Four mares up on cam now

[weerunner]

And because I know I'd want to see pics of Buffy, here she is this morning at day 200-301,

 

[Eagle]

And just to clearify to the newbes. Amanda is an experinced breeder! LMAO

Cassie see what a nightmare these girls are?

So is bug going to get a stall or are you going to throw her outside? Lol

 

[weerunner]

You're too funny Renee. No Ladybug would not be tossed out on her ear. she'd have to go to a smaller stall and let her mom, Buffy have the bigger one. But I'll give it a few more days and see how her udder develops, maybe she's just excited about the warmer weather and it will go back down. H#ll, I don't know. I just dont know.

 

[Eagle]

I would throw her out and tell her why! Girls you better getting pumping up those udders or you are all out in the cold.

 

[cassie]

Wow Amanda!! Yay for Buffy!! See that penny?? Your udder is MEANT to get bigger lol oh we can say it for your girls too Amanda lol

Yeah Renee I see lol they like to keep us guessing lol

 

[AnnaC]

LOL!!

Oh how I love these little mares - they just know how to fool us, tease us, frustrate us and continually delight us!

Now you know why I never test - just wait for the udder to start filling to be absolutely sure!

So we have a mid March foal coming or maybe a mid July? Think I'm voting for mid March!

It's all rather exciting!

 

[Wings]

:rofl MARES!

Why do we have them again?

Oh yeah, to justify owning stallions

certainly not for peace of mind!

 

[cassie]

:rofl MARES!

Why do we have them again?

Oh yeah, to justify owning stallions

certainly not for peace of mind!

HAHA Bree!! you are funny!

Well Amanda, we are right here with you on the guessing game... seems a lot of mares this season want to keep us guessing LOL

Mares!! LOL

 

[weerunner]

I guess it's a good thing we have our merry band of watchers. We are going to need all the eyes we can get in the next month or so. I know I sure am greatful for the help.

 

[weerunner]

I believe this is Buffy's 9th foal. For me she has always gotten big at the end of her pregnancy and held it quite well until then but not quite this well. For the lady that owned her before me she has had pregnancies that you could not tell at all. Her udder is bang on for a 300 day udder for her. I've kept digital records for all her pregnancies and she starts up her udder around 290 days.

I'm still finding it hard to believe she's going to foal soon, but will be watching her close just in case. I think she just thinks I dont have enough on my plate with 4 other mares due in 3 weeks.

Mares!!! God love em

These are pics of Buffy that I took in 2011 when she was at day 287.

 

[Eagle]

All is quiet at 3.00am

6.40 am and the girls are waiting for

 

[weerunner]

It seems word has spread that if you dont get making that udder you're outta here!

Here are all 5 girls udders today.

Buffy

Ladybug who is in grave danger of losing her stall.

Marcella, who is looking downright miserable and uncomfy.

Nellie, who is not taking this seriously enough considering she's supposed to be first to foal.

And Fly who has seen the danger and is responding well.

I'm opening the voting for who should leave the foaling stall and live on 'isolation island'.

 

[Eagle]

I would throw them all out and tell them not to come back unless their shopping bags are full.

 

[MeganH]

I would throw them all out and tell them not to come back unless their shopping bags are full.

LOL

 

[cassie]

Lol wow I can't believe the change!!! I wonder if it would work with penny lol hmmmm

Looking good! Maybe fly will start going really quick then have her bubba n make room for Buffy!!!

 

[Wings]

Nice to see some changes kicking in!!!

This is the only RIGHT answer!!!!

I know we say we have to love these mares -- but personally I LOVE the boys, and LIKE the girls!

I've just come back in from wet stallion smoochies (it's been raining, he still wanted smoochies) from Tinker

:wub I adore my boys and I think they're rather fond of me to. The mares just see me as the bringer of stuff

They want hay? There it is! A stallion? Here he is! They want the foals weaned? POOF There they go!

 

[weerunner]

Just came in from feeding and feeling.

I'm nearly 100 percent sure I'm feeling Carmel's foal kicking now. So that means even if Buffy does foal in March, I've still got Carmel to watch in July. It's gonna be a crazy summer.

I thought it would be nice to acknowledge that man that made this all possible.

AMHA/AMHR Just Call Me Frankie. Not a good picture of him, but it gives you an idea of what the babies might look like. Can you say PINTOS!

 

[cassie]

WOW he is lovely Amanda!! is he the daddy to all your babies?

I'm even more excited to see the foals!!!

 

[MeganH]

ooooo I LOVE his face! Can't wait to see his foals!

 

[weerunner]

He is the sire of my junior stallion out of Carmel. I liked little Taylor so much that I decided to bred his sire to ALL my girls. And it looks like he did a excellent job of it. Cant wait to see these foals.

Here is my Junior stallion, Taylor. He is Frankies one and only foal, but not for long.

The first one is Taylor at 3 days old and the second is when he was about a year old. He is very fine and I adore him. How could I not want to repeat this breeding and to try the rest of the mares with him.

And later this year, Taylor will get a few mares to breed. Hopefully he inheritted his sires potency.