Four mares up on cam now

[cassie]

lol fun and games!

 

[weerunner]

Yes, we probably wouldn't want to do it if foaling mares was easy. It's all about the challenge with this game.

 

[vickie gee]

how are the girls tonight Amanda?

Vicki I am so glad you are getting your tooth fixed!!! nothing worse then a tooth ache!!!

Root canal Friday. I got put on penicillin. If it is split rather than just a crack it will have to come out...

 

[vickie gee]

So which one of the mares looks like her vulva is the most "relaxed". The day Faith foaled the very bottom of her vulva had lost all "poof." She also had changed from standing in the back or the front of the stall to hanging out in a corner.

 

[weerunner]

Right now, I'd say it's almost a tie in the loose vulva area. Both LB and Marcella's vulvas' are looser than normal, but not as loose as they can get. Both have the V 'ed belly and the jellybum and loose tail heads. All signs are go, except for the milk. Milk is sticky, slightly cloudy yellow liquid in both.

 

[Eagle]

I am here watching Amanda

Vicki sorry to hear about the tooth results, I lost a tooth when I was expecting Alby.

I hope you will be pain free until Friday

 

[Eagle]

Morning Amanda, you are all dressed up this morning, is it cold or raining?

The girls were quiet all night

 

[weerunner]

It is snowing, we are having a storm. The girls will be staying inside today. Marcella's udder has expanded back towards her back legs and looks like her nipples are filling in, but they are still pointing towards and touching each other. Ladybug's udder is about the same as yesterday. Fly's udder is quite big for a maiden and her vulva is quite dark pink inside. Her baby is going insane in there this morning. Looks' like I have no pressing excuse not to go to work other than the darn storm. Oh well. Have a good one everyone!

Marcella's udder

Fly's udder

And Ladybugs udder, her nipples have some filling to do before she will go

 

[weerunner]

hey all. So I know some of you were probably watching when Marcella got herself cast in the corner at the front of the stall. I was watching from work, I waited for her to try to get up a few times and then off I went at way too fast a speed. By the time I got home (~18 minutes) she had thankfully found a way to get up on her own. But she was warm and panting and not very happy. I checked for gut sounds and she seems ok, baby is still kicking and her udder is very hot but that is fromthe stress I'm sure. Anything else I should watch her for. I'm praying she didn't twist a intestine or something. Honestly these creatures seem heck bent on driving their owners crazy.

So I'm home from work now, and will be for the rest of the day. Not so good for my bank account, but much better for my sanity levels.

Whew

 

[Eagle]

Oh Heck Amanda, I have just got home. I would take her for a walk to get her system going, I know the weather is bad but do you have an indoor area or some where that she could walk for 10 minutes?

 

[weerunner]

Actually the snow is slowing up, I'll take her out in a bit, just want her to cool down a bit first. She sure looked uphappy when I came in the barn. No idea how long she was down. Actually I think I'm more upset about it than her now. She's happily eating hay and my stomache is churning away and my head is pounding. ARGH!

 

[Eagle]

I bet, I am so sorry I wasn't watching. I had to go and feed my horses

She doesn't look very happy now and is brining up he hind legs

 

[MeganH]

I'm sorry I missed it! I have both the kids home so we have been quite busy and I have only been able to check on cams quickly through the morning.

 

[AnnaC]

Sorry I wasn't any use either - can only get limited time watching at the moment. Hope she's going to be ok, bless her. That's the trouble when the weather is bad and one needs to keep them in - I think the mares often need to have a roll during the last few days of pregnancy, maybe to help that last positioning of the foal?

Fingers cross for her - sending a ((((HUG)))) for you to help with the stress!

 

[Eagle]

How is she Amanda?

 

[weerunner]

She seems ok, let them out in the snow for a bit and she is walking around slowly yawning every few seconds. I really think she is getting close. Marcella has gotten cast before, you'd think she'd learn but nope. She loves to lay up next to stall walls and then roll. Silly girl. Will be extra freaked out watching her tonight.\

I'm going to go put them in again in a few minutes, just thought some space and fresh air woudl be good for their minds and bodies. And yes I firmly believe they need to roll to get baby hwere he needs to be, I wish I could watch them outside when I'm at work that woudl be perfect.

Oh well, won't be long now.

 

[Eagle]

I am off to bed now, I will pull them up as soon as I wake.

 

[MeganH]

Ladybug was getting some good scratches.

Goodnight, Renee. We will be out for an hour or so in a bit for my sons last riding lesson at his lesson barn.. I will have them up when I get home though.

 

[AnnaC]

Glad she seems ok - will be watching them for another couple of hours, but then it's bed for me too.

 

[weerunner]

Thanks everyone you just cannot know how much it means to me that you alll are watching my girls when I cannot be there. I hope you all get to see at least one foaling if not all of them.