giraffe cam..she is getting ready to give birth

[syrenn]

They don't have straw on the floor that i can see. It's just some hay that she's pulled out of her feeder.

straw... hay.... is there a difference?

 

[Valerie]

They don't have straw on the floor that i can see. It's just some hay that she's pulled out of her feeder.

Looks likes she's got that corner ready for when the time comes...

 

[Valerie]

They don't have straw on the floor that i can see. It's just some hay that she's pulled out of her feeder.

straw... hay.... is there a difference?

Fresh green hay vs dried up old crunchy straw...?

 

[syrenn]

They don't have straw on the floor that i can see. It's just some hay that she's pulled out of her feeder.

straw... hay.... is there a difference?

Fresh green hay vs dried up old crunchy straw...?

i thought green was alpha?





i so know they are gonna laugh at us.....

 

[Valerie]

straw... hay.... is there a difference?

Fresh green hay vs dried up old crunchy straw...?

i thought green was alpha?





i so know they are gonna laugh at us.....

We are not exactly farm girls...

 

[syrenn]

Fresh green hay vs dried up old crunchy straw...?

i thought green was alpha?





i so know they are gonna laugh at us.....

We are not exactly farm girls...

hey hey hey.... we must not discuss what goes on at the farm!!! Didn't you get the fatwa on that?

 

[Valerie]

i thought green was alpha?





i so know they are gonna laugh at us.....

We are not exactly farm girls...

hey hey hey.... we must not discuss what goes on at the farm!!! Didn't you get the fatwa on that?

 

[syrenn]

We are not exactly farm girls...

hey hey hey.... we must not discuss what goes on at the farm!!! Didn't you get the fatwa on that?

 

[koshergrl]

They don't have straw on the floor that i can see. It's just some hay that she's pulled out of her feeder.

straw... hay.... is there a difference?

Fresh green hay vs dried up old crunchy straw...?

You don't use hay as bedding. For one thing, it's expensive. For another, it tempts the animals to eat food that has crap on it.

 

[koshergrl]

straw... hay.... is there a difference?

Fresh green hay vs dried up old crunchy straw...?

i thought green was alpha?





i so know they are gonna laugh at us.....

Yes they are, lol.

Straw is the stalk only of wheat or other cereal grain crops, taken from the fields after harvest and baled. It's usually pale cream color, and there are few if any heads.

Hay comes in as many different varieties as there are grass, since thats what it is. Its generally green...different colors of green depending on what type/age/when it was cut..there is grass hay and there is alfalfa...alfalfa has stalks and leaves, and generally a higher protein content than grass hay. Maybe feed a combination of grass/alfalfa....

What I see in the giraffe's pen looks like grass hay. Maybe timothy...it's fine...

Alfalfa (live and dried):

Orchard grass:

Timothy:

Types of Hay | The Equinest

Straw:

 

[sitarro]

Ladies, have you seen the gestation period for giraffes? 14 months!!!! The baby comes out weighing 150 pounds and is 6'6"!!!!

 

[Katzndogz]

Did she have the baby? What happened?

 

[strollingbones]

so far no baby

 

[syrenn]

i think it a lie... and all padding!!!

 

[strollingbones]

ya think we need maury?

 

[Grandma]

Junior's bouncing around like mad in there, but I don't think Autumn's going into real labor just yet. Do animals eat like mad while they're in labor? I only have experience with a couple of cats and they stopped eating about 6 hours ahead of delivery.

If anyone's taking bets, I say early Tuesday morning.

 

[Sarah G]

It's silly, I know, but she seems so lonely right now. Hope she gives birth soon.

 

[Sarah G]

She's finally laying down.

 

[strollingbones]

well i wished i didnt find this link......lol....hubby is watching too and he is pissed....

i think you are right...as long as she is eating....she aint having that baby

 

[strollingbones]

ooooooooooooooo i think its happening