I know its not wildlife, but look what I found in my stable this morning...

[Penda 3,355]

I love seeing new born foals,calfs and new born lambs its great

 

I know, so sweet aren't they... I had to calve a Heifer down at 12:30 last night, and even though it was late, and I wanted to go home and shower, and was long overdue my bed, I still spent 20 mins "gooing" over the calf lol (Had to make sure it was breathing properly and that the cow was taking interest and all that ) hehehe

I evie you tis i was born in the wrong area fairplay to yah

[Tis TM 8]

I love seeing new born foals,calfs and new born lambs its great

 

I know, so sweet aren't they... I had to calve a Heifer down at 12:30 last night, and even though it was late, and I wanted to go home and shower, and was long overdue my bed, I still spent 20 mins "gooing" over the calf lol (Had to make sure it was breathing properly and that the cow was taking interest and all that ) hehehe

I evie you tis i was born in the wrong area fairplay to yah

 

Started off by just helping out on local farms when I was a kid. None of my family farmed, but I went on to Agric college, and am still doing it to this day.... Love it, Hopefully one day a half decent farm will come up for rent round here, I'd love to start up on my own.

[Tis TM 8]

Someone once said to me that horse's leg's dont grow from the day they are born.. ..is they any truth in this.. ..

Millet

 

Well.... If you imagine that foal being 4 inches taller than the mare (which is about the height she should make) but keeping those same sized legs...........

[Tis TM 8]

Someone once said to me that horse's leg's dont grow from the day they are born.. ..is they any truth in this.. ..

Millet

 

Well.... If you imagine that foal being 4 inches taller than the mare (which is about the height she should make) but keeping those same sized legs...........

 

This little paragraph sums it up quite well...

 

foals are born with long legs, nearly as long as their dam's. This means that a foals legs at birth are very close to the same as their adult length. Their bodies (ribcage/torso) are tiny in comparion, the neck short, and head small. These will change as the colt (foal) matures, but the leg length grows far less than the rest of the body. Although they may reach 90-95% of their adult height by age three, many equines continue to "fill out" (neck lengthen, body rounding, musculature development) for several more years, even up to 7 or 8 years old in some cases.

 

So it was neeeearly right