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So fun! I hope Morgan does well at his new home. It's cool he gets to be with his half-brother again.
My favorite type of brush to get rid of that old scurf and undercoat is a retractable wire slicker brush. They work great!
I'm also fascinated by herd dynamics. Our herd has changed this year with the addition of new babies. Jezebel has always been unreasonably mean to any kids but her own, but this year she's been really nice to Delilah's kids. Delilah is a bit of a delinquent mother and likes to abandon her kids a lot. Maybe after raising triplets last year she's had it with babies! Jezebel has been left alone with all four kids on quite a few occasions, but she's never shown one bit of aggression toward them. I'm quite pleased with her this time around! Having twins also seems to suit Jezebel. She is quite a helicopter parent and her singletons practically got smothered by her over-attention and over-protectiveness. With two she has to divide her attention and it's helping her be less overbearing. Still, no one is cleaner than Jezebel's babies! There's never a speck of poop on either of them.
The bucks have been casually interested in the babies. I think they feel some paternal pride, but they're not getting too involved yet. I expect that will change when the babies start to grow. I hope they are gentle with the kids. Finn and Sputnik are keeping their distance. Finn has gotten a lot sweeter toward Phil recently. I think he's jealous of all the attention the kids are getting. Finn has always taken for granted that he's special and deserves most of the attention, but he hasn't gotten nearly as much lately and I think it kind of bothers him.
Petunia is always patient and gentle with little babies. I've had her on the porch a few times while I was taking care of Jezebel and Delilah, and the babies have romped around her and teased her, but she doesn't get mad. She teases and plays right back with them, lowering her head to the ground and gently playing head-butting games and letting them jump on her. Petunia is a good, no-nonsense mother who does a very workmanlike job of raising her own kids. But I think she prefers other does' kids because she gets to play with them but doesn't have all the work of feeding, cleaning, watching, and caring for them. She's the "cool aunt" of my herd. Nubbin just plain loves babies and always wants to be a mommy. She loves having her own kids, but she was happy to raise Rambo and Rocky last year when she didn't have her own. I'm interested to see how Tigerlily does. She has a bit of a mean streak, but so far she's been very respectful of the kids. She prefers not to go near them or interact with them at all if she can help it. I wonder how she'll change when her own kids are born? It's going to be an exciting summer!
My favorite type of brush to get rid of that old scurf and undercoat is a retractable wire slicker brush. They work great!
I'm also fascinated by herd dynamics. Our herd has changed this year with the addition of new babies. Jezebel has always been unreasonably mean to any kids but her own, but this year she's been really nice to Delilah's kids. Delilah is a bit of a delinquent mother and likes to abandon her kids a lot. Maybe after raising triplets last year she's had it with babies! Jezebel has been left alone with all four kids on quite a few occasions, but she's never shown one bit of aggression toward them. I'm quite pleased with her this time around! Having twins also seems to suit Jezebel. She is quite a helicopter parent and her singletons practically got smothered by her over-attention and over-protectiveness. With two she has to divide her attention and it's helping her be less overbearing. Still, no one is cleaner than Jezebel's babies! There's never a speck of poop on either of them.
The bucks have been casually interested in the babies. I think they feel some paternal pride, but they're not getting too involved yet. I expect that will change when the babies start to grow. I hope they are gentle with the kids. Finn and Sputnik are keeping their distance. Finn has gotten a lot sweeter toward Phil recently. I think he's jealous of all the attention the kids are getting. Finn has always taken for granted that he's special and deserves most of the attention, but he hasn't gotten nearly as much lately and I think it kind of bothers him.
Petunia is always patient and gentle with little babies. I've had her on the porch a few times while I was taking care of Jezebel and Delilah, and the babies have romped around her and teased her, but she doesn't get mad. She teases and plays right back with them, lowering her head to the ground and gently playing head-butting games and letting them jump on her. Petunia is a good, no-nonsense mother who does a very workmanlike job of raising her own kids. But I think she prefers other does' kids because she gets to play with them but doesn't have all the work of feeding, cleaning, watching, and caring for them. She's the "cool aunt" of my herd. Nubbin just plain loves babies and always wants to be a mommy. She loves having her own kids, but she was happy to raise Rambo and Rocky last year when she didn't have her own. I'm interested to see how Tigerlily does. She has a bit of a mean streak, but so far she's been very respectful of the kids. She prefers not to go near them or interact with them at all if she can help it. I wonder how she'll change when her own kids are born? It's going to be an exciting summer!