elongated vulva - can't find old posts ( sorry to ask again )

[Beatrice5]

Hello,

I know some lovely people sent me links to some websites that detailed the stages of pregnancy and the signs of iminent birth. I can search on other peoples posts but not on my user name for some odd reason !

Can you just remind me we have a sunken rump, saggy dropped but not a fully filled udder and now this past few days a really long loose looking vulva. Apart from waxing up what more will happen before she has her foal? I was looking at ESH's post last year and my mare is maiden and has a very similar udder to what hers had 9 days prior to foaling ( eek)

I am trying to partition off an area of the corral for my gelding because the field is under an inch of water and also am trying to wean them off their rugs ( off in the day and on at night) But the weather isn't really the best for trying to achieve this! I have used sheep gates and tried to put them up as securely as possible but am not convinced they will work. So they are still together at the moment and again reading previous posts people refer to horror stories of mares foaling in the company of gelding but do not divulge any more ( even bigger eek !)

Oh roll on the summer and the grass growing then I can stop worrying so much about EVERYTHING !!

 

[Holly831]

Waxing up and then mine tend to drip milk in the evening before they foal. You do have to watch this though as if they drip too long before foaling the foal may not get enough colustrum so always worth collecting it if she drip lots!!

Good Luck

 

[BallyshanHorses]

Was this it by any chance???

http://www.yellowhouseranch.com/foaling.htm

 

[levantosh]

Ballyshan thanks for finding that website my mare went from no bag last night to filling this morning and seems to look like a few of the pics. EXCITING....

 

[BallyshanHorses]

Brilliant.When is she due?

 

[levantosh]

She is due 17th march but she is starting to relax and bag right up last night..........first foal for mare and stallion.

 

[BallyshanHorses]

Levantosh,the worst thing about mares especially maiden mares is they will bag up,then it goes down and back up again.This can happen numerous times over the period of 4-6 weeks.My maiden mare started to bag up at christmas last year and foaled on the 8th March.I would still keep a close eye on her all the same.

 

[levantosh]

Yeah she has had us on our toes already, this weather hasn't helped as like you say she has been going up and down for a while now. She is changing shape, attitude and eating habits. Will see if her bag stays up tomorrow and hopefully it stays up. When are your first ones due Ballyshan??

 

[BallyshanHorses]

Well keep us posted on progress and news anyway.First for us is due 17th March.A Russel so I am excited about this.This is her second foal and I would say she will go a few weeks over judging by her today.

 

[levantosh]

We are in for a race then both mares due same day

! May mare seems to have a much fuller bag so think it will be this side of her due date. All the best and really look forward to seeing the Russell baby.

 

[Beatrice5]

Thank you yes that was the one and I am very grateful.

Am really interested in your comment that the bag goes up and down for a few weeks as my mare has been doing just that since November. I have been so worried that something was amiss but you have reassured me. She is so huge and all she wants to do is doze in the sun, only really keen on her small hard feeds and picking at her haylage which is not the norm as she is usually a hoover! Poor thing. I am off out now to dust her off for some more How huge Pics

I am LOVING this sunshine lets hope it lasts a few weeks to dry up the fields and get the grass growing ready for the new foals everyone is having.