Twofer

I heard the words I dreaded last night. "Mom, I think the horse is pregnant!" What! How can this be??? She is lactating like a freak right now. I actually thought she may be pregnant since we bought her based on her size and shape. It is impossible to know these things when you buy at auction. You have no idea where the animal was and who had access to her. It takes 11 months for a horse to gestate.

We called the vet last night and she left us a message explaining that horses will lactate if they have a diet too high in protein and too many phyto-estrogens from plants like sweet clover...which is most of what grows in our pasture. I am hoping that this is the case. I did google pregnant horse images, and well, it sure looks like our horse. She is very large in the girth department.

A two for one.

If she is pregnant, we will know in the very near future because her signs indicate an imminent birth.

I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' no babies!

On a brighter note, our new floors started getting installed today. Here is the first photo.

The other two bedrooms will be completed Thursday and Friday. I am so excited to have nice floors again. We have been living with rotten 100 year old floors full of sheet metal patches and staples. It will be nice to be able to unpack and set up our furniture once and for all.

The chickens are still growing and entertaining us. The head rooster is doing a great job at protecting the flock. So far, we haven't had any issues of the roosters fighting. The head rooster "Chicken Nugget" is so dominant, I think the pecking order has been established and there will be peace in the land. They are now 10 weeks old and have graduated to "finishing" feed for weeks 10-20. After that, they will go on layer rations.