Shorty needed a crib of his own for a short time, to help take care of an owie in his hoof. We don't have a separate stall we can dedicate, so we had to get creative and McGyver the available space to make a special enclosure. By using the trailer, the barn wall, and the existing paddock gate, all we had to do was put up a little electrical tape on one side, and we had a short-term space of his own.
He peeks out from his space when I come with his pellets.
He's still close to his friends, so he's not lonely, but he's on better ground (so he can wear his "slippers", aka boots). Also, he gets all his own food, so there's less competition in the paddock with the other animals.
There was a moment of panic as Mommy went to feed him one morning, because he seemed to be missing! As I approached the space, I could see the fence was up, but where was Shorty? Turns out he had simply hopped into the box. It had been a frosty night, so he just decided to get right in (yes, it was chock-blocked securely, just in case he did this). He's a sweetie-smarty-boy.
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