However, there really is too much to do to just plop down and fold my arms up and take a nap. So, I have already been out this morning and OMG is it cold! It snowed again last night, and is about 0 right now. Hopefully it warms up a bit. All this snow and ice is making things hard to do around here. I want to start some youngsters but don't want anyone getting hurt so thats out the window. Need to build and rebuild fence but that isn't so easy when the ground is quit frozen! Maybe I'll just plow AGAIN! I did check the girls yesterday and Folly was doing much better, though a bit down. She was with the herd and although she didn't come to feed just yet, I think she will today.
Yes the foal was born breathing, however she had him down into the willows of a stream bank, and the coyote simply waited on the other side, as soon as she dropped to foal he was there to get dinner. She did fight- she is cut up, however, the foal was quickly drug down behind the willows and she never had a chance to save him. Trust me that although we only saw the one, there was many more that weren't seen! You can tell that a foal was born alive by the lungs and how the linning looks. So, I am sure she was born alive. Folly just shouldn't have foaled over there, if she would have stayed with the herd she'd have been fine, but all mares generally go off to foal somewhere quieter, away from comotion. Mothernature does not always make sense to us in some forms.
I did not save this mares colostrum, as she isn't bagged up hard for one, two she is out to pasture, and three I already have plenty in the freezer!
Frozen colostrum last two years, refriged it last one year. Needs to be reheated via water bath, not microwave! And yes, I always have colostrum around here and always get calls every year from vets, friends, clients, ect that need some. So, it is tradition around here to take the best colostrum we can, without over milking our mares so their foals have plenty. I generally get some from every mare that foals, but Folly has been through enough and I don't need it.
Well my freinds, I am tired of sitting and need to get to work in some form or another...so I'm off the face another day around here! Thanks again everyone for your support!
Sincerely,
Dawn
--- In haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com, Str8nascar@... wrote:
>
> My life is very dull compared to yours, Dawn. I can't wait to get up
> there so I, too, can have as much fun as you do. :-)
>
> Little does she know that I almost called her when my gelding had himself
> complete wrapped in fence wire. Thank heavens this lil guy came from
> Dawn's Ranch, he never panicked! I maintained composure, which doesn't happen,
> especially when it involves one of the horses. I just kept saying, "what
> would Dawn do." I cut the fence wire. LOL Gelding walked over to the hay
> pile and assumed the Haflinger position-eating, as if nothing had ever
> happened. These horses are just incredible!
>
> Hang in there my friend, tomorrows a new day. Stay inside, under the
> covers, do not open the door, do not talk on the phone!
>
> Hugs!
> Sandy
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