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Keavy

Keavy

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I purchased my mare back in February not knowing she was in foal, in fact nobody knew :eek:, within 2 weeks of me having her she started to show signs that she was in foal so I called the vet and he confirmed, he gave me a 3 to 6 week window, that was approx 5 weeks ago, she has bagged up and is getting very restless, but I have yet to see any waxing but from what I have read not all mares wax up? this is my first foal and was wondering if anyone here could give me an idea of when she might have it and what to expect as I am quite nervous, the pic was taken this morning. I have since found out that the sire is a traditional heavy cob


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Definitely doesn't look like she has a lot longer to go as her belly has dropped down to triangular position and her hind end dropped away. No not all mares wax up although some are believed not to but actually do produce a bit in the last few hours. Just got to keep a close eye on her. Good luck!
 
Thank you, I don't think she has much longer either but I have been telling myself that for about 2 weeks now, even camped out in the horse trailer one night lol, nice to get another opinion on it :)
 
I don,t think she will be long, I can,t wait to see her baby she looks a sweety. Hope you are pleased when you get your BOGOF horsey.
 
Oh I can't wait for the little munchkin to get here! lol, and she is such a sweet mare so pleased with her, will post pics as soon as he/she gets here..... soooo exciting! :D
 
Snap! I have a BOGOF too! Mine has been bagged up for six weeks and is huge but still no foal! I've done 4 weeks in a trailer and 2 in a caravan(I upgraded!) We know we have a few potential problems hence my commitment! I thought she lost a mucus plug but that was 2 weeks ago now?? It is also my first! I'm none the wiser than you, ill see if I can find some pictures, we can compare notes :)
 
Looks VERY close to me from that belly shot as it has that pointed look. Do you have any pics of her vulva and close up of her udder?
 
lilbean said:
Snap! I have a BOGOF too! Mine has been bagged up for six weeks and is huge but still no foal! I've done 4 weeks in a trailer and 2 in a caravan(I upgraded!) We know we have a few potential problems hence my commitment! I thought she lost a mucus plug but that was 2 weeks ago now?? It is also my first! I'm none the wiser than you, ill see if I can find some pictures, we can compare notes :)
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Bless you! sounds like you are very dedicated, I was going to try the calcium testing on the milk see if that gave us anymore indication as to when the little one was going to arrive but they take like 5 days to get here not sure she will hold out that long. We also have everything ready in the horse trailer, sleeping bags, pillows even a memory foam mattress topper Lol I am getting tired of waiting now lol, I did hear from someone who breeds that mares who have had a few foals before get quite big very quickly, bigger than either a maiden mare or one who has only had 1 or 2 foals in the past, not sure if there is alot of truth to that or not as this is my first time. Maybe they will have them on the same day, Have you thought of a name yet? I think I am going to call mine Solitaires Leap if it's a piebald anyway :D

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Looks VERY close to me from that belly shot as it has that pointed look. Do you have any pics of her vulva and close up of her udder?
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I will post some more pics of her later today :) hopefully it's not too much longer the sleepless nights are a killer when you have a 12 hour shift at work the next day Lol.
 
Any news on either of your horses? It really is a terribly long slog, isn't it? Hoping all goes well!

ETA: If you can express some milk and taste it, it is a really good indicator. When our mare started dripping milk we were able to taste it. If it's salty or bland, then the birth is not imminent, but if it's really sweey then she will likely have it within the next 12 hours. On the morning of the day our mare gave birth, the milk was really sweet. She gave birth at 4.50 pm that day! If she had allowed us to express milk befrore then (she didn't), it would have saved a whole 3 weeks of sleepless nights.
 
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Still no baby here yet.... starting to think she is keeping it in for fun! lol.
Here is a pic of her udder as it was a few days ago it is slightly bigger now.

Will try the milk tasting.... do pretty much anything at the moment to get an idea of when. :)

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Keavy said:
Bless you! sounds like you are very dedicated, I was going to try the calcium testing on the milk see if that gave us anymore indication as to when the little one was going to arrive but they take like 5 days to get here not sure she will hold out that long. We also have everything ready in the horse trailer, sleeping bags, pillows even a memory foam mattress topper Lol I am getting tired of waiting now lol, I did hear from someone who breeds that mares who have had a few foals before get quite big very quickly, bigger than either a maiden mare or one who has only had 1 or 2 foals in the past, not sure if there is alot of truth to that or not as this is my first time. Maybe they will have them on the same day, Have you thought of a name yet? I think I am going to call mine Solitaires Leap if it's a piebald anyway :D


I have a whole list of possible names, depending on colour and sex! Had far too much time waiting! lol!:) Thats a really good name! I like it!
Your mare looks more bagged up than mine. Mine seems really full in front of her bag which looks like it is getting bigger everyday but her bag has been the same size for ages now. She is definately still growing in size though! She can't go much longer im sure!!

The race is on...............:)
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Still no baby :mad: but here are some up to date pics of my girly. Hopefully not going to be much longer now :)

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LOVE her two-tone udders! Bless :)

Have you done the ring-test on her to see if it is a colt or filly?

How does she feel around her tail? The muscles go so soft it's like wobbly jelly and her vulva will elongate too....
 
She is just like jelly around her tail, I tried to take a pic of her vulva earlier but she squeezes every time u move her tail to one side lol, it's really relaxed, I still don't see any wax but she is restless quite a bit now and teasy! lol

Whats the ring test? :)
 
Looking at that belly and those boobies shes not got very long at all!!! Another thing to watch out for if is a reddish/orangey sticky mucus that can come from the vulva. This is the mucus plug and indicates that foaling is within at least 12-24 hours. Good luck! :D
 
Toast said:
Looking at that belly and those boobies shes not got very long at all!!! Another thing to watch out for if is a reddish/orangey sticky mucus that can come from the vulva. This is the mucus plug and indicates that foaling is within at least 12-24 hours. Good luck! :D
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Thank you, I really can't wait to see what the baby looks like, getting rather impatient now, lord knows what I would have been like if I would have had to wait 11 months! :)
 
If you put a ring on a chain (I used my wedding ring :D) and hold it over her loins... if it swings back and forth it's a colt and round and round is a filly. I used this countless times when I worked in a large office of (very fertile) women some years ago and it was never wrong! And it predicted a colt for my mare. He was born 10 days ago :)
 
domane said:
If you put a ring on a chain (I used my wedding ring :D) and hold it over her loins... if it swings back and forth it's a colt and round and round is a filly. I used this countless times when I worked in a large office of (very fertile) women some years ago and it was never wrong! And it predicted a colt for my mare. He was born 10 days ago :)
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I will try it tomorrow, thanks :)
 
Tried to get some milk from her but she's not letting anyone near her teats at the moment, will try again tomorrow if no baby tonight. Was hoping she would oblige me and have the little one last night as I wasn't at work today but no such luck :mad: lol I have ordered either a Piebald with lots of feather or maybe a Roan and white with lots of feather wonder if she will oblige me there lol.
 
Still nothing! :( I'm not sure how much longer she can hold off, maybe this weather is putting her off? I know I am tired of waiting. Won't let me get any milk, although she is bagged up so much now that her milk veins are bulging :eek: I honestly think she's waiting for me to do a night shift so she can have it whilst I'm not there :mad:
 
How frustrating! All I can say is that it DOES happen very quickly when it happens. I remember texting my sister on the morning the mare gave birth saying I was peed off waiting and that she was looking less likely to give birth right now than she had two weeks ago. Then around 3 pm he started licking her sides and squealing and grunting in annoyance. Walking around and swishing her tail. She gave birth at 4.50 that afternoon. I hope you don't have to wait much longer! I also have to say that we were able to taste some milk that morning and it was as sweet as can be. We were only able to taste it because it was dripping from her (had been for 3 days). She wouldn't let us milk her.
 
Don't take your eyes off her!! My mare waited for a nice day as the week she looked like she was going to drop was miserable and cold. As soon as the temp went up one day she popped at 10.20 that night!! I think they do wait for the good weather! :( which is unfair as its due to be miserable now for a little while! :(

Fingers, toes, arms, legs crossed she doesnt keep you waiting much longer... I know the feeling!!
 
She is a beautiful looking mare, so whatever you end up with it is going to be lovely.
I am really excited for you, I hope to put my mare in foal this spring but I think the waiting will drive me nuts.
I hope bambino arrives soon, look forward to seeing pics.
Take Care

Laura:):)
 
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