Tuesday 24 August 2010

What a birthday present!


Pelachuta's eleven month date was today, my, and my daughters birthday, and seeing a good weather forecast for today ahead of heavy rain tomorrow, I went to work wondering whether she would know that, and take action - she was humming frequently and at ten to twelve a shower had sent them all into the shelter, so Mrs. Smallholder decided nothing would happen for a while, and went off to see to do some work - wrong, ten minutes later, there was a cria sitting up on the ground!
I work five minutes away, so I was home in time to see the first staggering steps of another female for us, Bramley, who we later weighed-in at 7.2kg - she seems to be a beautiful colour of dark fawn or light brown, though I'll reserve final judgement for more experienced eyes later. Her sire was CME Centurion, a dark fawn.


She suckled after a couple of hours, while I held my breath each time she went under, until she came out licking her lips, with the unmistakeable drips of milk on them. Having said that it was a fine day, it was blowing a good'un, but the sun was warming - we've put a coat on now, as rain is due to arrive early in the morning.




When she first stood, she was like a tall, leggy fighting machine from the War of the Worlds, and now she totters around like a drag queen in over-ambitious stilletto's!

It's time for a birthday drink with a mate of mine, Jack Daniels - we're going to share a glass of Coke...

8 comments:

  1. What a fantastic birthday present, she looks lovely.

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  2. Woohoo - she is adorable. And I won a bet here with Sorcha that you'd call one Bramley!!

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  3. Fantastic...Birthday present !!..she is beautiful....Congratulations..on your lovely new arrival !!.......Enjoy your JD & Coke....Jayne

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  4. Congrats on a great looking cria! Love the second picture where her tongue is out :-)

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  5. She looks absolutely gorgeous...what a lovely colour and great photos...a belated happy birthday to you both, I guess it couldn't have been much better!

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  6. Dave, Really good photos of a lovely Bramley. Congrats and belated birthday wishes to you and your daughter! Shirley & Robbie

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  7. She's awesome - Hilda

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  8. Nice one Dave, belated birthday wishes.
    A little brown corker, no doubt about it!

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