are a bit big to use on his skinny little self. Got the worst of the hair off, leaving all sorts of dirt and clipper tracks; then, cleaned up his head with the regular blades on the small clipper, he even let me clean up his ears (don't clip the inside, just tidy them up). He now needs a bath when its warm enough, but he looks more comfortable. Can't wait for his pretty silver buckskin coloring to come back; he looks dirty grey right now.

Not much to report on Baybe, although, I'll have to adjust her diet a little bit, as she's leaving some of one of her feeds in her pan (will decrease that a little bit and increase the other to compensate).

 

[chandab]

Another off-topic post...

Meet, Annie:



As in, Little Orphan...
We had an older, leased, pregnant cow that got down and looking like she wasn't going to be getting back up. so hate to lose the cow and the calf, so we called the vet to see if there is anything we can do; turns out there is... I picked up a shot on Wednesday, and we scheduled a C-section for Friday. The cow was put down after the C-section, unfortunately she
was just too far gone to save; but the calf is doing very good a bit more than 24 hours later. She had a pint of colostrum supplement last night, two pints of it today, and has had her first pint of regular milk replacer; she readily sucked it all down and looked for more. She's still a bit wobbly, but gaining strength.

 

[amystours]

Awwww!! Lovely calf, but always hate losing Mama. Have played bottle feeding game with calves many times!

 

[AnnaC]

Aww she's very cute Chanda - a good save! And well done with your quilt too.

 

[chandab]

Gees, Diane, I'm barely up.

I'll be making a bottle shortly and heading out to check on her.

 

[chandab]

She was ready for her bottle, although, she doesn't hold still really well, so there is a lot of starting and stopping and the occasional falling down, but she jumps back up and looks for her bottle. Glad calves don't need as frequent of feedings as foals do...

 

[ratzo155]

I have fed bucket calves too. They can be fun! I hope she stays healthy for you.

 

[chandab]

Forgot my Baybe update. Not much to tell. No udder to speak of, but she does have edema in front of her udder. She's still a bit of a touch me not about some things, so not likely to get hooha shots with her (probably not safe to even lift her tail); but at least this year, she lets me touch her belly, some. Furthest she can be is 319 days, today; from turn-out with stallion.

 

[AnnaC]

On that date it sounds as though she's right on track and making steady, sensible progress.

 

[chandab]

Finally got my pastures partially set-up, so they started getting some grass yesterday and today; starting slow. Still have lots more spring catch-up to do, so not getting much grooming or anything else done. Have a couple more trims to do soon, then maybe a little break so I can do something fun.