I walked out to feed the chickens this morning and found my Silkie dead, in her nest. I could tell it was a sudden death because she was still in the position to lay an egg; that's exactly what I thought she was doing when I was coming to the coop, until I noticed she wasn't breathing.
She was...
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I believe that is an Icelandic horse. What you might be considering 'strange' is the unique gait of the Icelandic horse, the tölt; a four-beat gait where the front legs take long, gliding strides in an almost circular motion and the hindlegs take swift, abrupt steps.
Something else you...
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Thuringen horse!
No it really IS a black forest horse
http://blackforesthorses.ca/history.htm
Horses born in Baden-Württemberg will receive the "famous"
Spruce Tree brand.
Well, I guess that's pretty likely now that I think about it. If I'm not mistaken, the usual presence of the...
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Kanni
Alaskan Malamute
This one has me stumped... Tibetan Terrier?
Nope but those are good guesses!!
Wow! I was so sure about the Kanni! I know for sure it's a sighthound... The one in the middle is some sort of Northern breed, but the one at the bottom has me absolutely puzzled.
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Champagne color. Not sure what breed. Morgan?
Not a Morgan...
I'll give you some more clues since it's an action shot.
Short--no more than 14.2, drafty, German origin. Has a brand in the shape of a pine tree.
Thuringen horse!
For as long as I've kept chickens, I've always just waited impatiently until the gender was totally obvious, but I've been noticing how early some of you start posting pics of your chicks and asking the gender, so I thought I'd give it a try. Would anyone mind taking a guess on this little one...