Sunday, December 28, 2008

Horses and the winter

I am now debating what to do about Lucky. She has one blanket on...maybe will put another one on her tomorrow and bring her into the inside outside pens for a couple days. See how she handles the cold.

I am trying to feed her really good...but she is being really finicky this winter it seems. She is getting her senior feed, beet pulp, calf manna, hot water and oil twice a day. But she doesn't seem to want her night time feed. Most of it gets left. She has also gone off her hay....wanting only the leaves. I am hoping that if brought in to a small pen where she has to eat what is there...it will perk up her
appetite.

Everyone else is handling the switch in temps really well. Molson and Hyde have gone through a 1200 lb round bale in A WEEK. While Molson really doesn't need to eat that much, Hyde did. He is now nice and round top to bottom front to back.

The rest are on 30 acres of knee deep grass and all are looking like they could drop a foal any day - even the two geldings. LOL

I am going to try to get pics of everyone but am scared to take my good camera out when it is this cold.

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