Last week Nicky brought down two more calves to keep Hercules company. If you haven't heard about Herc, he was the second of twins and his mum left him in he paddock after birth, unlicked and unloved. So we took him on to rear - a poddy, yes.
Trace has taught him how to drink from the teat and after 6 weeks he's put on some good weight. But he was getting pretty lonely all by himself in the stable - the pony girls would come and check him out every now and then, but they are primarily concerned with stuffing their faces. So he got a new brother and sister.
Zeus and Xena are only about a week old at the moment, but already the same size as that poor little runt Herc. They seem to all get on fabulously, even at the twice-a-day feeding session. Xena was real good at figuring out the teat thing, but Zeus (on the left) seems to forget every 30 seconds and needs a bit more TLC at this stage. Well, he is only a boy, after all as all the girls around here like to point out - frequently.
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