July Discussion Thread

[obsceneSymphony]

I think what is more likely is that they are "Cow Kilkers" or Velvet Ants. They are super fuzzy wingless** wasps that resemble overgrown ants. The story goes that they can get in the hooves of cows, sting them***, and make the cow stampede aimlessly off a cliff, a wall, power lines, or some other hazard.

*** Only the females have stingers.
** The males don't but can fly.

I looked up some pictures and they look pretty neat. I especially liked an all white floofy one I saw. Maybe they will turn into that?

Haha on reading “keep them away from the [cow] ponies” my immediate thought was liver flukes 😅 Cow killers (maybe many spp of wasp including those?) seems much more likely! Although a fluke litter similar in growing pattern to the rbm and the day/night cycle horses going through egg, miracidium, sporocyst, redia, cercaria, metacercaria, and adult outcomes woulf be really cool!

omg YES PLEASE!!! i would absolutely die for that, im way too into parasitology for it to be normal hahaaha!! but i agree, cow killers sound more likely in this case. Eitherway im mad pumped about anything biology themed so!!

Hard same to all of that haha!

I love the kittens but their 2nd stages so far have made me sad - will the gorgeous blankets have some bearing on the final designs, pretty please? 🤞 That said, the two that have grown were my least favourites of the designs if ignoring blankets, so even if the final stages look just like 2nd stage I am super excited for those last outcomes 😍

[pegasus4240]

Tonight's pony? Jersey cow.

[♔Voltaire♔]

If we get a Brown Swiss inspired pony I will cry <3 I grew up with Brown Swiss babies all my life <3

[Velveteen Hound.]

If we get a Brown Swiss inspired pony I will cry <3 I grew up with Brown Swiss babies all my life <3

Yeah... I don’t think it is a Swiss though. It looks more like a jersey to me. Brown Swiss are more dun/roany, and don’t typically have the characteristic dark nose, and rich red coat the pony has.

I raised both in my cattle days so I would be fine with either, but Jersys have a special place in my heart, and this one looks more Jersey to me.

And I completely misread your post, I would love Swiss cows as well

[odin]

OH this reminds me of orange dreamsicles! <3

[♔Voltaire♔]

If we get a Brown Swiss inspired pony I will cry <3 I grew up with Brown Swiss babies all my life <3

Yeah... I don’t think it is a Swiss though. It looks more like a jersey to me. Brown Swiss are more dun/roany, and don’t typically have the characteristic dark nose, and rich red coat the pony has.

I raised both in my cattle days so I would be fine with either, but Jersys have a special place in my heart, and this one looks more Jersey to me.

And I completely misread your post, I would love Swiss cows as well

Yeah I was gonna say, LOL! I grew up mostly around Brown Swiss and Holstein cattle. Now I rarely see my Swiss babies anywhere. It's all Jerseys and Holsteins now, but Jerseys are sweetpeas <3

[Velveteen Hound.]

Brown swiss were really really popular a few years back. I know when I was showing mine, there was an abnormally high percentage of swiss in the ring/sales. They do seem to be more scarce now though ... perhaps it was just a fad, and I was in the right place at the right time. -The only animal I ever kept back from a sale was a Jersey heifer (Whom I later bred, and she produced several really nice calves for me)

I know it is extremely unlikely to have edits, but I'd love to see some more 'exotic breeds' recognized.
A nice Spanish fighting bull with horns would be fun -

Or I would especially love a brahman. The place in which I use to work neighbors had a mini brahman cow and calf. The calf was the cutest, spiciest thing. It ran around the pasture like he owned the place, and he probably did. The other animals (including emu & a very large Dexter steer -large for a dexter-) stayed out of it's way, even though they were 2, or 3 times it's size.

highland cattle would work well with the pony line art too.

[kxLJM]

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Or I would especially love a brahman. The place in which I use to work neighbors had a mini brahman cow and calf. The calf was the cutest, spiciest thing. It ran around the pasture like he owned the place, and he probably did. The other animals (including emu & a very large Dexter steer -large for a dexter-) stayed out of it's way, even though they were 2, or 3 times it's size.

highland cattle would work well with the pony line art too.

A Brahman would be so nice, I don't know how well a bull would work with their huge humps, even though I would love to see that, Brahman bulls are special to me. How could someone not love those flappy ears and flabby neck? I hoard them like there was no tomorrow if one of the ponies came out looking like one, especially a red one lol

[nostalgiatech]

I LOVE THIS BABY

[lil rascal]

The ponies are very cute. I really hope we gt some splits though since all of mine are now grown, 3 of the first outcome & 4 of todays