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Shi Wen immediately guessed which two horses were having a difficult birth. "Is it this horse and this horse?"

The two horses he was pointing to had twitching bellies, and they looked extremely uncomfortable, constantly whimpering softly.

Sikewell looked up in the direction he was pointing. "Yes, those are the two. We'll need to adjust their positions later."

Lian Lishan, standing nearby, asked nervously, "What should I prepare on my side?"

Sikewell: "Warm water for washing hands and concentrated feed to replenish the horse's energy."

Lian Lishan: "It's all here."

Her horse is already in labor and has little appetite.

The fodder she prepared was left aside, but the horse didn't even glance at it.

While they were talking, one of the horses had already given birth.

The foal's long legs emerged from the birth canal, still wrapped in the white placenta.

Shi Wen rolled up her sleeves to her elbows, quickly washed her hands, and went to help.

The mare was in relatively stable condition and did not resist strangers, especially Shi Wen approached. She sniffed Shiwen and Shi Wen with trust in her eyes.

Shi Wen that the mare seemed quite intelligent, I gently patted her neck.

Lian Lishan remarked from the side, "This is its third litter."

Shi Wen: "You've got experience now, no wonder the birth went relatively smoothly."

Lian Lishan smiled slightly, "Xiao Ma is doing well too."

Shi Wen nodded in agreement, then stepped forward, gently grasped the foal's foot, and, with the help of the mare, slowly pulled the foal out.

Assisting a horse to give birth doesn't seem to be any more difficult than assisting a cow.

Shi Wen delivered the first foal with great ease.

This foal has a white patch on its forehead, but otherwise it's all black and looks quite spirited.

Shi Wen squatted down and helped the mare tear open the amniotic sac from the foal.

Having regained some strength, the mare turned her head and patiently licked the foal, diligently cleaning the slime off its body.

Lian Lishan quickly took out a clean, large towel and carefully wiped the slime off the pony's body.

Shi Wen the foal and mare a quick check-up and, finding them both unharmed, went to check on the second horse.

Except for the first horse, which had an exceptionally smooth birth, the other horses were still struggling.

The two horses that were having difficult births struggled particularly fiercely, sometimes standing up, sometimes lying down in unbearable pain.

Sikewell gave them injections to help them produce.

Shi Wen him looking after this horse one moment and that horse the next, always busy and running around in circles.

Soon, the horse that had experienced a difficult birth gave birth to its front hooves.

Sikewell Shi Wen, "Come and turn the foal around, otherwise it won't give birth."

Shi Wen I've never adjusted the position of a horse's calf, I've adjusted the position of a cow's calf, so it's probably not much different.

He walked straight over and said, "I'll make the adjustments, you give the instructions. If there's anything wrong, just tell me."

Sikewell placed his hand on the mare's belly. "Okay, you try it first. I'll stop when I say stop."

The two have worked together many times and have a certain level of understanding.

This Shi Wen, adjusting the foal's position didn't encounter any difficulties.

The foal was a bit too big, and after adjustments, the mare had a harder time giving birth.

Shi Wen asked, "Would you like some honey water?"

Sikewell looked at Lian Lishan: "Honey water is two hundred yuan a cup, shall we go? If we don't, the mare might not have the strength to give birth."

At this point, how could Lian Lishan dare to say no?

She immediately nodded and said, "Yes, yes, yes, I'll do whatever you say. Let's save the mare and the foal first."

Upon Shi Wen this, Shi went outside to prepare honey water.

His honey is so good that even if it sells for 200 yuan a cup, he doesn't actually make a profit; he only recovers the cost.

However, this charging process is necessary. If it weren't charged, many people would ask for honey water regardless of whether they needed it, and then he would lose out big time.

Moreover, in that case, people who want to use honey water will eventually be unable to use it.

Therefore, Sikewell had long ago Shi Wen that they would now use honey water as an emergency measure, selling it for a uniform price of two hundred per cup, with two spoonfuls of honey per cup, for livestock use only.

Some people think they might be colluding to make money unethically, but most people are reasonable and know that Shi Wen's honey water is good, and they will express their gratitude after using it.

There was warm water outside, Shi Wen quickly prepared some honey water and brought it over.

This kind of good stuff doesn't need to be forced; the mare's eyes lit up when she smelled the honey water, and she immediately lowered her head and gulped down the whole cup in one go.

After drinking the honey water, the mare's strength noticeably recovered a bit.

Sikewell and Shi Wen worked together to continue assisting the mare in giving birth.

This time, the mare's delivery went more smoothly; with Shi Wen's help, the spotted foal was finally pulled out.

The foal wasn't feeling well; it had choked on amniotic fluid.

Sikewell had to give it an injection and then pick it up to try and drain the amniotic fluid.

Sikewell was getting old; he tried to shake the pony, but couldn't anymore.

Shi Wen took over the job, picked up the pony, and held it upside down to drain the water.

Sikewell directed from the sidelines as he worked, and after a while, they finally managed to revive the pony.

The mare let out a long moo and dragged her tired body over to lick the foal.

Shi Wen watched with a smile, feeling a sense of accomplishment.

The process of assisting the horse in giving birth was very meticulous and painstaking, but with Sikewell and Shi Wen there, nothing went wrong in the end.

By around 4 p. m., all six horses had given birth.

These horses all had single births, and a total of six foals were born.