Well, it's been quite some time since I managed to get the blog updated. It's been incredibly hectic and we've been trying to juggle both of our full time jobs in addition to the cattle and horses.
We have 35 calves on the ground and about 10 more left to come. We had one set of twins born and one calf that was born premature and didn't make it. We've gotten this first bunch vaccinated and banded. This year we took a different approach and tagged the calves as they were born. This has allowed me to keep much better computer records and track of who had what.
We have three foals on the ground with one more left to go. The last one is a maiden mare that is a bay roan and was bred to Tonka. I think our chances are pretty high for getting a roan with that combination.
We have 35 calves on the ground and about 10 more left to come. We had one set of twins born and one calf that was born premature and didn't make it. We've gotten this first bunch vaccinated and banded. This year we took a different approach and tagged the calves as they were born. This has allowed me to keep much better computer records and track of who had what.
We have three foals on the ground with one more left to go. The last one is a maiden mare that is a bay roan and was bred to Tonka. I think our chances are pretty high for getting a roan with that combination.
Our palomino mare Dixie had a beautiful filly that is colored similar to last year's colt that we named Mack. He turned into a blue roan, so we are hoping that will be her color as well. Belle is 2 weeks old in this picture.
Libby came in next with a buckskin stud colt. His color is the same as her and she had him about 2 weeks ahead of schedule so he was fairly small and is still catching up to Belle. Dozer is shown at 3 days old here.
The hardest lesson that was learned so far was around the birth of our beautiful little red dun filly out of Roxy. Emmaline is shown here the day she was born. Those are IVs you see in Roxy's neck. She ended up with a pro-lapsed uterus and we are very lucky to say that she pulled through and is doing fine. We are not going to breed her back this year. She's earned a year off and we hope that she will be able to be bred next year. The idea of breeding her scares the begeebies out of me at this point in time and I think I need a year to recover as much as she does.
I had not seen what a pro-lapsed uterus was before and I do have pictures. If you are interested in seeing them please feel free to email us and I will be happy to send them to you. The sooner it is recognized and treated the better the chances are for the mare. I also learned that the mare needs to have passed the afterbirth by the time the foal is dry. If she hasn't, you should call your veterinarian.
I had not seen what a pro-lapsed uterus was before and I do have pictures. If you are interested in seeing them please feel free to email us and I will be happy to send them to you. The sooner it is recognized and treated the better the chances are for the mare. I also learned that the mare needs to have passed the afterbirth by the time the foal is dry. If she hasn't, you should call your veterinarian.
As you can see, the herds are growing. If you are interested in purchasing any of our calves, foals or yearlings please email or call us, we'd be happy to talk with you.