This whole spring/summer has been challenging. I guess I will start again and see how well I keep this blog. Tonight, went to the barn at 1:30, something made me wake up and decide to check the barn. A maiden jennet (first foal) had had her foal, and was rejecting it. The foal was approaching a couple other jennets. So the first thing to do was get the jennet into a stall of her own and see how she behaved with the foal, without the other jennets around. Well, she kicked that foal hard. So I tied her up and milked some colostrum out of her, and she let down her milk ok, lets me handle her udder fine. But every time the foal came near, she kicked it, or bit it if it was near her head. Now it is 3:30, I have milked out 55cc of colostrum and given it to the foal in a syringe. She has hay and water to eat and drink, and I gave her some banamine. The foal is safe on the other side of a low fence panel, and I am going to get an hour of sleep. Maybe she will relax some and with her udder full, will be more receptive to the foal. It's going to be a long night.