Udder development. How early?

My girl is now 324 days and her boobies look like their ready to burst. lol No milk or wax and she doesn't mind me touching them which a few months ago i'd have gotten a kick in the head for trying. She's been growing a bag for weeks now so I hope she foals on time and not late.
 
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it wont let me post pictures on here. i was told by the vet on her 1st scan she was not pregnant so she went back to stud then 2 weeks after she was scanned then she was pregnant. so her due date was 25th june, but i have spoken to the vet and he made a mistake and she was in foal the first time, so she is due in 2 weeks. so this udder thing i have been talking about, is it normal? also when i got her in last nite and her udders had gone down alot she was not eating her hard feed or her haylage. while im writing this i can see her in field and she is walking up down the fence, her udders a back up to size now but bigger than they have been.
 
hi there no one has replyed to my recent post but i have got abit more info on my mare. her bag is still going up and down, but i have been told some maiden mares dont bag up til after foaling and some maidens dont wax up. have anyone heard of that before? also my mares belly has dropped alot also her muscles around her tail are very relaxed. her vulva his very long and relaxed and very slightly open. do you think its close? please let me know im going out of my mind with all this worry and late nights
 
Well if she is due in 2 weeks then there is a good 2-3 weeks either side when it is normal to give birth, so yes she could be due any time.

340 days is just the average gestation.

The muscles either side of her tail will feel like soft flabby jelly, almost like you could bury your fist in them if you pushed gently.

My old mare would only ever bag up a bit before birth and never really waxed up either, but the tail muscles gave it away. Luckily she had read all the foaling books and went 340 days every time.

The hormones realeased during foaling cause milk to be properly let down and the foal sucking stimulates the production of more milk.
 
hi there thanks for your reply. yes she is all like jelly both side of her tail. also i have been down to check her about 3 hours ago and her vulva is alot more open then it was last night and there is a browny white discharge around it. what do you think about that? she will be 340 days 2 weeks today
 
Is the discharge sticky? It's quite possibly the mucus plug from the cervix, if it is then foaling should be in next few days, if not sooner!

Normal foaling is 320-360 days. Your mare is 326 if she is 'due' 2 weeks today.
 
my maiden mare is due in 2 weeks. last night she was acting strange she was putting her tail to the side and rubbing her bum on her hay net and standing close to the wall. walking around her stable also she was so loving normally she is moody. there was no baby this morning but her stable was a mess looks abit like she had a party is this a sign of baby? She is just stood by the gate in the field. I will have to see what she is like when I bring her in later
 
It can be another sign but then again she could have weeks to go!

If she was my mare I would be on Foal Watch now though and checking all through the night at very regular intervals to make sure I was there when she does foal. When I think mine are close I check every 20 minutes.

Good Luck!
 
last night i got my mare in and there was a little bit of yellow/golden stuff on her teats. this morning it has gone. could this be wax? i cant touch her teats otherwise i will have teeth and legs coming towards me. she is not normally like that but the last couple of weeks she has been really moody also she dont like me touching her belly. her tail area is soft. her vulva is very relaxed and open slightly. i really not sure if all this stuff is a sign of being close can anyone help????
 
 
Indie moo, you pics won't show. However if you start your own thred asking for peoples opinions you may get more advice than by hijacking other peoples threads. Hope that helps. ;)
 
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