Marlanoc Foal Thread, All Foaled! 4 colts, 1 filly

[Wings]

Dreamy is ahead of Beauty this morning

:ThumbUp Still little bits, but makes me think Dreamy will hit day 320 on the 5th! Painted Lady is still keeping me guessing, she's supposed to be the type to foal early so right now I'm leaning towards her second covering.

It is freezing down here! I'm so over it, I have complete 'winter-itis'! Over the mud, the frost all of it!

Luckily anything that pops out will have an extra fuzzy coat, but I do have back up rugs if needed and I can kick Belle and Spesh out of the stalls if I have to. Lot of foxes around as well, I think it'll be a bad season for them. We have two very mature local foxes around here and their babies didn't move on, we also didn't manage to shoot them so their numbers are up. Yet another reason why I like foaling down in the groups, bit of extra support if something goes wrong. Although one of those young foxes will end up dead soon if it doesn't stop approaching the stallions, they've been 'putting up with him' over winter but as we enter breeding season the boys are not going to tolerate any threat around their girls.

I'll also be running the foals out with my alpacas. Although they haven't bonded to the horses they'll still defend themselves so I'm hoping it'll help keep the foxes out of my nursery!

 

[cassie]

come on girls! the race is on!!

ooh how scary! I just hate the noise that they make! makes me glad I don't have a foal due this year though we will have the cows calving soon which is always worrying,

what are your alpacas like Bree? Russell n I were talking about alpacas today, thinking of maybe getting one to keep the foxes away, either that or trapping the foxes!

Diane thats scary that the placentas went missing YUCK!!! lol

 

[Wings]

I LOVE my alpacas Easiest animals I have ever owned, soft on the ground and don't strip a paddock bare, they cost me $50 a year and they gets them shorn, feet trimmed, wormed and vaccinated. And I keep the fleece which now goes to my mother for felting.

However best success happens when keeping one usual entire male out with the herd so that he bonds with them, I also believe more success has been had with llamas over the softer alpacas. That said my two cut males came off a small cattle property where they were used during calving time and they did seem to notice a drop in fox related deaths when the alpacas were in the herd.

Mine are sort of 'if they do something great but if not MEH' arrangement because I just adore them.

Resizing Lyric photos now and remember, you all asked for them so enjoy the photo overload!

 

[Wings]

I had a lot of trouble to start with because, as usual, she glued to me. So first we had cuddles. Then I walked away.





Lyric they don't want squishy close ups they want running!



Lyric's hiding behind Twinkles, I just liked the group shot.

 

[Wings]

I think I ended up getting her TOO excited. Enjoy!

 

[cassie]

She is gorgeous Bree!! Lol love seeing her run lol thanks for the pics!! Have missed her!

 

[AnnaC]

WOO HOO!! Look at that little Diva go!! She's gorgeous Bree plus she looks so cuddly too. And I just love her black mane and tail and those little black booties she wears - do I see black inside her ears too? She really is such a pretty little girl.

Thank you so much for the pictures.

 

[Wings]

WOO HOO!! Look at that little Diva go!! She's gorgeous Bree plus she looks so cuddly too. And I just love her black mane and tail and those little black booties she wears - do I see black inside her ears too? She really is such a pretty little girl.

Thank you so much for the pictures.

Yup she's a real classic buckskin

Her points are louder and bigger in her clipped coat. Looking forward to seeing if she goes gold this summer!

 

[cassie]

So hope she does bree!!! Would make it perfect she is just so beautiful!!!

How are the pregnant ladies this morning??

 

[chandab]

What a cute little buckskin fuzzy.

 

[Wings]

Dreamy has dropped some stuff out of her udder

way to dissapoint me Dreamy! Tomorrow is your day 320!

Beauty has kept some

I still really hate this part of waiting, time suddenly seems to slow down!

 

[cassie]

Yep it sure does

come on girls!!

 

[AnnaC]

Well it wont be long now - especially if we are going to have an Olympic baby??????????????????

 

[Wings]

They better get into gear!

 

[cassie]

How are they this morning Bree?

 

[Wings]

I'm not talking to them until they do something interesting

 

[cassie]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

poor Bree, naughty mummas to be!

 

[Wings]

I'm going to blame the sudden return of the awful cold winds and rain, no way those foals want to come out!

:rofl

Always hate it when I can see snow in the distance, I just want to crawl back under my doona. Lyric would probably join me if she could!

 

[AnnaC]

Having allowed them them the weekend to think about making some 'improvements', I was so sure that you would be posting 'advancing' type news by now Bree!!

Still perhaps they are being sensible if your weather is still being 'iffy'!

 

[Wings]

Could someone tell the mares (because I'm still not talking to them) that I won't be talking to them if I don't start seeing (well, feeling) some udder action soon!

You know I bet they wait until my cousin is over next weekend for our movie marathon. They'll wait until my fav bits and set the alarms off. I'll also be high on red fizzy drink. That is SO what they are waiting to do!!

Anyway Sterling and Storm get microchipped today and will be leaving on saturday. Won't get them back until April! Or unless someone makes an offer on either of them. Their first show is on the 23rd of September!