Quarter barrel (pony keg)[edit] A quarter barrel, more commonly known as pony keg, is a beer vessel containing approximately 7.75 U.S. gallons (29.33 liters) of fluid. It is half the size of the standard beer keg and equivalent to a quarter of a barrel. The term pony refers to its smaller size â compare pony glass (quarter-pint) and pony bottle.
The Process of Becoming an Adoption Parent. An adoptive parent is someone who provides a permanent home to a child or children through a legal process. The end result is no different than giving birth to a child. Becoming an adoptive parent comes with all the joys, heartache, laughter, frustration, responsibilities and rights that a natural or biological parent-child relationship brings.
The child can be placed in the home of the adoptive parents immediately after the birth, rather than be temporarily placed in agency foster care with strangers. Independent adoption is different from agency adoption in many ways. Some differences are quite subtle, while others are very significant.