Frida - inspired by Frida Kahlo and so named due to her awesome eyebrows when I first met her, though she has since shed them out. She is approximately 12 years old and light brown; she has had at least one baby.
Vida - of Spanish origin meaning "Life", inspired by her new lease on life. She is 3 years old and medium brown; she has also had a baby.Cody - the name he came with; I am thinking of changing it since I don't feel like it fits him. He is 5 years old and dark brown; he is the most likely the father of the babies that Frida & Vida had this year.
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| Cody |
We got them home and unloaded them and put them in their respective paddocks. Frida and Vida immediately went to eating the grass that had grown in the gravel paddocks while Cody proceeded to become neurotic, wanting the be with the girls. Come to find out, Frida is in heat! She was doing the classic donkey signals (chewing and backing up to him). Poor guy! He just paced and paced. Stupidly I tried to get him to stop for a moment by grabbing his halter and he then bit me but good on my arm! I let him be at that moment and later confined him to his stall, though he continues to pace. Time for him to go to work tomorrow for a little "snip snip" I think.
My brother and sister-in-law stopped by to meet the new family members. The girls were very good and quite friendly, coming over to visit and get scratched. I think Sammy is a donkey-whisperer since Frida and Vida seemed quite taken with her!
Lesson #1: Don't get in a jack's way when there are receptive ladies!
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| Eric & Frida bonding; Vida grazing |
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| Sammy & Vida |
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| The Bite |
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| Vida was quite interested in Greta, who was not so sure about these new creatures! |
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