sometimes carry them into the barn
This is the proper way to carry a new born cria, they quit struggling quickly if at all. It is the first stage of building trust.
sometimes they are born in the barn, and we hang them head down to drain any fluids, and this is a little assist to suck out some mucus
Poka meets Vaughn our future herdsire.
We like to dry them with a towel first, the rubbing stimulates them in addition to drying and desensitizing.
The towel is followed up with a blow dryer, continuing the drying, stimulating and desensitizing. This is done intermittently to allow mom and cria time for bonding
Hookup for the first milk, the all important colostrum
Sondy and the new addition getting aquainted
