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I put my weanlings in with my stallion. He is the world's best babysitter. He just loves the little ones and takes good care of them.

 

This year I had to send the mommas away to a friend's farm. The colts just weren't going to give up and settle down. Once mommas werent' there to call to them anymore, weaning went smoothly.

 

chris

Mary Krauss <lazykfarm@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I fretted about weaning our filly from the day she was born but lucked 
> into a natural form of separation that really avoided the whole issue: 
> When Maxi was 6 months old, we moved Salima (mom) and Maxi in with 
> several other horses, including an older gelding. Maxi bonded with her 
> "uncle" and slowly lost interest in Mom. About 2 months later we moved 
> Salima back to our house. Maxi didn't even look up
>  when we left -- 
> Salima let out one or two calls once we drove away, but that was it. 
> There was no separation angst, no drying up trauma. It felt GREAT.
>
> Mary K. 'n' Salima--who just might be interested in another baby; too 
> bad Bruiser's been gelded.
>
> p.s. I've lost touch with Maxi, their baby. If anyone out there ever 
> runs into a beautiful grey "Aralusian" possibly still named Maxi, 7 
> years old, please send me a note: lazykfarm at comcast dot net.
>
>
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