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Quail, Americana, Cochin, and Polish eggs

#my post #farmblr #livestock #chicken #chickens

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I found out that this is called sleep crashing and it's because she won't kay lay down to go into deep sleep. Still don't know why but she's getting better about it

I don't think anyone told Indi how to sleep standing up

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First show of the season, of course it was too cold to bathe the horses.

#my post #horse #horseblr #farmblr #indi tag #arabian horse #thoroughbred #barrel horse

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Love me a good fall video 😅

#first time trying to do poles bareback #i did not succeed #my post #horse #horseblr #indi tag #pole horse

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She’s not mad, just chewing a carrot awkwardly. 😁

#i cant describe the joy this picture brings me

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everyday i see livestock and horse posts it makes me want to go back to being a horse boy /farmer but then i vacuum the living room for more then 10 minutes and remember why im not one anymore lol

I know what you mean but I would rather shovel horse poop or patch chicken pens than vaccum any day 😅😅

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I’m not sure if any present horse people on here are from Ukraine, but if not, this could still be helpful in other emergency contexts. 

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new hobby: editing anti-wasp memes to be pro-wasp. spreading my waspaganda 

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Happy Valentine’s Day from Sylgja & Skvísa 🌹

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Say hello to mechanically separated chicken. It’s what all fast-food chicken is made from—things like chicken nuggets and patties. Also, the processed frozen chicken in the stores is made from it. Basically, the entire chicken is smashed and pressed through a sieve—bones, eyes, guts, and all. it comes out looking like this. There’s more: because it’s crawling with bacteria, it will be washed with ammonia, soaked in it, actually. Then, because it tastes gross, it will be reflavored artificially. Then, because it is weirdly pink, it will be dyed with artificial color. But, hey, at least it tastes good, right? High five, America!

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Here’s the reworked part 1 of a little series on the genetics behind a horse’s coat colors! I corrected some mistakes and also included the Agouti locus, instead of splitting that one off into a separate part.

(One thing before we start: I’m finding that with the phrasing, I’m torn between what’s scientifically correct, and what’s actually easy to comprehend for anyone starting off with no previous knowledge. I hope I found a sort of compromise that works for both.)

Let’s start with the Extension locus. The two possible alleles that can be present here are labelled E and e. E is dominant, while e is recessive. This means that a horse only needs one copy of E to be able to produce black pigment.

Here’s an example of how a chestnut foal can be born out of a pairing with two black parents:

The deposition of the black pigment is also influenced by the Agouti locus:

If we add the Agouti locus into the mix, things look a little more complicated. A is dominant, while a is recessive. If both A and E are present, the black pigment mainly shows up in the hair in the “points” (legs, mane, tail etc.), while the body remains red/brown. This creates the typical bay coat.

Here’s one more example of a possible pairing:

This way, a bay foal could potentially be born out of a pairing between a chestnut horse and a black horse.

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“Haunted and Hunted” by Lore on Twitter

The American pronghorn is the world’s fastest herbivore, reaching speeds of 60 mph, but the evolutionary pressure that drove it so such superlatives has gone for a long long time

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There were a lot of freshwater mussels on the 2021 US extinction list. They didn’t leave us with haunting recordings of them calling out for a mate they’d never meet, there were no drawings in vivid color. They were extremely important nevertheless and their loss is frustrating too. That’s why stream ecology and mollusks have always fascinated me. They were silent, stalwart little heroes and entire species were lost to pollution.

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This is my personal hair stylist Greenie Weanie, i love her.

#she's preening you😭 #my heart

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What is the actual percentage of their weight that a horse can safely carry on a regular basis?

On one hand, I've always heard the '20% of their weight' rule but on the other you have, for example, rather large adults who ride smallish horses seemingly without problems (like Icelandic horses) and Mongol ponies who can supposedly carry more than their own weight

If a horse has been trained to carry itself correct, the saddle fits and the rider sits properly can they safely carry much more than 20%? Does it depend on breed and conformation?

GV here.

It definitely varies from horse to horse. Fitness (of both horse and rider!), bone density, age, and height of the horse all matter. 20% is a general starting point, but may go up or down depending on the mentioned factors. A heavy rider that is good at riding and can balance well, is honestly easier for the horse to carry than a rider that is perhaps lighter weight but isn’t balanced or bounces all over the horse’s back. A 25 year old horse probably can’t carry the same weight that it carried as a 10 year old. A 17hh thoroughbred probably can’t carry the same amount of weight as a 17hh draft horse.

For example - take William Fox-Pitt. He is an Olympic level eventer, which is well regarded as one of the most physically difficult riding disciplines out there. He is 6′5″ and makes his horses look tiny. A healthy weight for someone of his height is about 190-230#, so we’ll assume he’s somewhere in there.

But, his horses certainly don’t suffer for how tall or how heavy he is, because of how good he is at riding.