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Ursula wilby's Blog – May 2009 Archive (2)

Here she is! + update...

A few hours old and totally worn out after a short visit in the field....

A great looking filly that took some effort to get into the world, and now being watched over by mum Ivy.

All legs...and not much else.

Keeping our fingers crossed all goes well in the future.

But for now...no more breeding for us, three nice mares in a row...we sort of understand that you can not be… Continue

Added by ursula wilby on May 20, 2009 at 12:30pm — 28 Comments

Before and after...mother fed on new and improved formula for expecting bitches!

60 days...

And there they are...13 born (day 62), 12 still here. I was quite glad to see one go as I feel that 12 is more than enough...6 of each sex and great weights considering.

300g - 400g. But then what would you expect with the new and totallay improved formula for expecting bitches! The menue chosen by the mother of the puppies...and for the last three weeks of pregnancy it consisted of: Catshit, chickenshit, seaweed and… Continue

Added by ursula wilby on May 11, 2009 at 3:30am — 25 Comments