Baby pictures...

Finn is here!
(Updated June 16, 2008 Note: Leisa, the foal's owner, has decided to call him Oliver.)

He was born on June 12th between 10:30 and 11:15 pm.










He's a big boy, jet black with grey eyebrows - and he's handsome. His mom, Delilah, seems quite relieved that she doesn't have to lug this big boy around anymore. We're pretty sure his dad must have been a Percheron - that's the only explanation for his size.


He's got a laid back personality and has finally figured out where mom's teats are and how to get breakfast, lunch and dinner. Hurray! The first couple of days were a bit scary since he didn't seem to understand what he needed to find - and although he tasted mom's hay and drank water out of her buckets, we worried that he wouldn't thrive if he didn't figure it out quick.


When we move Delilah and Finn to another stall so we can clean the "nursery", Finn isn't the slightest bit worried about mom being out of sight as long as there's a human around to scratch him. Delilah isn't quite so placid - she worries and calls him until we lead/shove him into the stall with her. Sometimes that's quite a chore - he doesn't feel he has to get up when you tug on his halter or even lift various body parts.


We turned Delilah and Finn out today for a while. Finn thinks outside is pretty interesting. Mom wasn't here today with her camera, but I'm sure she'll take plenty of photos next weekend.


Stew, a Jersey bull calf, joined the farm on Friday. He's a month and a half old and destined for the freezer when he gets big enough.


Right now he gets calf milk replacement from a 2 litre bottle twice a day, plus hay and grain. He arrived in the back of a mini van - he's not very big yet. When he's a little bigger, he'll move out of the stall and live in the small field.

He loves to run and play in the farm yard after his bottle, but is easy to coax back into the barn for his hay and grain.


Princess is at her new home in Lombardy now. Her new family was happy to see her and look forward to riding and driving her after she's gained a bit more weight. They have a couple of pintos and a donkey and a goat to keep Princess company.

Maacks Nikki (aka Nikki), a registered Paint mare, is home again. She spent a few months in Winchester Springs, but was the bottom of the herd and ended up being bullied. She'll get the attention and tender loving care that she needs now that she's back.

Hopefully, Nikki will regain her confidence and feel better quickly.