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Jackie
Neonate
Username: Justafarm
Post Number: 3
Registered: 11-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 09:22 am: | 
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Is there any way to guess whether a mare will throw a colt or filly? This will be the first foal for my mare and I'd love it to be a colt. This is just too long to wait!! |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 650
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 09:27 am: |
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Jackie- you need to post a photo for Jan to see, she's pretty darn good at predicting. I believe the mare needs to be about 8 months along before she can tell much though. |
Cathy
Breeding Stock
Username: Cathy
Post Number: 215
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 08:39 pm: |
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It is possible to find out the sex by ultrasound at a certain point of pregnancy. I think after 50 days or so, but without checking the literature can't say for sure. |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 654
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 04:30 pm: |
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It is possible, but I could not say how many vets actually have the expertise to sex foals and do it well. ( I believe cattle and swine are easier as my son in law who IS a vet does it frequently with their cattle operation ) My best luck with sexing foals has come from checking under the tail when they are born.  |
Amanda Fletcher
Neonate
Username: Amavar
Post Number: 2
Registered: 12-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, December 22, 2007 - 07:10 am: |
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I can guarantee that it will be one or the other. |
Marilyn Lemke - Dora due 7/31/08
Breeding Stock
Username: Marilyn_l
Post Number: 588
Registered: 06-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, December 22, 2007 - 08:55 am: |
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I read that Jan wasn't going to be guessing this year. I hope I'm wrong. I would love for her to make a guess on my mare. |
Jenni Luttrell
Breeding Stock
Username: Bugrace2000
Post Number: 412
Registered: 02-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, December 22, 2007 - 05:21 pm: |
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http://www.fortunebaby.com/chinesegenderpredictionchart.html This is for ppl but I'm wondering if itll work for Horses as well. might be fun |
Beverly
Weanling
Username: Iluvhorses
Post Number: 33
Registered: 04-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 01:50 am: |
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If you believe in old wives tales take a nail tie it to a string & hold it over her back. If it swings back & forth it's a colt in circles a filly...Mine said colt so we'll see |
Terry Waechter 5 march foals
Breeding Stock
Username: Watchman
Post Number: 192
Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 11:38 am: |
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I have heard that mares carry longer with colts and that certainly is the case with my first mare to foal. Doctora went 349 days and has given us a beautiful colt....the nail test said filly...so much for guessing.... |
Laurie A Beltran
Yearling
Username: Prophecy_ranch
Post Number: 81
Registered: 07-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 08:59 am: |
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HI Everybody!
Where's Jan? She needs to see Springs picture she is due 4/17/08 I want to know what she thinks she will have I want a FILLY!
Jan are you out there??? LOL
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