Jenis + 3

This morning as I drove up to the farm, Jenis was at the gate surrounded by 3 foals while the other 2 mares were in the shelter eating. She looked like the nanny. This looks weird as we have NO mare that is LESS maternal then Jenis. She acts like a stallion, and is not a great mom to any of her foals. She tolerates them but would prefer to be unencumbered with a baby. We can't imagine what Sanna and Ylse were thinking leaving their babies with Jenis. After our walk, we moved in a new alfalfa bale in the Friesian paddock and a grass bale in the big paddock. Seven more grass bales were delivered last night or early this morning. I need to call the farmer to tell him we ONLY want 50 grass bales and the other 50 need to be alfalfa. With so many nursing mothers they need the extra calories alfalfa has versus grass. The grass bales are bigger and cost less but in the long run, the alfalfa is cheaper as we don't have to buy expensive grain. The cabin field needs a new salt block so we will probably purchase 3 more when we go to get Raven's grain and put one in each of the paddocks that are getting low. I really wish we could find a way to keep the salt out of the weather, the 50 pound blocks last much longer if they don't get rained on. I'm heading down to work now, couldn't get Rhoda to help, she already had plans to go visit Taunya and Addyson.