ponyboi09
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:lol: GUES WHAT HAPPENED??
Ok, i let the horses out yesterday before church. We have had a cow the was close to birth for like a week, and the minis and the cattle share the same grazing pasture. When we came back from church our cow had given birth to a beatiful little black calf, everything went great with the birth and the calf was fine. Well Petite, my preg. maiden mare decided that it was hers. She went to the calf while it was still wet and couldnt walk, and began the whole cleaning thing(i have no clue where the moma instincts kicked in, she hasnt ever had a foal). Well while Petite was happily cleaning her new baby, moma cow wasnt so happy about it and began to walk back to take her calf back, then Petite attacked, that baby was hers and that cow wasnt getting it back. Petite made the awfulest noises, kicked, stomped, and bit at the biggest cow we own. This lasted long enough for the calf to figure out his feet, then i remembered, he hasnt got to nurse! So i had to go and catch petite, she wasnt very happy with me either, and take her and put her up in a differnt pen. Gues what happened then, the calf followed petite, he thought she was mom
so now i had to catch the WILD moma cow and put her in the shoot and teach the baby that this was mom, without getting kicked. Well, the baby picked up quicked and luckly nursed and the moma cow still wanted the calf, all was good except for petite.....she was running wild wanting her little baby back and eventually calmed down ...i think she is depressed. Needless to say i will never let the horses out with the cows when i know one is close to calving. Where did these mom insticts come from? and Has you ever had something like this happen to you?
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I let the horses out today, you could tell that petite wanted the calf still, but she has now given up. Gosh, i hoep this is a sign that i dont have to worry about petite rejecting her baby when she foals, even if it smells like a cow.
Will
Ok, i let the horses out yesterday before church. We have had a cow the was close to birth for like a week, and the minis and the cattle share the same grazing pasture. When we came back from church our cow had given birth to a beatiful little black calf, everything went great with the birth and the calf was fine. Well Petite, my preg. maiden mare decided that it was hers. She went to the calf while it was still wet and couldnt walk, and began the whole cleaning thing(i have no clue where the moma instincts kicked in, she hasnt ever had a foal). Well while Petite was happily cleaning her new baby, moma cow wasnt so happy about it and began to walk back to take her calf back, then Petite attacked, that baby was hers and that cow wasnt getting it back. Petite made the awfulest noises, kicked, stomped, and bit at the biggest cow we own. This lasted long enough for the calf to figure out his feet, then i remembered, he hasnt got to nurse! So i had to go and catch petite, she wasnt very happy with me either, and take her and put her up in a differnt pen. Gues what happened then, the calf followed petite, he thought she was mom
so now i had to catch the WILD moma cow and put her in the shoot and teach the baby that this was mom, without getting kicked. Well, the baby picked up quicked and luckly nursed and the moma cow still wanted the calf, all was good except for petite.....she was running wild wanting her little baby back and eventually calmed down ...i think she is depressed. Needless to say i will never let the horses out with the cows when i know one is close to calving. Where did these mom insticts come from? and Has you ever had something like this happen to you?
I let the horses out today, you could tell that petite wanted the calf still, but she has now given up. Gosh, i hoep this is a sign that i dont have to worry about petite rejecting her baby when she foals, even if it smells like a cow.
Will
