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I need help thinning my herd. I finally parted with around 20 stallions, but another round wouldn't hurt. I've got 125 mares to sort through now. What are your standards for a mare or stallion to stay in your herd? I just need ideas to incorporate into my culling I swear I have no standards right now other than my stallions have to be up week 3. This RO, I'm going to start tossing fillies with no week 3. But the more I track their training, the more I get lost. I'll link some horses that I think are culls, but I'm not sure about. I like to see up wk 3, 6, 9, 12, then I stop tracking. But I have some horses that have a trait that doesn't go up (Ex: Wk 9 - 334, Wk 10, 344, Wk 11, 444) : Any help is appreciated. I don't need 100+ foals a year. My gelding barns are full, and honestly, it's just a lot to manage |
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In my herd, stallions need to be up 2/3 or 3/3 and consistent to be tested and then they're only kept intact if they're 45 or higher on the LB. If they're SUPER shiny and didn't hit the mark, I keep to make geldings 😅 . Mares need to be up at least one to keep, just because I usually have quite a few freshies every year and the non LB girls are helpful when testing them :') . I'll go through the horses you have listed and update this with my thoughts <3 . Okay edit: Daisy and Holly would definitely be culls, but the other two would be stashed in the "testing" barn. I always forget to peek at week 4/7/10s so I can't be any help there. . Unfortunately, all three of those stallions would have been popped into my gelding barn at their week 3s. Since your barns are full, definitely cull them if you're wanting to strengthen your herd. . I know it sounds harsh but if I also have an extreme amount of foals every year, so I know your struggle. Just because this works for me doesn't mean it will work for you. I'm ALWAYS happy to help! So feel free to send me PMs! |
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Lucky Ducky Lane said:
In my herd, stallions need to be up 2/3 or 3/3 and consistent to be tested and then they're only kept intact if they're 45 or higher on the LB. If they're SUPER shiny and didn't hit the mark, I keep to make geldings 😅 . Mares need to be up at least one to keep, just because I usually have quite a few freshies every year and the non LB girls are helpful when testing them :') . I'll go through the horses you have listed and update this with my thoughts <3 . Okay edit: Daisy and Holly would definitely be culls, but the other two would be stashed in the "testing" barn. I always forget to peek at week 4/7/10s so I can't be any help there. . Unfortunately, all three of those stallions would have been popped into my gelding barn at their week 3s. Since your barns are full, definitely cull them if you're wanting to strengthen your herd. . I know it sounds harsh but if I also have an extreme amount of foals every year, so I know your struggle. Just because this works for me doesn't mean it will work for you. I'm ALWAYS happy to help! So feel free to send me PMs!
No, no, I need harsh lol. I took a break from the game and had no geldings other than whatever was still alive from my break, so I was super lax on breeding just to build up the geldings. But it's been 4 months now, and I need to cut back severely. I'm looking at cutting back to 70-80 foals max |
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Clear with Temps dropping into the Teens
