lkblazin
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Looking really promissing. I hope she gives you a baby soon
Bow's 2015 Foaling
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Checked her pH overnight and its sorta dropping for me. Its still in the 6.8-7range,but its definitely not an 8.
Baby is fine, he was moving around early this morning. (Yes, in calling it a he, Lol) Its always nice to know that we have a live baby in there. Just puts me at ease some.
Baby is fine, he was moving around early this morning. (Yes, in calling it a he, Lol) Its always nice to know that we have a live baby in there. Just puts me at ease some.
We are 323 days. Milk seems to be getting more yellow and less cream colored. Her vulva is staring to darken on the inside, which I noticed early this morning but figured I would wait to get a pic of it since she was laying down at the time.
Milk is actually changing finally. This pic makes it look yellowish, but its more greyish, kinda off white. There are also blood vessels in her vulva that are bursting/enlarged to make patches that look purplish.
Baby was also moving when we were out there.
Baby was also moving when we were out there.
She foaled a healthy, solid, palomino filly at 3:30am this morning (June 9th).
I missed it by mere minutes. Baby nursed and took her first steps within a half hour, and the placenta has been fully passed.
I'll post pictures when I get off work today.
I missed it by mere minutes. Baby nursed and took her first steps within a half hour, and the placenta has been fully passed.
I'll post pictures when I get off work today.
Brody
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FINALLY - congratulations. I feel like you have had one of the biggest waits of the season this year as your mare really looked like she should have foaled a good 2 weeks ago. Happy you finally have four little hooves safely on the ground and can't wait to see photos!
chandab
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Congrats! Anxiously waiting for pictures. Bet you can't stand being at work today.
Ryan Johnson
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Congratulations
Sorry for waiting an entire day to post pictures! As you can imagine, I slept and it was great to sleep an entire night and not worry about Bow.
Bow is doing a fantastic job at being a mommy again. When I first went into the stall and found the baby on the ground, she was still soaking wet and the placenta was in the process of being pushed out. I couldn't have missed it by more than 5 minutes, as Bow has always been a quick foaler and even quicker at pushing her placenta out. Bow let me enter the stall and inspect her baby, which of course was a filly. I called my mom, who was asleep like any normal human being at 3:30 in the morning, and had her come out to see the baby.
Within a half hour, the placenta was out, baby was standing and walking, and the milk bar was accessed.
I ended up going to work and was able to bribe a coworker in taking my last shift so that I could take the placenta to the vet and get some navel dip. Placenta was perfect and the vet was in just awe at how TINY the placenta was.
I let Bow and Baby A out into the dry lot this morning to enjoy the cool weather, since yesterday it was in the early 90s. Bow is doing a GREAT job at being protective to an extent. She knows to keep the horses away and to let us touch her, which I appreciate. The four years off from breeding has definitely helped her up her game, as before she would never have been this protective.
We are still figuring out names. I have decided to go for an "A" name since I have a stutter and find it hard to pronounce names where the mouth meets or the tongue hits the back of the teeth, such as "B", "D", "S", "T", etc.
We like three names,
-Attica (feminine of Atticus)
-Adeline
-Austen
Okay, picture time!
Her ONE appy spot! I saw it at birth, but I wasn't sure if it was actually a spot or not.
Bow is doing a fantastic job at being a mommy again. When I first went into the stall and found the baby on the ground, she was still soaking wet and the placenta was in the process of being pushed out. I couldn't have missed it by more than 5 minutes, as Bow has always been a quick foaler and even quicker at pushing her placenta out. Bow let me enter the stall and inspect her baby, which of course was a filly. I called my mom, who was asleep like any normal human being at 3:30 in the morning, and had her come out to see the baby.
Within a half hour, the placenta was out, baby was standing and walking, and the milk bar was accessed.
I ended up going to work and was able to bribe a coworker in taking my last shift so that I could take the placenta to the vet and get some navel dip. Placenta was perfect and the vet was in just awe at how TINY the placenta was.
I let Bow and Baby A out into the dry lot this morning to enjoy the cool weather, since yesterday it was in the early 90s. Bow is doing a GREAT job at being protective to an extent. She knows to keep the horses away and to let us touch her, which I appreciate. The four years off from breeding has definitely helped her up her game, as before she would never have been this protective.
We are still figuring out names. I have decided to go for an "A" name since I have a stutter and find it hard to pronounce names where the mouth meets or the tongue hits the back of the teeth, such as "B", "D", "S", "T", etc.
We like three names,
-Attica (feminine of Atticus)
-Adeline
-Austen
Okay, picture time!
Her ONE appy spot! I saw it at birth, but I wasn't sure if it was actually a spot or not.
SummerTime
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Too cute!! Congrats!!
paintponylvr
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Very nice!!
congratulations!
congratulations!
lkblazin
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Congratulations!!!!!
Just wanted to update again, we are just under 2 weeks old.
Today, working on setting up for pictures and walking. She's catching on quickly, and we make sure we don't work for more than 5-10 minutes at a time so that we don't overwhelm her.
Just trying to get her interested in me and sweet talking her.
Today, working on setting up for pictures and walking. She's catching on quickly, and we make sure we don't work for more than 5-10 minutes at a time so that we don't overwhelm her.
Just trying to get her interested in me and sweet talking her.
Ryan Johnson
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Great Photos , thanks for the update , she is lovely
It's honestly hard to believe that she's a month old today. She's doing a great job at leading, and today I took her out to the yard on her own without her dam and she did great. (Despite flipping over on her back when the dog licked her nose and my head was turned.....)
