Welcome, little one…

Welcome, little one…

So after several weeks of being on cria watch, we finally had the first baby of 2014 born here yesterday afternoon! And, yes, if you’re wondering: we do still get excited every time a new cria arrives!  The mom in question, Golden Bliss, had almost always historically gone into labor 2 to 3 weeks shy of her…

Holding pattern

Random bits while waiting for the 2013 cria dam to truly break: 1. La Vie en Rose and Capella, who were both due in May have now had their crias (1 female, 1 male for whatever it’s worth) but that leaves 60+ more females that are due between now and December, the vast majority over the…

A tick bit you where?

A tick bit you where?

So, I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that it’s probably not such a great thing when the penile sheath of one of your Herdsires looks more like the engorged teat of a holstein cow, right? Jennifer had gone down to the Stud Barn last Thursday with our vet, Susan Johnson,…