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Julie Holland
Neonate
Username: Jtimes3
Post Number: 10
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 08:47 am: | 
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Eveyone around is saying to me that Tuesday is the day for my mare because of the full moon. Just wanting to see who else out there is close and see how many foals will be born then!!!!!!!!! |
Deena
Breeding Stock
Username: Morganslil1
Post Number: 262
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 09:27 am: |
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Julie ive heard 2 days before and after too.Oh well its hope at any rate. |
Danielle Roosen-Runge
Weanling
Username: Rolling_hills_quarter_horses
Post Number: 28
Registered: 09-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 02:27 pm: |
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I think my mare may foal tonight but we will see... she is at 337 today and the other mare is at 338. I think I will have a busy week! |
Jan H
Breeding Stock
Username: Jan_h
Post Number: 152
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 05:40 pm: |
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Well I am still waiting on one of my mares Jade who is fully bagged up relaxed but her teats need to get a bit fuller/longer here is a link to the picture I took tonight.
so I wait, could be tonight may be a week from now who knows.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/cmpsp1/2a24bb07.jpg |
Danielle Roosen-Runge
Weanling
Username: Rolling_hills_quarter_horses
Post Number: 30
Registered: 09-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 09:49 pm: |
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Jan-
My one mare looks exactly like that... my other looks like she could go any minute... there are lots of currently in a holding pattern. I just wish this holding pattern would shift!  |
Joanne Pelosi
Neonate
Username: Pleasantmeadowfarm
Post Number: 9
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 06:34 am: |
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Oh, am I praying this is true! My mare is ready to burst, and I am ready to drop! Every sign indicated that she should have gone last night. Come on full moon, do your thing.
My husband is an OB and swears he's always busiest when there's a full moon.. Please let this apply to equines as well! |
Kris Moos
Breeding Stock
Username: Kris
Post Number: 287
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 06:44 am: |
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well its not working for me! she actually seems to have gone backwards instead of progressing....NOW THATS FRUSTRATING!!!
everything has changed...in reverse, vulva tightened up, udder shrank up again(no bag...none...only hanging skin), body and udder cooled off, no longer warm to the touch, hanging v belly has rounded out, eating again, sleeping lots, comfortable as can be(although she still cant walk real well...very uncoordinated, only one leg works at a time, and running/trotting...forget it!)...now tell me frustrating!!! UGH!!!
but she is only 321 days! and not a maiden! |
Jan H
Breeding Stock
Username: Jan_h
Post Number: 154
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 06:56 am: |
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Don't feel bad Kris, My mare is 340 now and in a holding pattern vulva is so long and lax that it looks like you could slide a water mellon into it LOL Her udder is still full and hard and warm, overnight she has sunk in alot around her tail/croup and she has such a hard time walking due to the relaxed muscles, everthing says go but no wax this morning there was wax yesterday. so I am still waiting with all of you! Your not alone! |
Kris Moos
Breeding Stock
Username: Kris
Post Number: 289
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 07:02 am: |
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i think you are a lot closer than me! at least yours looks ready! mine looks less ready than a week ago! is she leaking milk/colostrum? if she is she may not hold wax, the leaking will cause it to fall off. i am thinking for you tonight!  (just a wild guess...LOL)
my mare is really sunken is flanks and croup, but that is all. well give us the play by play if anything begins to go on...best of luck to you Jan! |
Jan H
Breeding Stock
Username: Jan_h
Post Number: 156
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 07:27 am: |
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Thanks Kris, she is not leaking at all, but I know she has leaked because I have seen it leak when she lays down so I know she has expressed some by her laying down. Will keep everyone informed on how she is doing. Do not worry Kris, she did the same thing as yours a few days ago, so there is still hope, in fact when she started changing again it BAM changed overnight. |
Kris Moos
Breeding Stock
Username: Kris
Post Number: 290
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 07:57 am: |
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thanks jan, that is good to know i just hope it is soon for her sake, she is so big, she isnt real wide anymore, but sure is just big bellied!!! |
Jan H
Breeding Stock
Username: Jan_h
Post Number: 157
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 08:21 am: |
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I know what you mean, you just want them to get some relief from all that baby weight, I'm right there with you Kris. |
Julie Holland
Nursing Foal
Username: Jtimes3
Post Number: 11
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 11:31 am: |
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Ok, I am still waiting too and hopefully the saying will be true, I am so exhausted..Star was leaking a little blood over the weekend out of her vulva, not a constant drip, but enough that I saw it, she is bagged up good, her teats are complete and noticed a little wax on one yesterday. she is very jelly feeling around the tail head and is getting cranky. I have not seen her roll and she has only swished her tail a little and have seen her kick and bite at her belly a little, she is now 337 days and I am sooo hoping that it will be tonight or at least by tommorow!!!! I am at work now and my sister in law is going to check on her this afternoon, I am so afraid I will miss the big event, this is my first so I am very excited nervous and anxious. will keep ya utd... |
Amber Tedford
Weanling
Username: Amber
Post Number: 32
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 01:11 pm: |
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I'm with you guys, too! Saw a bunch of changes abt 3 weeks ago, then nothing until this weekend. Her bag appears alot fuller and vulva more relaxed. She could/should go any day now. Lol, I think my vet is more ready than I am. We had horrible storms here (AR) all weekend so I thought that maybe she'd foal then. . . Nothing of course! Oh well, she knows better than I. Good luck to everybody! |
Megan Diehl
Weanling
Username: Megan
Post Number: 22
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 02:22 pm: |
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Me too! So is this really going to work? Are all these mares going to foal on a full moon? We have some nasty weather coming our way (WI) today and tonight! The newest change in our mare is that her nipples are not full like they were, now flat and wrinkly! Does anyone know what that means? |
Danielle Roosen-Runge
Weanling
Username: Rolling_hills_quarter_horses
Post Number: 31
Registered: 09-2005
| | Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 03:36 pm: |
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I am hoping as well that my mares are affected by the full moon... I thought that last night was going to be the night as she was off feed and not her usual self. I have noticed this morning that she appears to have some edema? right in front of the udder on both sides right below the flank and is extremely sensitive. Doesn't want me near her sides... Is it possible that this is a backed up milk production? |
Lori aka " Raven"
Yearling
Username: Raven
Post Number: 56
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 08:54 pm: |
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If it helps anyone, I really think all the horses are not foaling normal this year. There timings are off. Lady for the last two foals always went 11 months to the date this year she went to day 346. Nine days past her normal time of foaling. And reading about most mares on here they all seem to be going past their impending dates. Just my opion and feeling. |
windy fillmore
Yearling
Username: Windyf
Post Number: 56
Registered: 08-2005
| | Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 09:12 pm: |
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Lori What were Lady's other foals? It is said a colt will "cook" a week to two weeks longer than a filly. Just curious.
Windy
p.s. Chukash is too cute. |
Lori aka " Raven"
Yearling
Username: Raven
Post Number: 58
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 09:23 pm: |
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Windy- Ladys last foal before Chu kash was a colt and the one before that was a filly. Both cooked the same amount of time except this year.
Again I'm green to foaling but it is just what I am seeing and or reading on the posts. |
Jos
Board Administrator
Username: Jos
Post Number: 10520
Registered: 10-1999
| | Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 09:39 pm: |
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- Mares that foal earlier in the year will typically have longer gestational duration;
- As mares get older, gestational durations tend to increase;
- The stallions genetics may have an input in gestational duration.
In other words, in all probability, everything is normal but subjected to a variety of variables... |
Kris Moos
Breeding Stock
Username: Kris
Post Number: 306
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 06:29 am: |
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so in other words my 17 yr old mare is in it for the long haul!!! thanks Jos!
still nothing...no change this am! full moon doing nothing here, I'll have to wait till next months full moon! |
Jan H
Breeding Stock
Username: Jan_h
Post Number: 161
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 06:54 am: |
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No foal here either, bag has shrunk down some but vulva is much more relaxed as well as the tail/croup area is very relaxed. So we still wait. Oh well its just part of the process!
Full moon is tonight I thought, am I wrong or was it last night...hmm I am losing more then sleep these days!  |
Kris Moos
Breeding Stock
Username: Kris
Post Number: 307
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 07:32 am: |
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full moon tonight!!! i havent lost sleep yet, i remember ! |
Julie Holland
Nursing Foal
Username: Jtimes3
Post Number: 12
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 08:09 am: |
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OK...so hopefully tonight is the night  I have not been sleeping much at all, Star has been kicking at her belly, swishing her tail and waxed up, I hope that she is going tonight....I need sleep, I have already picked out names....The sire to this baby is Hot Roddin Doc, and stars registered name is A Symbol of love...My sister in law whom gave me this mare was diagnosed with brain cancer last April, she had about 25 horses at that time, any way she has had 3 brain surgeries and is now clean for the last 16 weeks...so if this baby is a filly her name will be "Docs Star of Hope" and I will call her Hope, if it is a colt his name will be "Docs Shooting Star" and I will call him Shooter. My sister in law tells me, she can not be pregnant forever, being this is my first foal, it already feels like forever  Well, will let all know if the big event happens tonight..I sure hope the old wives are right with this full moon!! Good luck to everyone. |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 230
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 11:18 am: |
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Kris- maybe this will be the night for us too, I noticed a significant change in Avery's udder last night when I checked her before I went to bed. Daisy is just miserable.. she's 334 days now..Sassy looks about the same as Avery, or at least she did at 10 pm last night. Daisy has false alarmed us a couple of times, she'll be in a dead sweat, biting her sides, swishing her tail, walking in circles.. sometimes for a couple of hours at a time, then she just quits..it's frustrating. These mares need to get with it, my husband is having major surgery a week from today and they'll have no help if they wait till then as I'll be at the hospital for at least 2 days! |
Kris Moos
Breeding Stock
Username: Kris
Post Number: 309
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 12:02 pm: |
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E.- maybe you'll get lucky...im thinking not me...im not sure if you have read my posts from sun and mon, but she seems to have gone backwards. did you look at her most recent pics?
i seperated her today though, i compromised with her, she wants to be able to see everyone, i want her in hte big shed, so as an adjustment i built her with round pen panels a large pen in the big barn with a alley way to a smaller pen outside where she can see everyone.shes been in there now about 3 hours and is pretty calm! (phew!) i am hoping this will get her used to the big barn but give her an option of in or out and she can see eveyone so she seems content. I think she'll stay seperated now until after foaling(tomarrow, next week, next month, in 2 months, who knows!)
and she is about 20 feet from my bedroom window, so i can her all at night!
and an area that is well lit should i need it to be!
so no babies? i hope for you it is before hubby has surgery! less stress for all!
well hopefully tonight is hte night for at least one!!! |
Deena
Breeding Stock
Username: Morganslil1
Post Number: 266
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 12:19 pm: |
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Hmm yall can throw me in on the full moon lottery. |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 233
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 12:29 pm: |
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Kris- that sounds like a good plan, just be sure that foal doesn't get stuck under the fence! they get in some terrible predicaments when they are first trying to stand..lol. I'd love to be able to see the mares from my bedroom.. alas, we have to take turns going to the barn in the cold.. Charles went last night..no babies. A couple do look really close though, the full moon could bring them on.. we can only hope.
Deena- feel free to jump on the moonbeam! I'm ready to see more babies..and NEED to get these maidens foaled out before next week, I don't need to worry about them AND my husband at the same time! |
Deena
Breeding Stock
Username: Morganslil1
Post Number: 267
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 12:41 pm: |
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Evie I feel for ya mares are enough stress I cant imagine the stress you must be under.Your in my prayers Evie. |
Alex Abel
Yearling
Username: Paintedhorses
Post Number: 78
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 12:46 pm: |
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We had a baby born yesterday evening. I had this feeling she was going to have it either monday or tuesday night because of the moon. Everything had looked ready except for no dripping milk or waxing. That makes two mares out of 4 who didnt wax or had milk dripping. I am not even concerned about these signs any more. I check the udder several times a day just in case, but those mares do whatever they want to anyway. LOL |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 235
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 01:05 pm: |
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Alex- you are so right, my hubby keeps saying, "they aren't waxing or bagged up enough yet"..and I have to remind him of the little filly we found last year with no warning at all. I really think the moon will bring on at least one baby this evening.. at least I HOPE so.
Deena- thanks for the prayers, this is pretty major surgery, he has a tumor in his inner ear, it's pressed up against the facial nerve and brain stem..we're looking at a 6 hour operation. |
Kathee McGuire
Breeding Stock
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 140
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 01:10 pm: |
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Congrats Alex - we need pics! There has been such a down time for new additions.
E Watkins - Wow...that is scary ... We will keep you both in our prayers as well. |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 238
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 01:22 pm: |
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Kathee- thanks for the prayers, we'll both need it. I keep telling him he as the easy part, he gets to sleep through it all, I have to wait for them to come and tell me he'd made it through and everything is ok. (they aren't concerned with this being malignant, it's just in a BAD place but it has to come out and now is better than when it gets larger) |
Kris Moos
Breeding Stock
Username: Kris
Post Number: 313
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 01:30 pm: |
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Evie- man you got a lot on your plate right now! you are in my prayers too! does he have facial paralysis(sp) at all from it? pain?
i have plywood to put up on the panels (will do asap) and i also have a real stiff wire screen(used to be a converer belt) to wire on where i do nothave enough plywood. so no little legs get under the bars...oh trust me i am taking every pracaustion i can, after waiting this long i am not about to be careless now! |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 240
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 02:40 pm: |
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Kris- he's starting to get tingling in his face now, his hearing is gone on that side, that's how they found the tumor, they did a hearing exam and it was so poor that they decided to run a MRI. it doesn't hurt him at all, he said it sort of feels like he has something in his ear.. but it's been that way for years. (chances are, the tumor has been there a very long time from what the docs say) Sounds like you are covering all the bases on your foal, did you find some supplements for it in case the mare's milk doesn't come in? |
Lori aka " Raven"
Yearling
Username: Raven
Post Number: 66
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 02:44 pm: |
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Evie, My thought and prayers are with you and your husband. Well wishes that all goes well. Please keep us posted as to how he is doing after. We have all made a nice friendship on here and it is terrible to hear when one is not well. You will not be alone during that 6 hrs of surgury we all WILL BE HERE FOR YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND. |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 241
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 03:03 pm: |
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Lori- thanks so much, all the well wishes and prayers are greatly appreciated. I am sure happy I found this site, what a great group of people there are here. I'll not be able to post till at least the Thursday after his surgery..sorry to keep everyone waiting, but I'll stay with him so long as he's in the ICU. Once he's out of the woods, I'll work half days till he comes home and then I can update everyone on his condition. |
Kathee McGuire
Breeding Stock
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 142
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 03:11 pm: |
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Kris - I have just "baby proofed" my barn also! I had 6 bar gates for the stall doors. I was able to keep the gates, but I built a "cover" for them out of privacy fence boards so the real gates are not exposed. Now they look just like wooden doors, but they are light weight. I still have a few gaps to close up, but the hard part has been done. I'm with you - it may be overkill, but I'm not taking any chances!!!! My husband is getting in on this, too. We have a pasture fence that is the 4" square wire. Where we have replaced the fence, we took it down to the dirt, but there is some old fence where it is about 8" off the ground. He wants to run chicken wire across the bottom to keep any dogs out. Last year a week old foal was mauled to death by dogs on our neighbor's property. The scary thing is that these dogs were usually friendly. The dogs were destroyed and we don't have any that run loose now, but we're not taking chances. |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 242
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 03:17 pm: |
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K- when you have a pack of dogs, even friendly ones, they'll run horses and cattle and sheep and sometime kill them. we had 4 dogs when I was a child and one day the attacked my pony when I was leading him. They were biting his legs and I'm screaming for all I'm worth trying to fend them off and still hold on to Rusty. He was ok, but we got rid of the dogs after that incident. |
Kathee McGuire
Breeding Stock
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 145
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 03:31 pm: |
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E - I agree. I am an avid supporter of people having as many pets as they want as long as they have the proper facility/care for them. We have collected 4 dogs that stay in our fenced 1 1/2 acre backyard - plenty of room and they only bother our stuff! Unfortunately, I am a minority opinion in my neck of the woods. |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 243
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 03:39 pm: |
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K- we are up to 6 dogs now, we must be crazy. 4 of them are minnie aussies though which we intend to breed and those are kenneled unless we are out with them for exercise. ( they love helping with chores and chasing the barn cats, not to mention herding the young horses when we need them to do it for us, and they sure can save us some leg work getting the colts from one pen to the other!) |
Robin Culbertson
Nursing Foal
Username: Murrini
Post Number: 15
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 03:46 pm: |
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I, also, am on full moon watch. We are at 360 days and my mare has been giving tons of signs except her milk, which is still watery and barely amber colored. I have only been able to express it since Friday. It keeps changing taste between salty and bland, this morning was the blandest it's been, sometimes a little sweetness in it. Otherwise, she is jiggly all through her rear end, loosing resistance in her tail, she changed colors in her vulva a few days ago, but then lightened back up a bit, not eating all of her food (she NEVER leaves any food!). I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I thought for sure she was going to have it in our snow storm on Friday (we haven't had snow here in years!) she was acting very odd that day and had a ton of sudden changes. While driving out to check on her in the middle of the night there were atleast 6 cars off the road into trees and power poles due to the sudden freeze (It's only a mile drive), it just dosn't do that here!
I guess there is also an an eclipse on this moon tonight, I wonder if that makes a difference, why so many mares seem to be holding out for it? |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 245
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 04:01 pm: |
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Robin, it sounds like your mare is getting pretty ripe, tonight could be it. I'll be curious to see just how many are foaled this evening. |
Kim k
Breeding Stock
Username: Kimk
Post Number: 479
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 04:01 pm: |
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Eve,
Are minnie aussies the same as austrialian(sp) sheperds ?? We have raised those for a while and I love them to death. My female is a little witch ! I love her attitude ! They don't take any gruff from anything. She even puts my male rottie in his place. One of our first aussies took a kick in the face one day while putting a group of horses out to the field. We could hear it back up to the barn where we were just walking down the lane to lock up the gate, he came back from doing his work only after it was complete! He ended up having a broken tooth and concoution(sp). but was determined to get his job done! My one female would guard the stall doors while we would be foaling or doing work with a mare and foal.... Would not leave the door and would watch our backs for us, would not let the horse out of the stall(we would always leave it cracked for a escape if needed). they are very loyal too, always keep a horse in its stall seeing they beat us to the barn for dinner, our walk seems longer then it takes them to get to the barn !!
We now have 5 dogs, the lowest in years. One aussie, one rottie, two st. benards, and a lab puppy. We kennel the outside ones also unless we are out with them. My aussie is good but she is protective, she would stay right around the house, the two saints are not good at staying at home, they would wander if they were not locked up, and the rottie, he too is good , but would not want to cross his path if he was hungry and he does a fairly good job staying in the yard, but would let a scent take him wandering , he likes to hunt coon and cats! Would not bother the cat, just likes to play the chase!
What do you feed the dogs ? I use purina and there is a good program going that you can earn cash back for food purchased.
Kim |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 246
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 04:04 pm: |
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Kim- yes, but they are small, 13-17 inches in height though I doubt ours will make 13 inches. We have a red and blue merle and two black tri females. We feed them Proplan by Purina, I like it the best, less waste to clean up and they stay nice and healthy. We're hoping to have our first litters for sale around Christmas this year. |
Lori aka " Raven"
Yearling
Username: Raven
Post Number: 69
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 04:18 pm: |
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While scanning my bookmarks I ran across an article that states "mares will go one extra day past the 340 mark for every one year after the age of 10" Something to think about.....Lady is 16 and foaled on day 346 ??????? |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 247
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 04:39 pm: |
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Lori- that's interesting, we have one that's 14 this year, I'll let you know how long she goes, she's 323 days now. |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 248
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 05:22 pm: |
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Signing off- good luck tonight everyone, I just have a feeling somebody is going to have a baby tonight!! Ev |
Lori aka " Raven"
Yearling
Username: Raven
Post Number: 71
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 05:58 pm: |
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Let us know what happens!! We need some A C T I O N !!!!! I feel a baby some where tonight. |
Gwen Sams
Neonate
Username: Missrightwing
Post Number: 1
Registered: 05-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 08:27 pm: |
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Full moon watch or FOAL moon watch? LOL.
I am waiting for my 15 year old APHA mare to foal. I am just praying for a healthy baby as last years was sadly stillborn. Other than that, she has been bred 7 out of 8 times without problem. She's an easy mare to care for when it comes to just keeping up during pregnancy. She shows and rides and is quite pleasant.
Today, she wasn't at all. She's been bagged up for four days and 2 fully now. She never really bags up and usually foals without warning, so this was surprise. Her vuvla is relaxed and she is quite uncomfortable.
I have been brushing her every day and she is certainly seeming to appreciate it. It truly breaks my heart to leave her every evening. She neighs all the time when I leave and watches me out the barn window when I leave.
She shows all signs of going and the breeder/barn owner tells me that it will be anytime now. However, is there anything more I should look for? Anything more I can do for her to make her more comfy? She just looks miserable!
Like I said, I've been pampering her. I brush her out at least once a day and I have been giving her plenty of water because she is sure drinking plenty!
Any suggestions on how to get this baby out quickly? The faster the better as I have school and this is a very stressful process! LOL! |
Kim k
Breeding Stock
Username: Kimk
Post Number: 481
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 09:32 pm: |
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The baby will come when its time and you don't want it any sooner. If there appears to be no problems then no not really anything to do to make her more comfy. Clean sleeping quarters, maybe smaller meals if her appitate is decreased. All the attention you can give her if that makes her feel better!
Good luck
Kim |
Kathee McGuire
Breeding Stock
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 148
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 09:44 pm: |
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Gwen - as weird as it sounds, my mare loves a good scratching with a stiff brush on her rear end. She just about stalks me backwards trying to get me to scratch her. I don't know how long the comfort lasts, but she does seem to enjoy it! |
Jan H
Breeding Stock
Username: Jan_h
Post Number: 164
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 10:14 pm: |
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Well my mare jade is ready in all departments and her vulva is three shades of red. she is fully relaxed and you can see movement near her tail of the foal moving. all we need is the most important sign, two hooves ands a nose. Come on full moon do your voodoo!
Evie your husband is in my prayers!!!!! We are all here for you and he. I have full faith that the operation will be a success! (((((Healing Hugs)))))))))))) |
taunya manney
Neonate
Username: Patientlywaiting
Post Number: 2
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 10:31 pm: |
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let me in on this thing too ive got a maiden mare not sure of the breeding dates but shes making milk and her vulva is getting longer and more relaxed than yesterday and hubby saw hr laying in the stall earlier but he went out and checked on her and gave her hay and now shes up eating so go figure. shes getting a bit grouchy and doesnt want to be touched hardly at all and her rear end is getting softer all the time, her milk is clear and sticky i just dont know whats gonna happen but maybe tonight, i think shes gonna be a sneaky one. taunya |
Deena
Breeding Stock
Username: Morganslil1
Post Number: 270
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 06:47 am: |
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Grrr no luck on the full moon last night any body else? |
Jan H
Breeding Stock
Username: Jan_h
Post Number: 165
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 07:11 am: |
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No luck for me either!
I am interested if anyone else is hearing the clippity clop of tiny foal feet. |
Deena
Breeding Stock
Username: Morganslil1
Post Number: 271
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 07:15 am: |
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Hmm I know theres no due date but couldnt you go by odds????would you go by 370,340,or the long shot of 417?????Hey jos which one????? 
how would you put in the variables of moms age and sex of foal????
(Message edited by morganslil1 on March 15, 2006) |
Julie Holland
Nursing Foal
Username: Jtimes3
Post Number: 13
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 07:32 am: |
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Nothing here, hope someone had luck last night |
Megan Diehl
Neonate
Username: Megand
Post Number: 1
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 08:33 am: |
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The full moon worked for us!!!!!!!!!!
We had a colt at 3 this morning!
I will post pics tomorrow!
We named him Miracle Moon (after the full moon of course)! |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 250
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 09:23 am: |
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No babies at our barn last night.. just miserable mares. (and unhappy owners, who are tired of waiting..lol) |
Kathee McGuire
Breeding Stock
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 150
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 09:33 am: |
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Congrats Megan! You broke the lull. Waiting on pics! |
Kris Moos
Breeding Stock
Username: Kris
Post Number: 319
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 10:06 am: |
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yeaaaaa Megan!!!!!!
nothing here either, however i was a bit concerned for awhile...she was biting the stock tank, then squirrel flick her tail, bit her belly and repeat...i checked on her repeatedly, then she just stopped and decided to go eat! ugh!!! that is ok though it was only 10 degrees (F) here!
still no bagging...im getting really irritated now!! 323 days and nothing! |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 251
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 10:14 am: |
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Kris- that sounds like our Daisy, she'll get in a big sweat, swish her tail, bite her sides..pace.. and then.. QUIT. LOL, I don't like the mare much anyway (she's nasty) but this is making me like her even less. Her foal is in the correct position, but her udder just doesn't look like she's going to drop that baby anytime soon. She's 335 days today, I'm guessing she'll go over 340.. but we'll see. |
Kris Moos
Breeding Stock
Username: Kris
Post Number: 322
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 10:20 am: |
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how old is Miss Daisy? lets see, someone said on the bulletin board every year over 10 add a day past 340, that means were looking at 347 for my mare! that is like 34 days away...yeah i dont doubt shell wait that long! what about yours? |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 252
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 10:25 am: |
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she's a maiden, and a 4 year old.. not old at all. |
Jan H
Breeding Stock
Username: Jan_h
Post Number: 166
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 10:30 am: |
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Congrates Megan at least someone is gonna have some happy foal sleep now. I can not wait to see the pictures! Hang in there everyone! My mares are over 340 days so far, so we are all in hurry up and wait mode. Hope they foal soon! (that goes for everyone who is on foal watch currently) |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 255
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 11:05 am: |
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Jan- I was wondering if you'd had any yet, still not, eh? I wonder if we are all going to have colts instead of fillies? My dark mare just really puzzles me, she has just seemed to stay the same for the past month..very little change at all. She's 327 days today, but she was the first mare in the barn to show swelling in her udder and that was the first of February! Any day now I expect I'll go down and see a big change (that's what happened with Sage) and then my waiting will be over, at least for that foal..lol. |
Jan H
Breeding Stock
Username: Jan_h
Post Number: 167
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 11:39 am: |
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My mares as you remember had gotten infected fescue in the alfalfa and timothy hay I bought so I had them on the domperidone paste, they both started to bag up and jade bagged up fully, but still no foals, they looks good to go...so i do not know what the holdup is. I predicted that jade who have a colt and Digger a filly so who knows, they are both over the 340 mark so we wait and wait and wait somemore. Hope our wait is over soon! I love your mares they are all very nice looking! It is going to happen but at their time not ours (darn it). Hope your hubby gets through the operation quickly and with full and quick healing after wards! I have faith that everything is going to turn out ok. |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 256
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 12:15 pm: |
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Jan- doesn't fescue cause longer term gestations? That could be the hold up on your mares. I sure hope they do ok,and that your foals are nice and healthy. Thanks for the positive input on the surgery..I hope you are correct. |
Jos
Board Administrator
Username: Jos
Post Number: 10523
Registered: 10-1999
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 12:51 pm: |
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Jan H: Remember that use of domperidone, while stimulating mammary development and milk production will be unlikely to stimulate colostrum production, so you should plan to have colostrum or commercial IgG supplement on hand for treatment of your foals following birth. |
taunya manney
Neonate
Username: Patientlywaiting
Post Number: 3
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 03:21 pm: |
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no baby in our barn either, but today i have noticed shes not eating as much hay and she has a more relaxed head and her vulva is starting to swell some and i have alos been checking her milk color and as of a few minutes ago it had a little yellow tinge to it. i can also tell she has been biting at her sides cause i can see the wet spots my 13 yr old son has decided hes gonna sleep in the barn tonight and wait her out lol we wills ee how far that goes when it gets dark oh i forgot to mention her milk is a little sticky too. i will keep u all informed. |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 264
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 04:03 pm: |
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Taunya- we've had folks sleep in the barn two nights already..they'll be there again tonight in case Ms Daisy decides it's time to foal.. that's good though, because if they walk the barn periodically, I can rest till something IS happening and they can wake me up! |
Robin Culbertson
Nursing Foal
Username: Murrini
Post Number: 17
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 04:05 pm: |
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Tanuya - Sounds just like my mare. I had the same signs from her last Friday and.... NOTHING!! I hope you the best of luck that your mare cooperates better. This sleep deprivation thing isn't fun, espicially at work, I'm a Paramedic on 58 hour shifts, going to work tired is a bad start to the shift if it ends up being busy! |
Gwen Sams
Neonate
Username: Missrightwing
Post Number: 2
Registered: 05-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 04:25 pm: |
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Yay, Megan! It's good to see SOMEONE had luck last night  Not me, I'm still hoping, but it seems to just be taking too long. |
Deena
Breeding Stock
Username: Morganslil1
Post Number: 274
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 04:44 pm: |
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Tonight should be interesting my mare is clinging to me and being really jealous not wanting me to share attention with my other mare not to mention shes smelling of everything shes even had to check out the smell of my hair???odd for her.... |
Danielle Roosen-Runge
Weanling
Username: Rolling_hills_quarter_horses
Post Number: 35
Registered: 09-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 06:02 pm: |
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Well I don't think tonight will be the night but who knows. Both my mares are dropped and look ready.... they still haven't cleaned up their dinner so things are moving in the right direction! I am wanting babies to play with... but as we all know mares do things on their time not ours! |
Jan H
Breeding Stock
Username: Jan_h
Post Number: 169
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 08:35 pm: |
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Thanks Jos, we have saved colostrum in the freezer so no problem there but thanks for the reminder! |
Joanna
Yearling
Username: Joanna
Post Number: 86
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 09:12 pm: |
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Congratulations, Megan! |
Amber Tedford
Weanling
Username: Amber
Post Number: 39
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 10:10 pm: |
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IT'S A GIRL! Right on, Jan; good guess! She foaled @ 11:00 a.m. today! I had a d.r.'s appointment and went by to check on her before going to work. Noticed she was dripping milk, went in to get my vet, came out and she was laying down. . .10 min. later a silver/grey filly popped out. Well, not exactly, she had to have major help  . Mom and baby are doing well, though. Vet went ahead and tubed her because levels were mid range. Sooo glad I went by to check her . Anyone else had any luck?
Congrats, Megan!! You beat us!
Jan, hang in there. Remember my mare was on fescue which is why she was @ the vet's. I did concede that he was abt 60 days off, but said that she had went about 370-375 days. (He estimates due dates at 340-345 days.) I can TOTALLY sympathize w/ you on the waiting game.
Here are some pics. She is about an hour old in these. I'll take more later. Please ignore the absolute horrid appearance of her stall  . I promise you it no longer looks this way! Let me know what you guys think she'll turn! Oh, and names?
http://photobucket.com/albums/e232/arhorses/?sc=4 |
melissa
Breeding Stock
Username: Mbgirl
Post Number: 138
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 10:27 pm: |
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Amber,
I think your filly is to cute. I can't wait until my mares have their foals. Jan guess a filly on my mare Annie who is due April and a colt on my mare Cricket who is due May. I hope they both have filly, but will love either one.
TAKE CARE ENJOY THE NEW FOAL.
MELISSA |
Amber Tedford
Weanling
Username: Amber
Post Number: 40
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 11:00 pm: |
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Thanks, Melissa! I felt the same way as you-didn't care what sex either way . We definately didn't expect this much color! |
Amber Tedford
Weanling
Username: Amber
Post Number: 43
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 11:17 pm: |
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E-Good luck to you and your husband. We'll be thinking about you guys and praying that your girls will wait for you.
Alex- congrats, you beat us too! Let us know when you have pics! |
Kris Moos
Breeding Stock
Username: Kris
Post Number: 325
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 06:33 am: |
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Amber- she is a neat color, what was she bred to?
names... the first thing that came to my head without knowing what names (parents)to use as a base was ...a barn name if "Ida" because she was born on the "ides of march" (one of the only things I remember from Julious Ceaser..."BEWARE OF THE IDES OF MARCH")meaning middle of march/ the 15th!
congrats to you Amber!!!!!!!!!more pics please!
since she too was on fesue, did she ever develope a bag?
boy jans pretty good on her filly colt predictions this year!!!(good job jan) |
Kim Winter
Breeding Stock
Username: Clafairy
Post Number: 184
Registered: 07-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 07:58 am: |
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oH AMBER SHES BEAUTIFUL! I love the mare aswell, she is a fantastic metalic colour... Congratulations!!!!!!!! |
Amber Tedford
Weanling
Username: Amber
Post Number: 49
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 08:22 am: |
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Kris, her sire is Poco Tivio Chex, a Bay Quarter Horse and dam is Triple Otoe Lou (the mare in the pics). Love the name suggestion. She did develop a bag about the middle of Jan. We were very lucky as this was one of our concerns. The vet (and my husband) did end up having to pull her and the placenta was very thick as well and had to be torn open. It was very expensive to have her at the vet's as long as what we did, but worth it to me.
Kim- Thanks so much! We love her  ! And she is SO friendly-she came up and licked me several times last night. LOL she was definatley not letting her mom rest after she found her legs. Bless Baby Doll's heart, she had to grab fly-by bites of hay as she was chasing that girl around! She is an awesome mom, though.
Promise more pics to come. We're taking them home today so I'll get more then. |
Kim k
Breeding Stock
Username: Kimk
Post Number: 486
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 09:22 am: |
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Congrats on a healthy baby and successful delivery!
Kim |
Jan H
Breeding Stock
Username: Jan_h
Post Number: 174
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 09:23 am: |
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I just love her color, I would love a face shot, helps with guessing her color as an adult. I am glad she was at the vet for the delivery, That infected fescue causes all kinds of problems. I am so glad things went well during the delivery. She sure is a pretty thing! Have a safe journey home with them. (((((((((Hugs))))))))) to that little one and her wonderful mother baby doll! |
Kathee McGuire
Breeding Stock
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 154
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 09:51 am: |
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Amber - she is gorgeous...what great color! Is that the chocolate silver color that is possible, but rare with a bay/chestnut cross? |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 266
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 09:54 am: |
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Still no babies at my house, but Sassy had a MISERABLE night, up and down, arching her back and having her tail straight in the air.. heck, she'll probably foal while I'm at work today.
Amber that is a beautiful colored filly, I wonder if she'll be really dark bay or black? any guesses as to her color Jan? |
Lori aka " Raven"
Yearling
Username: Raven
Post Number: 74
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 09:55 am: |
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Amber, I'm with Jan, LOVED the coloring of your filly. How did you end up with that color from a bay and sorrel????? You had a trick in there somewhere. It has been a very long haul for you and your mare now take them home and enjoy your success!! Can't wait to see more pics. |
Heather Kutyba
Breeding Stock
Username: Heatherck11
Post Number: 110
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 01:35 pm: |
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Amber..
Can't tell exactly, but your filly looks like a "Grulla". Put up some new pics! Want to see her running around. |
Julie Holland
Nursing Foal
Username: Jtimes3
Post Number: 15
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Friday, March 17, 2006 - 06:33 am: |
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FINALLY....IT IS A BOY!!!!!!
This morning at 1:00am our new arrival finally arrived...Meet Patrick (sis in law named him because he made it first thing St. Patricks day)
He has a few spots on his rump and looks as if he is going to have a dark mane and tail and his legs will to probable, hew is a beautiful buckskin color and already has my heart.
[IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f178/jjjtimes3/patrick1.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f178/jjjtimes3/patrick5.jpg[/IMG] |
Kris Moos
Breeding Stock
Username: Kris
Post Number: 345
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Friday, March 17, 2006 - 06:39 am: |
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Julie- Patrick is adorable!!!!!! nice facial markings! flashy lil guy!!!!! congrats to you! |
Lori aka " Raven"
Yearling
Username: Raven
Post Number: 81
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Friday, March 17, 2006 - 06:44 am: |
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congratulations Julie!!
another one on the ground! We are making progress with these foals!! |
Jan H
Breeding Stock
Username: Jan_h
Post Number: 181
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Friday, March 17, 2006 - 09:29 am: |
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Jade was very uncomfortable last night up and down all night. I thought for sure she would have that foal but alas another day and no baby to hold
Julie Congratulations on your colt I love his color/markings and those eye lashes! He sure is a sweet looking boy.
I needed to see a new baby! at least one alive! Thanks for sharing! I needed a foal fix. |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 279
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Friday, March 17, 2006 - 10:09 am: |
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Jan- you hang tight, your baby will be here soon! (and hopefully so will some of mine) In past years, it seems like we've always had a St Patty's day baby.. maybe we'll have a couple of them this year. ( I checked the mares at 4 this morning, all of them were doing just fine..grrr) I was at least hoping to see some pained expressions! We are expecting bad weather this weekend, rain, sleet and snow..( tornados last weekend, gotta love KS ) maybe the foul weather will make them decide to get busy. It just stands to reason that they'd prefer to have me in the barn freezing my behind off and drying a baby instead of doing it on one of the nice warm nights we've had lately. |
Kathee McGuire
Breeding Stock
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 158
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Friday, March 17, 2006 - 10:23 am: |
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Julie - he is beautiful! He looks happy to be out. Had Jan made a prediction for him on colt/filly? |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 281
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Friday, March 17, 2006 - 10:34 am: |
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Julie- what a handsome lad he is! and apparently Irish through and through.. good name choice! Congratulations! |
Gwen Sams
Neonate
Username: Missrightwing
Post Number: 3
Registered: 05-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 05:31 pm: |
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What a beautiful little colt! |
Lori aka " Raven"
Yearling
Username: Raven
Post Number: 85
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 05:52 pm: |
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Hey did anyone get to see the pic of Megans foal?
I was looking forward to seeing a baby draft. I also love seeing everyone elses foals as well.
Keep 'em coming mares!!! |
