Selket Sygnet (Maggnitude EA X SelketMistcalSong)
She was bred by the late Jim Andreson of Selket Arabians, and his partner Ron Hevener. Sygnet is in foal to Selket Angelo and the foal is expected in late February.
Hey! October 31 (2009) was a good day and a not so good day. It was the first day in three weeks that my centipede-bitten foot with the nasty-itis complication felt good enough to take Sygnet in hand for a walk in the woods. As we turned off the main trail to take the shortcut home, I looked 3' to the left and saw bees streaming in and out of a hollow tree. Uh oh! I have bees at home but I work in a bee suit. I was moving past them as quickly and calmly as I could. Just at that moment, I got hit on the back through my shirt, by about six bees. I let Sygnet go. I think she was stung also, because she took off without hesitation. I continued to move away with an angry buzzing behind me.
Sygnet decided to go all the way home by herself. She was not panicking but she was definitely drawn to the safety of home. With my less than totally recovered foot, I followed at a slower pace. I was hoping she would be at the gate and that our adventure would have gone unnoticed, but no, Tom had seen her trot in the gate which was open for people who were visiting the farm. What was the good part? Well since the arrival of the varroa mite on Oahu, it is very unusual to have bees out in the wild. A new wild hive is a very good development. Unfortunately, they were pretty aggressive. Hopefully, we can get an experienced beekeeper who can move them safely into a hive, or to a location that is not a threat to trail users.
The U.H. beekeepers, Scott and Todd have taught me to put honey on bee stings. I did that and the stings didn't bother me. After that, I walked back up the trail and put up a sign warning trail users about the location of the bees. I also put in a call to the DLNR.
Foal Watch - February 17, 2010 It's getting pretty close. Hope it's a she! Yesterday, I could see that the muscles in Sygnet's pelvic area have started to relax. Today, there were little droplets forming on the end of Sygnets nipples. She's a little edgy and she's making signals to Dolcezza to stay away from fence that divides them. I think it will happen within the next few days. I put a load of fresh wood chips in Sygnet's stall and got the fresh straw into position so I can spread it out on top of the chips. I've been sleeping in the stable for almost two weeks now.