2016 Foals Due

We bought a baby monitor with camera. It streams to a monitor & I can also stream to my I pad or phone when I'm at work or home. Our foal isn't due till May, but tried it when we went out for the day and left the dogs at home.
 
Hi Kathy, I'm guessing it is on your home wifi? Our problem is there's no wifi or phone signal other than o2 via the boost box. If we had wifi it would be really easy!
 
what do you log on to at home to get the pictures? I am wondering if you need to look for a different Ip address or something at the yard. other than that its very different to the systems I have seen or been given to watch where you just go to the ip or web address and the picture is there
 
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There's no way for the signal to get into the Internet though. When at the yard I can go to the IP address and see the camera, that's cos I can pick up the wifi signal that the camera gives off via the router. Unfortunately to then get it on the Internet it needs either a phone signal or wifi (or Ethernet) and we have neither. Going to try one last thing, an O2 dongle. But I don't think that will work either.

pH is back up to 7 tonight though boobs have a drop of milk on each. Mare very calm and relaxed. Don't think it will be tonight so have come home again. Need more sleep!
 
We downloaded an App called Hubble from the App Store. This then connects to the camera on the Baby monitor. You can have it as a video or snapshots and move the camera remotely on the I pad or phone.
Have tried it from work and the Spa when we went the other day. I presume it connected to their wifi. When she's due to foal we will stay up the stabless in the caravan. The monitor has a range of 500 metres.
 
No sign of anything this morning other than sticky back legs so she's out in the field soaking up the sunshine. Have got another magic device arriving today and if that doesn't work then nothing will!
 
Sorry to hear your problems with getting cctv working cc. I hate technology when it doesn't work. There never seems to be an easy solution. Fingers crossed your new bit of kit will work for you.

I've got 3 foals due this year. The first one arrived on Easter Monday, a chestnut filly. She is out of my maiden mare so I was a bit worried about them. Thank goodness everything went smoothly and Dizzy (my mare) is being a wonderful mum, she's adorable.

Her filly is called Stolen Sunrise. She's bred to event and you can tell! She's so different from the dressage foals I've had in the past couple of years. This one leaps and boings and gallops like the wind. She's a sweetie, very brave and friendly.

I don't know how to post a picture so here's a link to her page on my website. I hope you like her.

http://www.stolensilverhorses.co.uk/for-sale/
 
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Sorry to hear your problems with getting cctv working cc. I hate technology when it doesn't work. There never seems to be an easy solution. Fingers crossed your new bit of kit will work for you.

I've got 3 foals due this year. The first one arrived on Easter Monday, a chestnut filly. She is out of my maiden mare so I was a bit worried about them. Thank goodness everything went smoothly and Dizzy (my mare) is being a wonderful mum, she's adorable.

Her filly is called Stolen Sunrise. She's bred to event and you can tell! She's so different from the dressage foals I've had in the past couple of years. This one leaps and boings and gallops like the wind. She's a sweetie, very brave and friendly.

I don't know how to post a picture so here's a link to her page on my website. I hope you like her.

http://www.stolensilverhorses.co.uk/for-sale/
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Oh she is gorgeous - you are rightly proud of your mare - she is lovely too :)
 
Stolensilver she IS lovely!

Minor update on Tracey - udder has changed in the last 36 hours, nothing doing behind. She's come up lame on her near hind so is stabled for the timebeing (plus the weather has been awful)...simply a case of keeping an eye on her. I've asked OH to take her out for a walk if it stays dry today and she's a bit more comfortable on that leg.

And here's a gratuitous photo of Cliff.

 
Thankyou. She's my first second-generation homebred and I was so anxious about how she would be. It was a big relief when she arrived safely and Dizzy turned into a doting mum. She's so happy!
 
Cc is there a wireless router near by? I have finally got mine working after much stress. I'm definitely no expert by any means, but could describe my set up if that would help? Though a wireless router is needed
 
cliff is a real cutie :) hope all the other mares people are waiting for stop crossing their legs and foal so everyone can get some proper sleep
 
Could tonight be the night?

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She's 326 days, brought her in tonight with milk running from her teats.

It's my birthday tomorrow!
 
Think this is it! Very restless, digging, up and down, tail cocked. Never seen her like this. Grunting, when do I out the tail bandage on?!
 
Sounds like it! I have to say I've never bothered with tail bandages or plaiting. Horses have been managing to foal without 'em for millennia, so I wouldn't fret about it. If you don't mind a goopy tail, I'd not bother and save yourself some hassle. But if you have a mare with loads of hair and you want to keep an eye on what's happening, I'd just go ahead and whack on the bandage now! If she's playing silly beggars and has no intentions of foaling right now, you can just take it off later. Good luck!!!
 
GOOD NEWS!!!

Foal arrived at 12.30am this morning, on my birthday! Textbook foaling, I arrived at yard around 10.30 and settled into bed to watch on the camera. She was restless, walking round and digging. Then all went quiet and she lay down. No sweating or grunting! Then around 12.15 she got up and a white bag had appeared! I checked and there was a nose and two feet! Rang the vet in a panic!

She then lay down and started pushing. Got up and down a few times then seemed to stop pushing. She lay down and I could see red in the back so I went in and pulled a couple of times till he was almost out and broke the bag. He was breathing happily. I left them to it!

She lay there for about 5 mins, back feet still inside, then got up and the cord broke naturally.

He was up and suckling within the hour and by 3 hrs he'd done 3 soggy poos.

This morning he's done solid poos!

India loves him! He lies down and she bats him to get up! She's had her breakfast and I've managed to put the bed right a bit as it was a bit mountainous for foal to walk round. She's eating hay and he's suckling.

No name yet, photos to follow when I get home later!
 
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