Yesterday started off so warm that I needed to sit in the shade. No wind. Beautiful. IThen later on I'm bundled up with a cool breeze blowing. Tonight might be freezing drizzle. It is Oklahoma afterall. We are getting straw back out in all the sheds this afternoon. Here are 2 of my girls that I'm really proud of, Classy Kay and Swanky Sue.
Getting so much help from all the donkeys. A gate got left open when my husband brought cows to the corral for weaning. So now I'm going through and sorting donkeys to where they belong. I guess it can only let me post one video at a time. This one is one of the many butt scratches that I have been required to perform.
This is a video of the newer jenny #5 that I had posted the other day. She will make a great addition to someones pasture. The other two white faces on the left that wish they were in on that love session are #1 and #2.
The kids are having big fun keeping themselves warmed up by playing. I need to be this energetic but they are too Ear-resistable to not keep watching.
It's a gentle snow today, no wind. Everything has been done so there are no chores to do for the donkeys today. The pickup and trailer are backed up to the corral because I took a weanling foal to the vet yesterday for castration, but they had a lot of emergencies so I didn't get to go back to get him till this morning. That was before it started snowing. He is doing great and happy to be home again. It always takes me a few more halter sessions after they go to the vet to get them going again, because they didn't enjoy being led into vet building or the events that occurred there. He is a super sweetie. Looking forward to getting him spiffed up and delivered to his new home.
You may have seen previously that I got two new 2 year old geldings Rocky and Max and they are down south getting started on harness training. (I didn't want to wait another 2 years to raise my own, and mine would be smaller than what I would like to use for this anyway). They have been there a month already, just learning leading, standing tied, and the basics. Now they are starting on getting used to the feel of wearing a harness. Slow and steady wins the race when training donkeys. Keeping them confident and happy through the process. I'm so thankful for Bobbie's expertise in getting it done right, and for Carolyn Harralson for trusting me to purchase her boys to be used as a team. Fingers crossed it continues to go well. Bobbie Ferraro
Zoomie Zoomies! I had more snippets but can't figure out how to merge them.
We didn't get finished with the fall working on all the donkeys so we are still out doing it today! Hopefully going to get finished and go to the Texas family's tonight. I had this little boy helping yesterday and he was the best "ear perker" I've ever had for pictures, lol. He would be running around saying "booty bump". I can't get adults to act goofy enough.
At the end of the day, the hands and feet are dirty, hair messy, and the heart is full 💕
