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| Fae Breeds
There are at least 6 known Fae breeds. There may be more as yet undiscovered. Equine Fae; Much like a regular equine these Fae have markings and coloring like thier much larger cousins, rarely you may find an outcrop Equine Fae that has jewel toned coloring. These Fae give birth to live foals usually just 1, tho twins and even triplets have been documented Hippa Fae; A Hippocampus type Fae. These Fae can be found mostly in fresh water lakes and rivers, they also seem to thrive in areas with water falls. There have been rumors of Sea Faes as yet these are still just rumors. Unsure if these Faes lay eggs or give birth to live foals, since offspring are born underwater. We are reserching. |
| Faes of the Double Horseshoe Ranch |
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| Pixie Fae; These Fae are found mostly here on the ranch. Vibriant and unusually marked, these Fae also boast a small pair of translucent wings like those of a dragonfly. Most Pixie Faes seem to be a type of elemental: Air, Water, Fire or earth. Pixies lay eggs, 1 to 4 in a clutch. Hatchlings are born grey and don't develop their colors until they grow. Stages: Hatchling, Foaling and finally adult. Hatchlings are very tiny and need special care. Egg Identification Hatchling Foaling |
| Hippagriff Fae; A cross it seems between a falcon or hawk and a Fae. This Fae is rare and very secretive. Aggressive and extremly terretorial they have been know to frighten even full sized horses due to the sudden attacks they preform. Thier talons may be small but they are sharp. Mares lay eggs generally 1 to 4 in a clutch. Stages Hatchling, Chick, Adult. Hatchlings are tiny and need a lot of care most are born a soft cream and won't develope their colors for a while. Egg Identification Hatchling Chick |
| Una Fae; Much like unicorns these Faes have beautiful spiral horns. There seem to be two different types of Una Fae, upright manes and flowing manes. I'm unsure at this time if the two types are seprate groups or just that the hair is different from one individual to another. These Fae give birth to live foals usually just 1 tho twins and even triplets have been documented.
Pegus Fae; These Faes are reminicent of the Pegusus from legand. With feathered wings and thick fur covering thier hooves if can sometimes be diffecult to tell the mares from the stallions at first glance. Pegus mares give birth to live foals, twins are extremly rare for a Pegus mare these mares have 1 foal at a time. |
| Gestation for a regular Equine, Una and Pegus Fae is around 5 months just under half the time for a regular horse, these mares deliver live foals. Gestation for Pixie Fae and Hippogriffs is 2 months then she lays her eggs, the eggs take 30 to 32 days to hatch after they are laid. Pixie mares prefer to roost in willow type trees when close to laying. Due to the willows drapping leaves this provides the best protection and security for a roosting mare. Hippogriffs prefer higher elevation and since they have feathered wings this is an easy feat. Rarely new mothers will abondon thier eggs with Hippogriffs and Pixies. If this happens you will need an ecubator for the eggs. This is why it's best to check these small nests. |
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| Pixie Fae Cross Breeding
Since Pixie Fae genes are dominat If a Pixie Fae stallion breeds an Equine Fae mare the mare will actually lay eggs she will lay 1 to 4 eggs instead of a live birth, which can lead her to abandon the eggs. Since Equine Faes normally have live births they are unsure what to do with eggs. These breedings will always result in Pixie foals . If your unsure weather your Equine mare was bred by a Pixie stallion but you are concerned this has happened, it's best to isolate her. An Equine mare that is bred by a Pixie stallion needs to be watched closely, Pixie stallions will sometimes try to get their new mare to join the rest of the herd. Since Equine mares can not fly this causes stress and if not isolated the Pixie stallion will continually pester her. A quiet inclosed pasture will help. Once they lay their eggs, Pixie mares do not start producing milk until closer to hatching time. Equine mares will show the same tendency, which can be used to your advantage. More than likely eggs will have to be placed in an encubator until they hatch, but once the hatchlings make an appereance they can again be placed with their dams. If the hatchlings are rejected by the Equine mare at this point they will have to be hand raised. The best way to do this is with hummingbird nectar. Fae mares produce milk that is almost like nectar since part of their diets consist of flowers. Rarely an Equine Fae stallion may breed a Pixie Mare. Due to a Pixie mares ability to fly most Equine stallions can not get close enough to breed, however it has been known to happen. In this case the Pixie mare may choose to stay with her earthbound mate or she may leave and join another Pixie herd. If the Pixie mare chooses to remain she will need a roost close to her choosen stallions herd. The Pixie mare will still lay eggs as is normal for her breed. These breeding will again always result in Pixie foals. The mare will lay 1 to 4 eggs in her clutch. |
| Pregnacy and roosting in Pixie and Hippagriff mares
Since these mares lay eggs in "Clutches" much like dragons, they begin to gather nesting materials the closer they get to their due dates. Pay close attention to your pregnant mare make sure she has a warm, dry nesting box. The heavier a your mare gets with eggs the more rest she needs. Flying becomes more difficult, as this happens members of her herd will help gather fruit and roughage for the nesting mare. By their very natures these mares prefer to nest high in trees safe from predators. Make sure your mares nesting box is high enough for her to feel secure otherwise she may try to find another place to lay her eggs. Nesting mares MUST have the freshest feed to insure they stay healthy. Fae's eat fruit, grasses and certain types of flowers like dasies, hybiscuss and roses (and I bet you thought the small nibbles on your roses were caterpillers ). Once a mare lays her eggs she may leave rarely to feed but she needs to have food close at hand, Hatchlings are almost always born grey and cream and won't develop their colors for a while. These Fae types lay up to 4 eggs.There are several stages for Pixie and Hippagriff mares which differ from their wingless cousins the Equine Faes. Becuase Pixie's and hippagriff's are hatched they are much smaller than Equine Fae foals to begin with and require careful handling. |
| Pregnancy in the Equine Fae: Equine Fae are much like regular horses. With just 5 months to prepare for your new arrival tho things can get a bit hectic. A few tips to make things go alot smother: Pregnant mares need alot of fresh feed, plenty to drink and room to stretch out. It's also a good ideal to move your Pregnant mare to a quiet stall with an enclosed paddock to insure she stays calm. Fae foals are born quickly and generally at night, many an owner has gone to feed in the morning only to be surprized by a new arrival.Wild Fae mares need to be left in the wild do to the stress of capture, besides Fae's will actually come to you if they want to make thier homes on your ranch. Equine Fae foals grow much like the're much larger counterparts only at a more excelrated rate. |
| Pregnancy in the Hippa Fae; |
| Since these Faes live deep underwater we have not been able to discover anything about thier foaling process |
| Pegus Fae cross breeding;
This type of cross breeding is not as rare as you might thing. Pegus stallions are quick and will even stay on the ground to romance a mare he has taken a liking too. Pegus genes are dominant so this type of breeding will always result in a Pegus foal. Pegus mares have been known to join other Fae herds if she likes the stallion. There has not been any documented cases of Pegus Faes cross breeding with a Hippagriff or Hippa Fae, this may be due to these being too different from the Eqius look of the other Faes. There have been a number of cases of Pegus Faes and Una Faes cross breeding. In these cases the resulting foal is known as an Alicorn Fae. Since the Pegus and Una Fae genes are both dominent the foal will have a horn and wings. Foals will be live births. |
| Hippa Fae cross breeding;
We are not sure if this type of breeding is possaible there was once thought to have been a few that were discovered but this has not been proved. |
| Una Fae cross breeding;
Una Faes are alot like regular Equine Fae's. Any cross breeding will result in a foal having a horn. |
| Fae's can be trained for just about any disapline, certain breed types are more adept at some disaplines than others. Fae Ponies are great fun, but can be a real handful at times. |
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