Katie Had Almost Counted Blanche Out—Then Her Pregnancy Check Revealed a Baby Donkey
Katie went into the mini donkey pregnancy checks trying not to get her hopes up.
Dolly’s situation was uncertain, and Blanche had never been pregnant during the years Katie had owned her. Dorothy was already expecting, which gave everyone something to look forward to, but Katie was doubtful that this appointment would bring another announcement.
Then came a moment she clearly hadn’t prepared for.
“Is there anything in there?” she asked during Blanche’s examination.
The answer was yes.
“Are you for real?” Katie repeated. “I cannot believe that.”
Blanche was pregnant.
The donkey Katie had nearly counted out had just delivered the biggest surprise of the appointment—and suddenly, there were two donkey babies to anticipate in 2027.
The day began with Miss Dolly.
Katie explained that she thought Dolly might have been pregnant earlier and then lost the pregnancy. That was her understanding of what might have happened, rather than a confirmed history established in the update.
This examination was a chance to see whether Dolly had conceived during Glenn’s most recent stay.
Katie remembered seeing breeding activity before he left, so there was a reason to check. But she admitted that she was not particularly optimistic.
The examination did not reveal a clear pregnancy.
“We didn’t really see a whole lot in there,” Katie explained afterward.
It was a disappointing start. Dolly had had a baby before, and Katie had hoped there might be another one to look forward to. This check did not bring that confirmation.
Katie also wondered whether the difficult heat might have played a role in how the breeding season had gone. The video did not establish a cause for Dolly’s situation, however, and that remained speculation.
After Dolly’s result, Katie approached Blanche’s examination with even lower expectations.
Blanche had never been pregnant in the time Katie had owned her. Over the years, that history had shaped what Katie expected to hear.
“I don’t have a whole lot of hope for this,” she admitted.
Dorothy was nearby for what Katie affectionately called moral support. Since Dorothy was already pregnant, Katie joked that perhaps she had shared some “baby dust” with Blanche.
It was a hopeful thought offered with humor, even while Katie prepared herself for another empty result.
Then the examination changed the mood completely.
There was a baby.
Katie asked again, clearly struggling to take in the answer. Her repeated questions captured the surprise better than any polished announcement could have.
She had been so ready to hear that Blanche was not pregnant that confirmation of a baby took a moment to feel real.
“I was counting her out,” Katie said.
Now she was looking ahead to a foal she had barely allowed herself to imagine.
The conversation quickly shifted from whether Blanche was pregnant to how far along she might be.
Katie thought it had been approximately 80 or 90 days since Blanche’s last heat, but said she needed to check her records. That estimate was provisional; the update did not provide a confirmed due date for Blanche.
What they could see during the examination made the discovery exciting enough.
They discussed the developing baby’s spine, giving Katie a glimpse of the little donkey growing inside a mother she had expected to leave the appointment without pregnancy news.
After that surprise, they decided to check Dorothy as well.
She was already known to be pregnant, and Katie wanted reassurance that her baby was still there.
The examination confirmed that Dorothy remained pregnant. Glare made the screen difficult to see, but Katie described being able to make out parts of the baby, including ribs.
Earlier in the update, she had mentioned an expected arrival around May for Dorothy. It was an approximate timeline, but it gave followers a place to begin imagining the next chapter.
Dorothy and Blanche were both expecting.
Katie’s excitement grew as she thought about another possibility: both babies could potentially be spotted.
Their markings were still unknown, of course. But after such an unexpected result, imagining what the foals might look like was part of the fun.
There would be plenty of time for predictions, due-date watching, and future updates. For this appointment, simply knowing there were two babies on the way was enough.
One of the mothers enjoyed some well-earned ear scratches as Katie took in the news. She also mentioned plans for the donkeys to spend time on the dry lot as their management was adjusted.
The practical work would continue, even after the excitement of the reveal.
Dolly’s check had not brought the answer Katie hoped for, and that remained part of the day’s story. But Blanche’s unexpected pregnancy and Dorothy’s reassuring examination had given the appointment a joyful ending.
“What a day,” Katie said.
It was an understandable reaction.
She had begun by explaining why she doubted Blanche was pregnant. She finished by announcing two donkey babies expected in 2027.
For everyone who has followed Blanche over the years, this was a particularly sweet introduction to a new chapter—one Katie herself had almost stopped expecting.
Were you as surprised as Katie to hear that Blanche is finally expecting?
