Cocoa - Koora Filly - WARNING - Picture overload! Page 36
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Ah that's better! It must have been the angle you were at that gave her tummy that V look so suddenly. As Diane says, the pics you have just posted look perfectly correct for her stage of pregnancy - baby settled and ready to move a bit more forward as the birth gets closer.
Thanks for the new pics - keep the coming but remember to get right down to her level to get the correct angle.
Thanks for the new pics - keep the coming but remember to get right down to her level to get the correct angle.
cassie
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she is looking great
hopefully she keeps cooking that baby a little while longer yet
So she is now between 300 and 309 days 
Finally she is definitely past the 300 mark!!!
Heres some photos from this morning (She seems to have sucked that baby right back up there lol)
I didnt bother uploading udders photos as it hasnt visibly changed
Finally she is definitely past the 300 mark!!!Heres some photos from this morning (She seems to have sucked that baby right back up there lol)
I didnt bother uploading udders photos as it hasnt visibly changed
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lol! They do that so much at the start, really they don't start milk production until very late in the game, the swelling and heat we notice is the milk system kicking into gear and preparing to be useful. Then we get the fun premilk fluid that likes to treat us so badly XD Good times!
Cocoa at 306 - 315 days this morning. Not showing any signs that she is going to go any time soon as she is still running around etc. Her udder was rock hard this morning.
(i think i got down too low to take this photo as i was little downhill from her, whoops)
(i think i got down too low to take this photo as i was little downhill from her, whoops)
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What do you mean by rock hard? Do you mean that the glands that you can often feel inside the udder are hard or that her whole udder is actually large/hard/warm/hot? Can you look just inside her vulva to see the inside colour? If it is changing to a deep red, then she is very close.
Just a bit concerned by what 'rock hard' means!
Just a bit concerned by what 'rock hard' means!
Sorry for the confusion, i just meant that its was denser/thicker/sucked up towards her tummy more, if that makes sense? Normally its kind of hanging down lol It wasnt warm or any bigger than previous days, if anything it was smaller. Her vuvla is still the same colour as i have been checking it morning and night. Im very sorry if i stressed you all out. Shes still eating and acting normal.
So this morning her udder has finally (visibly)increased in size, however if i try to get milk only the tiniest, tiniest, completely clear, non sticky drip comes out. Her vulva was still light pink and she wasnt elongated. Still acting normal and eating like theres no tomorrow haha. She is now at 307 - 316 days.
However in one of the udder pictures it almost looks like theres wax on one of her teats. I didnt see this when i was checking her so i tend to think its just a trick of the camera (shall have to double check when i get home).
However in one of the udder pictures it almost looks like theres wax on one of her teats. I didnt see this when i was checking her so i tend to think its just a trick of the camera (shall have to double check when i get home).
I think you might be seeing that crusty tip the mares get rather then true wax, I'd expect her udder to fill more before then
But you also won't get wax until the liquid changes.
Typically you still need to see it get easier to express, (example like my girl Beauty I now just have to squeeze and I easily get drops falling into my hand.) It needs to get stickier, not like honey but tacky when you press it between your fingers. You will see white flecks next as things start to kick off and then you get skim milk. After that you may get wax.
If you get wax run around like a lunatic shouting the word with a giddy smile on your face. Post it in large bold letters on every forum/fb you frequent and generally confirm to all who know you that you are mad.... or is that just what I do?
:rofl
When i reach tacky liquid I check more often. Dreamy went from a few days of tacky, to white flecks in the evening, to skim milk a few hours later and foaling a few hours after that.
Typically you still need to see it get easier to express, (example like my girl Beauty I now just have to squeeze and I easily get drops falling into my hand.) It needs to get stickier, not like honey but tacky when you press it between your fingers. You will see white flecks next as things start to kick off and then you get skim milk. After that you may get wax.
If you get wax run around like a lunatic shouting the word with a giddy smile on your face. Post it in large bold letters on every forum/fb you frequent and generally confirm to all who know you that you are mad.... or is that just what I do?
When i reach tacky liquid I check more often. Dreamy went from a few days of tacky, to white flecks in the evening, to skim milk a few hours later and foaling a few hours after that.
I didnt think it was wax but i thought i would mention it anyway to see what you Aunties thought
Better safe than sorry. Thinking back to her first two pregnancy's i dont remember seeing wax but that was a few years ago and i definitely didnt document her pregnancy quite as well as i have this time.
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