Darla's official foaling thread.

[Lindi-loo]

Thats a good sign

had me worried though

..come on Darla thats the way to go but dont forget to deliver when your mum is around

 

[jessj]

Just watched Darla again while she ate...saw a little bit of movement, but nothing like I normally see when she is eating!

 

[cassie]

thats exciting!! its all happening for you! won't be long now!! how is she looking today??

 

[HavingFun]

I can't even imagine how you must feel. The first thing I do in the morning now is come to this thread!

 

[StarRidgeAcres]

Come on Darla, we're waiting!

 

[jessj]

no baby yet. she was really sluggish all afternoon and last night. i usually put her up for the night and feed her again at about 8:30-9pm. Usually she is waiting for me in her stall. Last night she was out in the pasture laying down (sternal). So I got her halter and leadrope and went out and put it on her...and she wouldnt get up! I finally went back to the barn and got her feed bucket and when she heard me with it she slowly got up and ambled over to me. She didnt eat all of her feed though, alot of it was still there this morning. Her ph level IS NOT DROPPING though!!! I don't know what is going on with her? Ive got new udder pics I will post in a minute. O... and last night her udder was VERY tight, but didnt seem quite as full this morning?

 

[MeganH]

oooooh I'm watching!

Well more like waiting since she's not on camera but she does seem to be getting closer!

 

[jessj]

This is her udder and two side pics this morning.

 

[jessj]

her udder saturday morning and this morning

 

[jessj]

it seems fuller at the top, but the wrinkles are still there... im going to go

waiting!

 

[Lindi-loo]

Shouldnt be too much longer Jess..enjoy it while it lasts

I loved the waiting game so exciting knowing soon you will have a new baby

 

[lucky lodge]

have you got any front on photos of her jess

 

[jessj]

I will try to take some front photos of her this afternoon and post! Just went by to check on her a few minutes ago and she is just standing in the corner of the pasture in the shade.

 

[jessj]

Darla from all sides! These were taken this afternoon!

 

[jessj]

I think her belly looks lower this afternoon than it did in the pics from this morning?? What do yall think?

 

[cassie]

haha I love your dog Jess,

her udder is looking good

I think it must be going to be a tiny foal

is her milk still testing at 8ph?? I think its when they get below 7 that you know its going to be soon...

 

[jessj]

Thanks Cassie...that is one of my MANY dogs! Currently at my house I have my english springer spaniel, my husbands basset hound (in the pic), my daughters yorkshire terrier, a rescue english bulldog that is supposed to be a foster but my husband is trying to talk me into keeping, a foster boxer, a foster basset hound puppy, and my k9 partner a sheltie...also my persian cat and a half grown dilute torti kitten that was an orphan that I bottle fed and now my husband and daughter are in love with and wont let me carry back to be adopted....ah, the perils of being an animal cruelty investigator!!!

Her ph STILL hasnt dropped!!! She ate all of her 4 oclock meal and is back in the pasture grazing now. I think she is just teasing me and there is no baby at all (except that i have seen and felt it kick!) I think the reason her tummy looks smaller is that she is a taller girl (36 inches). I dont know...i am just ready to see this baby!!! Her milk did seem to be a bit more yellowish today. I am going out to give her fresh water and watch her for a while!

 

[cassie]

its so frustrating isn't it!!! I want Suzie's udder to just go bang and be huge but it is taking forever!! and I'm now doubting myself if there is any change at all

this waiting game, when you have no dates to go off is crazy stuff!!!

Suzie's foal seemed to be trying to play soccer in there this morning I think lol I could see big bulges then big rippling along suzie's side and then I would hear a grunt from suz and she would kick her tummy as baby must have kicked something ouchy lol poor baby girl!

do you have any udder pics when you first got her? just curious to see how much its changed...? hehe if not its ok me n my random questions lol

hope you have a fun time with her,

you certainly have a brood there lol I have to force myself not to take home the kittens and puppies that get abandoned at our vet clinic, so hard not to but we always find good homes for them!

its so hard not to become attached to them isn't it

 

[wingnut]

I'm watching this saga from afar, mostly because I have no expertise to offer. I do have to giggle a bit at your menagerie! We get strange looks A LOT when we say we have 6 miniature horses, 3 dogs and now 1 cat. You have us beat though!!! LOL!

 

[jessj]

silly girl! she was laying down in the pasture again tonight! I watched her for a while...she would be sternal (and eating while laying down) for a while, then go flat out for a few minutes, then roll and go back sternal for some more grazing. I just rattled her bucket for a few minutes tonight and she came in to eat.