At last- we have a foal! It's a colt, born at 11:55 PM on Good Friday, April 6, so the official contest winner is Aurora- the color is yet to be determined, I'll have to see him in the morning light. Everything went well, this is a vigorous healthy baby and mama is doing fine. We had a few anxious moments as she was right against the wall , in fact he was born right in the corner as you can see; Ted slid him away from the wall as he came out. He was up on his feet within a half hour, and nursing shortly after- no trouble for him to figure that out! 3 white stockings, and that blaze- I don't know where all the white is coming from, Beamer and Belle don't have much.
I'm not sure on the color, when he dried off he looked really yellow, might be a sooty buckskin or a brown.
The coyotes were close tonight, so I'll be sleeping light- but back in the house! G'night all!
16 comments:
Oh, he's just beautiful! Congrats to you and Ted, and to Belle and Beamer! Well done!
I really love seeing new life! It always amazes me. We are lambing like there is no tomorrow at the moment, which is why I am not posting!
Our small flock of 500 sheep, has almost done, been a good spring. But even so, new life is something to behold!
Congrats on that lovely fella/lady!
So glad all went well - what a cutie!
Hey you can use him for Sunday Stills. Well could I have been any more wrong...I had the time down pat:( That is some Blaze...one or both of those parents has or had a whole lotta white going on somewhere.Glad everything went off without a hitch, can't wait to see him in the flesh....catch up on your sleep now:)
aww! he's cute! :)
aurora, congratultions, you get a 10$ Starbucks card from me. Enjoy!
Yaayyyy!
Can't wait to see him all dried off and filled up. Your babies are always so gorgeous.
Congrats Shirley! Just in time for some great Easter pic's. When we ran mares they always foaled outside and sometimes we didn't see them for a couple of days. I'd hate to be a coyote with an old mare on my tail;)
How exciting! Glad the birth went well.
congrats! He is another beaut
Yay :-D He DOES have a lot of white. Congrats on another beautiful foal!
Aww ~ congrats Shirley & Ted! Beamer & Belle sure put together some nice looking healthy babies!! I won the foaling contest? Really? What a nice surprise!!
Let the fun begin!! Congratulations! He looks like a sweetheart already!
Oh boy! Congrats to all. He looks like a real cutie pie!
Congrats Belle- you are such a good momma!!!
(congrats to the humans too! :P)
Adorable!
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