Sophia - 2018

[Holly]

Ohh!! Congrats! Looking forward to pitures!

[Chanda]

6:30 came pretty quick today.  Still pretty dark out there, so having breakfast, and making something for Sophia, then I'll head.   Hoping all is well with the girls.
 Now I really need to dig out Sophia's shelter entrance, so I can move them back in when little one has her legs.

[Chanda]

Hard to catch a moving target.  Her navel was already pretty dry, but I put some iodine on it best I could with trying to hit a moving target (more on me and the floor).

[Holly]

Oh what a cutie!!! Congrats!!

[Chanda]

She might be a little bit cold, but my fleece blankets are too big and I don't know if Sophia would be too receptive to putting a blanket on her baby.   She's doing a good job of giving me stink eye, everytime I come near, even if I'm bringing her some food.   [Just mushy food for today.]   Gotta see about getting a dose of ivermectin in Sophia some time today.

[Chanda]

Got a blanket on her, and Sophia's tolerating it, but still giving me stink eye.   Also gave Sophia her ivermectin.    After getting the blanket on, the little one finally laid down and took a good nap, when she woke up I finally saw her drink (and also got hands on and could feel her swallowing.   Sophia has so much milk it sometimes streams out of the other nipple when baby is latched onto one of them.

[Anna]

Brilliant news!! Many congrats Chanda, what a cute little filly. When I saw your post about the wax I thought 'here we go'! Cant wait to see more pics when the weather gets a bit warmer. 

[Chanda]

Took her blanket it off a little bit ago, I'll put it back on before nightfall.   
spent a bit of this morning and afternoon, digging the snow out of Sophia's paddock, so hopefully these slightly warmer temps will get to work melting some of the snow, so they can go back in the paddock and things can go back to normal.   The other girls are shut out of the barn, so Sophia can have alone time with her filly; makes it hard to do supplements, when I can't separate.

Thanks, Anna.   I had no idea that waxing would be like it was; I don't think any of my other minis waxed, and if they did, I totally missed the signs.

[Ryan]

So happy all is going well, she is lovely Chanda 

[dcwolcott]

She is so stinking cute!!!  Just like the oreo cookie you said she was!!  CONGRATULATIONS on a happy and healthy little one!!!

[Chanda]

She's a bit of a sleeper but I'm guessing the chilly temps don't help.  She seems ot be a pretty good eater, and Sophia has plenty to go around (sometimes squirting out of the nipple the foal isn't latched on).   going to have to dig in the totes and see if I can find another small blanket.  The fleece blankets I have are too big for her.

[Holly]

Glad she's doing well! She sure is cute!!

[Chanda]

I will never plan for a foal this early, it's too dang cold for babies.   Not sure I want to buy one bred for this early again, either.
Gotta get out and do chores, but dragging my wagon this morning.  Foggy beyond belief this morning.

[Chanda]

It's almost killing me not to be out there more, but between weather (not horrible, but chilly) and Mom not wanting me there too much, I'm staying away for the most part.   I switch blankets twice a day, fleecy during day, slightly heavier blanket at night and feed Sophia, that seems like about all she wants for interaction right now.

[Ryan]

Hoping you can get a good nights sleep Chanda. Its morning here , so logging in to see how she is doing. Glad Sophia is being a good mum. Hope the weathers on the up for you