Unofficial Cria Watch -- nothing

I didn't fall off the face of the earth. It's simply that I have this day job that gets very busy and very crazy during the 100 days of spring and the sun came out this week in Western Oregon ... Chloe is still Chloe and shows no signs of delivery which is a good thing.

About a week ago, we moved the girls to a makeshift pasture to allow our primary pasture to rest and recover. I've resigned myself to the fact we're I'm not going to get the rest of our pastures built any time soon. We need to have Chloe in the front pasture for delivery and for the first few weeks of the cria's life. The front pasture must rest, because right now, the moss is taller than the grass. My plan is to hold the girls off the front pasture until Chloe's due date if we can. Of course, we'll move her into that pasture at the first sign of labor. The side pasture is recovering well, so if all goes according to plan, we can move the girls into the side pasture in late April and into the front pasture in early May. Every day in the corridor gives us more grass in the pastures and better regrowth pasture later in the spring. Unfortunately, the front pasture is in such poor shape it will eventually require a full overseeding and a season of rest when if I ever complete the back pastures.

The girls have been enjoying the taller grass in what we call the "corridor" which is actually the space between our pasture fence and the perimeter fence of our property. The corridor is about ten feet wide and several hundred feet long. As of yesterday, the grass in the corridor is eaten to a pretty short height and the girls have started eyeing the front pasture again -- as well as the side pasture.

Official cria watch starts Monday, which is also my next day off. Hopefully, I'll have the energy for a better post then.