First time pregnancy,..not sure how far she is

[kehranc]

Oh and she better not hold off for another month !!!!!!...lol.. Just took some photos of my other pets for you all.. Hope you llike them.. Goats, Jack Russell Dog, Australian Kelpie Dog and our one eyed Burman Cross Cat

 

[countrymini]

Looking good Molly. Did you cut her hair right back down her mane? I should do that with Sweety,coz it looks really neat. Poor Sweety has the 'hopeless' mane of an appy lol. Try not to worry about the udders, altho its looking like she might be one of those mares who likes to keep you guessing.

LOOVE your other furry kids, and the goats, they are so cute and colourful. Ours are boers so they all looks the same lol.

 

[kehranc]

Yes I did cut her mane.. When we first got her the mane was all matted and had a like a glue-like substance in it which was making her lose all her fur around her neck. Most of which has grown back but yes her mane doesn't grow back evenly and a friend of mine told me as long as I leave a good length on her face and ears that cutting down her mane was fine...And yes it looks really neat.

My goats are supposed to be Boer x Cashmere, thats what I was told when we bought them but they are super cute and the black and grey ones are like a miniature x because they are shorter than the others and always much smaller when they are born. The pure black one is actually the second eldest but much shorter haha.. What can I say I like little creatures lol

 

[countrymini]

Yeah, little goats are cute.

 

[kehranc]

ok its 3.30am and still nothing ..haha....its like watching a kettle boil

 

[countrymini]

Except who watches the kettle at 3.30 in the morning

Have you got a foal alarm?

 

[kehranc]

no unfortuately not so sleep during the day for a coupkle of hours then up all ight.. Had I known earlier I wiuld have gotten one for sure...still nothing

 

[JAX]

Oh no you are even typing tired!! What time is it there??

 

[kehranc]

hahahahaha Its now 12.00pm lunch time , but I had just got up when I wrote tthe message hahahaha... Not even my first cup of tea yet !!!!!!!!!

 

[countrymini]

You poor thing

Hope you had a good sleep today. Is hubby around this week or is he working?

 

[kehranc]

he is working but will be home xmas day and boxing day so we will see how she goes

 

[kehranc]

ok no worries I will give you some more in the morning...

Its 12.48 am and still nothing hahaha.. heaps of kicking tonight though so cool to watch .. Maybe she is going to make us wait till xmas...

 

[kehranc]

ok well still no foal...lol.. She is very sooky today, following me like a little magnet. Happy for photos but not under the tail, but I did sneak 2 but they arent the best .. Her Hoohah is very puffy , her udder is back up again today but not like a couple of days ago.. Here are the photos see what you think.. By the Merry Xmas to everyone incase we get busy and dont get a chance to post ...lol

 

[countrymini]

Merry Christmas to you too!

Molly looks quite content to hang onto that baby lol. Even tho they're not full yet, her udders still look good. I have no idea what an eloongated hooha looks like so can't help you there lol

 

[Bonny]

She is making progress! Her V is starting to relax, and that udder has a ways to go yet, but heck that can change FAST! I hope you see a foal very soon!

 

[AnnaC]

Some mares get 'sooky' as they get close to foaling! Good luck and a Happy Christmas to you too.

 

[kehranc]

Hi guys, I had to drag myself away today and do some final xmas shopping so left the babysitters with Molly.. I was fretting all day and I was definitely happy to be home ..lol... Just a little bit over protective...Still not much happening kids said she was lazing around a bit today but still nothing else, back to eating .. Well Ho Ho Hopefully we will get a Foal for xmas tomorrow ??????....Not that I am being impatient at all ..Come on Molly and little Kate

 

[AnnaC]

Kehran will you allow me to make a couple of observations? Well I'm going to anyway, I hope you dont mind! I see lots of grass round the outside of your dry lot, do you give Molly a chance to graze on Dr. Green regularly? Green 'stuff' is so very important on the run up to foaling and afterwards - helps to keep plenty of moisture going naturally through the system, plus it is the natural food for a good milk supply.

The second thing is your shelter for Molly. I know that it is/has been very hot but you do need to attach some boarding to the bottom of your walls, plus whatever you will be using for a front panel/door should also be boarded from the ground up to at least 2 foot in height. This is for the safety of both mare and foal. Mares do all sorts of silly things when in labour without thinking - up down, up down, roll, roll again, they can get quite frantic in their efforts to give birth. Imagine Molly suddenly laying down, then flopping flat out and putting her head outside the shelter, and getting a bang on her head as she suddenly sits up again. Or thrusting her foot under and through the gap at the bottom of one of the other walls. To be safe for her all walls should reach firmly to the ground. Also you may find that your new foal rolls out under the higher gap or even, like Molly, could roll over after a snooze (lots do!) and stick HER foot/leg under the lower wall giving herself a possible nasty injury as she struggles to her feet.

You may already have considered this and changed/altered your shelter, but just in case you haven't, I felt I should mention it - hope you didn't mind.

 

[Bonny]

Thank you Anna, Its always a good reminder to all of us to look for the dangers ahead of time. It reminded me of a board I need to add in my foaling stall, so again thank you, I know what I am doing first thing in the morning!

 

[AnnaC]

Glad to have been of assistance! I have in the past often got so wrapped up in the excitement of a coming foal that I have forgotten about some possible dangers - like not tying up water buckets etc. Also we use sheep hurdles as doorways so the minis can look out, but just perfect for a little hoof to slip through. Luckily we use straw to bed down with (from huge square bales) so as a mare gets ready to foal we split the large sections into half and ram them up against the hurdles covering the hurdle inside the stable to around 2/3 upwards, and there they remain (we move them to the side to get mare and foal out in the day) for around a month until baby is ready to move on to living out all the time.

Happy Christmas everyone!