Whole lotta nothing going on here. The weather is great- enough rain to make the lawn start to green up again.
I have been doing some harvesting- the elderberries are ready so I picked some to dry for tea.
Also made an oxymel out of rose petals and bee balm petals.
I am preparing Dally for weaning which is coming up in 3 weeks. I separate her into the foaling pen to give her grain, and leave her in there for about half an hour. Mama hangs around across the fence while she eats - probably wishing she could have a few bites- but I have cut Jayne off grain to help decrease her milk production.
Dally has graduated to the next size halter now. She is really starting to grow.
One thing about this program, it makes the foals easy to catch and lead when they know they are going to get their nummies.
And a photo of Mr. Handsome. Just because.
10 comments:
i love elderberries!
Mr Handsome for sure!
Good to see a blue sky. Mr. Handsome is a gorgeous guy. Dally is looking cute as usual.
Beautiful clear view! Nice Beamer portrait. Oxymel? No clue what that is, I am off to visit google.
Interesting! What do you use your blend for?
I’m glad that the heat has passed. I’ve never thought to use my bee balm. What a great idea
Aurora- here is the link to all the info on the Bee Balm/rose oxymel.
http://www.sustaincreateandflow.com/rose-and-bee-balm-oxymel/
Thanks for the link Shirley, so interesting!
We are in the glorious season now. It’s nice that Dally is being prepared for weaning. Why did you choose three weeks from now? Is it to do with the moon cycles?
Linda- I wean at 4 months. By then mama is about done with them and they are getting the majority of their nutrition from their feed. It seems to work well for most of my situations.
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