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Posted on 10/04/2005 9:56:41 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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Yes, is there a foal update this morning?
Loading pictures now. Sometime thru the night the sleet changed to snow. But it is not a pretty snow. Just hard tiny flakes that don't stick to trees. It's just miserable, cold, 10 degrees, very windy and ugly out.
Becky
Becky
~Shivers~...
Looks cold... it's cold here too, but looks warmer because there's no white stuff.
I'm feeling sorry for the birds. My bird bath is frozen solid and filled to the top so pouring hot water on it is not helping, and you can tell the poor things want a drink. I guess I'm going to have to find something else to put water in that I can bring in to thaw out occasionally thru the day.
I had to put all new feed out for them as everything I put out yesterday is under ice.
Have I mentioned I hate winter....!!!!!!!!!! I really do, ~scowling, bad mood this morning~.
Becky
You too? ;~D
Hair, Try this, if you leave it on, ever so slightly overnight it wont freeze. Just leave it at a trickle. I know it sounds wasteful but its not (it's better than leaving them with a frozen bucket). Leave the water trough empty or low after their PM feeding and leave the nozzle on just a bit overnight. The fresh running water makes them more likely to drink, the water in the bucket and in the hose wont freeze and no dangerous possibility of no H20 in the am.
Good tip :~D - the old nozzle I had leaked, and it worked really well for that. :~D This new one doesn't leak, and I haven't figured out a way yet to make it just barely drip ;~D
Wasting water isn't really an issue up in WA - we're on a well, and water, we gots lots of :~D
Hair, a dripping nozzle in winter is a girl's best friend. ;) As if going out at dawn in the freezing, $%#*ing cold to haul hay and mix feed isnt enough, breaking ice and trying to unfreeze your hose is just beyond the pale. The horror.........
......;)
The dogs enjoy this weather. They get to come in and lull around in comfortable chairs:)
Becky
Well, it's buckets from the house this morning...
And I'm about to start water boiling for a hot mash... they love that when it's cold :~D
I'll put some hot water out in a pan for ours too, when it gets light. :~D
The dog looks no worse for wear :~D
Do you just use your regular feed in the mash, or is it something different?
Becky
Just regular feed... which right now is about 1/2 sweet cob and 1/2 Senior pellets. The pellets turn to mush, the corn oats and barley swells up :~D
I'll see if I can get a picture of it steaming, and the horses smiling and lippin' at it :~D
Must be my mood, but that makes me so mad at my horses. I've tried everything with them, and they just won't eat it. Logic tells me "well then, then don't need it" , but it would make ME feel better it they would eat it:). You'd think they could do that for me after all I do for them:) I'd be happy to make it for them, but I hate wasteing all that feed when they don't eat it.
Becky
I think you have weird horses that don't know a good thing when they see it :~\
Here's their hot mash... poured boiling water in it and let it sit just a minute... it cools fast. Cyn's (left) is 1/2 senior half cob, pony's in the middle is all cob, and Bay's on the right is mostly senior just a little cob.
Bay lips...
Cyn slurpy lips ;~D
ecurbh guarding Cyn's.... Bay was reaching over and stealing hers...
Pouring hot water buckets - ugh...
Having their hay outside... because while cold, it's really bright and sunny out.
Walking the back forty fenceline... The back forty took the wind just fine... no major branches or trees on the fence.
Sunrise :~D
Now I understand :) Boy, I'm sorry, frozen hoses are impossible to deal with although the horses probably appreciate the warm water you carry out.
Well, it'd be best if we emptied them, but it seems such a hassle. Nothing I hate more than a frozen hose though... USELESS!
No foal yet and I have to work today so if she does foal I won't be there. Bob will be home all day and a friend is going to spend the day there also.
Have fun at the show.
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