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Hijinx has been busy!

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#1 ·
I have been asked for an update on our little orphan colt, Hijinx. He is doing just fine. He has been recently introduced to the rest of the herd and he is much happier being part of a large family. Aunt-mom Zavrina and his four month old half sister Tribulation are of course still his favorites. Zavrina continues to take him under her wing but lately he and his sister have been running off alone and getting into all sorts of fun!

At four weeks old Hijinx took his first walk outside of the pasture. He followed "Aunt-mom" and his sister tagged along :)



At four & a half weeks old Hijinx got to play in rain for the first time.














 
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He is so stinking cute. I love him. And his sister. So adorable! I cant believe how little he is though. Is he as little as he seems or is Tribby just huge?
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#17 ·
What a cutie though.. how old is Tribby?
Tribby is 4 months, 1 week.


He is so stinking cute. I love him. And his sister. So adorable! I cant believe how little he is though. Is he as little as he seems or is Tribby just huge?
I don't think Hijinx is any smaller than Tribulation was at this age. I wish I'd measured them at birth and as they grew. I guess since both of them came with complications I never thought to do so. But for as HUGE as she is already and being a solid 3 months older than him, I think he is gaining on her :lol: Here are some comparison pictures from a few nights ago. It was cute, I lined the foals up and Zavrina lined herself up too. She is SURE shes just a bigger foal.




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Omg! Lol. Naughty mare. I remember the video of her in the stall before foaling, where shes using her backend to manuver the grain bin. What a goof.

Better wean them early before she teaches them more bad habits. ;-)
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#22 ·
If I do not take the bucket out directly after she finishes her grain she'll still do it & the babies take note.

I would LOVE to wean the babies now but Hijinx would have a come apart. Tribby is more than fine to be weaned but I'd like their "family" to stay together until Hijinx is 3 months. He gets pretty upset when we take his "Auntmom" out to work with her. (I've decided its high time that mare becomes a riding horse) Zavrina is starting to look a little pulled down now so I've put Molly's old nursing bra on her this week to 'wean' Tribby without removing the babies. Then in another six weeks I'll actually take the kids away for a couple of months. Theyll have plenty of time to learn all sorts of things because in the mean time they hang out with Zavrina, Carl & Image - the three naughty horses!
 
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