And again it is a colt

[Riverdance]

Yup, going to be another colt year. 5th year in a row. Based upon what I have been reading, I should start starving my mares when I get ready to breed them, then perhaps they will give me fillies.

My palomino mare (World Champion Black Tie Affairs dam), gave me a colt tonight. She was bred to Desperado (a palomino stallion) 50% chance of a palomino 25% chance of a cremello or chestnut. I got a chestnut, solid. This is her 3rd colt in a row.

How come I do not get mares who give me only fillies?

BUT.....................he is one beautiful colt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will post pictures tomorrow.

 

[albahurst]

What is this???? A baby at your house???? So, when did this happen?????

Guess mine foaling tonight got yours in gear! lol

 

[StarRidgeAcres]

Again with the pictures! When will you people learn you can't keep coming on here and taunting us with promises of pictures...TOMORROW...or...LATER! We expect pictures RIGHT DARN NOW of these precious new babies!!!

 

[Jill]

Congratulations on another healthy foal!!! I look forward to seeing his pictures

 

[Filipowicz Farm]

Congratulations looking forward to seeing pictures.

 

[Marnie]

Great that you have a healthy baby. What does it mean to starve your horses to get fillies? I've never heard of that one. Just for the record, I think I should have named my farm the fat farm, everything is fat but my stallion that I just sold had almost all fillies, the last count was 17 fillies and 5 colts and nothing goes unfed here so I'm just curious what you've been reading about starving mares and having fillies?

 

[Connie P]

Congratulations on your new baby!

It is not the mares fault that she is having colts.......................perhaps you should have a good talk with your stallions! They are the ones to blame.

 

[Royal Crescent]

Congratulations Sue! I can't wait to come down and see all your new babies.

I still think the filly fairy is going to find you a few more times.

The berry fairy is just trying a appease you as she heard that you were looking for a phenomenal colt...she just hit the wrong mare!

Barb

 

[End Level Farms]

There is a study done that mares who are loosing weight when being bred have a higher chance of conceiving and delivering healthy baby FILLIES. Than a mare whos weight is either steady or gaining weight.

There is also another study that if you have the mare on a low-cal diet and who's glucose levels are dropping they have a higher conception rate of Fillies.

I know several quarter horse breeders that for a month prior to foaling once a day in the huge stock tank they will dump a gallon of apple cider vinegar in the water. This is suppose to alter the mares acidity level and allow for better conception rates of fillies due to the mares chemical balance at the time of conception. Two of them have had GREAT success with fillies and the very rare occasional colt. However a couple of the other ones have done this for 5 years or so and still had about a 50/50 rate of colts and fillies.

A friend of mine who has had almost nothing but colts specially in the last several years is giving them a try with her girls well have to see what they deliver. Her three are due to foal at just about anytime.

I honestly do not know what the percentage of this working is. As I have had mainly fillies. And I have never fed a specific diet or done anything to try and alter the mare. And also probably because I love the colts and don't really care what my mares have. I'm happy for a healthy and happy baby. In any color.

 

[Genie]

Congratulations on your colt.

 

[Riverdance]

I know several quarter horse breeders that for a month prior to foaling once a day in the huge stock tank they will dump a gallon of apple cider vinegar in the water. This is suppose to alter the mares acidity level and allow for better conception rates of fillies due to the mares chemical balance at the time of conception. Two of them have had GREAT success with fillies and the very rare occasional colt. However a couple of the other ones have done this for 5 years or so and still had about a 50/50 rate of colts and fillies.

Don't you mean prior to breeding? Because prior to foaling, it would not make one bit of difference as the sex of the foal is already determined.

I do not know if any of the studies work, but I read about a study of New Zealand Wild Horses, who if the mares were in great condition at the time of conception, usually had colts, and fillies if they were not. So, if they went into the spring gaining weight, they had colts, and if they were loosing weight, they had fillies.

So, my horses have to come off the winter fat and sassy, then start loosing weight while they were beig bred. though, the mare last night, as well as the oter mare who has had 4 colts in a row, they were both nursing foals by their sides and thus were on the loosing weight side of this equation, yet still, one has had 3 colts in a row, another 4 colts in a row. Plus last year I had a mare with 3 colts in a row, I just did not breed her for this year. Whre are the mares who have filly after filly? Oh yea, I bought one.........................she is the mare who last year gave me the 3rd colt in a row.

As for the apple vinegar, I have automatic waterers, so that would not work for me,plus, what if the horses did not like the tasete of the water, and they dd not drink?

 

[RobinRTrueJoy]

In humans, it is the male that decides male or female at conception. Is it the same with horses? I would bet!

Congrats on you wonderful colt!

Robin

 

[Riverdance]

In humans, it is the male that decides male or female at conception. Is it the same with horses? I would bet!Congrats on you wonderful colt!

Robin

Yes, in all mammals it is the male sperm that is coaded for the sex of the offspring, but it is the female environment that decides which sperm will make it to the egg. If the body is acidic, then the male sperms may be killed off, as they are faster swimmers, but weaker. The female sperm are slower swimmers, but stronger and can survive a more hostle environment.

 

[Matt73]

Congratulations!

 

[Basketmiss]

He is such a cutie!! Congrats

 

[Allure Ranch]

[SIZE=12pt]Congratulations.... Nice colt. GREAT neck.[/SIZE]

 

[Mona]

Congratulations on your new colt!

 

[Jill]

He is so handsome

 

[sedeh]

Congratulations on one nice colt!!

:yeah I had 2 all colt years in a row but I got a filly this year!! I've also heard that some mares are more likely to have fillies because of their internal environment. I have one mare that has had 4 fillies/one colt. Another has only thrown colts. Hopefully this "new" batch of mares will have a more even split!

 

[shelly]

Congrats on another gorgeous boy!!!

:wub