how many foals

[lucky lodge]

how many foals have you had be born during the day???????????????

 

[Double T]

0, lol

 

[lucky lodge]

the mare i have her 2nd last foal was born at lunch time..i no thay normaly foal at night

but was just wondering if any one else has had foals born during the day

 

[topnotchminis]

Our only foal was born about 3 in the afternoon

 

[little shiloh farm]

My mare Lisa foaled at 10:00 in the morning and when I managed an Arabian breeding farm we had a few mares that only foaled during the day.

 

[Reble]

YES, its when you least expect them, have had a few born during the day one after lunch,

had no signs of foaling this one mare we had was sure she had not signs of foaling went out for lunch and knew I was not going to be gone long.

Lucky if I was gone 45 minutes came home to a foal standing and nursing.

a couple born around 4:00 p.m.

and a few during the day out in pasture, so you never every know.

 

[chandab]

My AQHA mare foaled mid-morning on Easter in 1997, gosh hard to believe Hayley is going to be 15 in the spring.

 

[eagles ring farm]

Out of 14 we had 2 born during the day outside in the pasture

all the others in the stall at night

 

[High Meadow Miniatures]

Most of our foals are born in the early morning hours, usually around 3-5 A.M. About six or seven of our mares have foaled during the day.

 

[horsehug]

I have actually had about half or more born in the daytime.

My mares I sometimes think want me to be there.

Susan O.

 

[REO]

I have day time foals all the time!!! I even foaled out 2 outside mares this year and both of them foaled in the day time! I get at least a few day time foals each year. One year I was expecting 5 foals and 4 of them were day time babies!

So my answer is, all the time!!!

I'm thinking that it depends (maybe) on their comfort and feeling of safety of their surroundings. No need to be secret at night? My mares all depend on "mom" being there.

 

[PaintNminis]

I've had Two Born During the Day Time Hrs

 

[Eagle]

More than half of mine have foaled during the day, last year all 3 foaled outside during the day. Britt likes to have hers just after dinner (around 8.00pm)

My girls like to foal outside so they have to do it during the day before I put them in their stables

 

[lucky lodge]

WOW thats alot ......................

 

[supaspot]

three or four

 

[weerunner]

I've had 8 foals and 2 were during daylight hours, one at 930am and one at 530pm. I have been there for all 8, so I'm fine with them foaling during the day, makes for an easy sleep that night!

 

[Kim~Crayonboxminiatures]

Out of 26 foalings, I've had 8 born during the day (between 5am-5pm), 12 between 7pm-11pm. 6 between 11:50-3am. My girls know for sure I will be around in the evening, and that is typically when things get quiet here on our farm.

 

[Jill]

2 out of 12

 

[Fantasia]

2 in full daylight, 1 daybreak. Vast majority foal at night

 

[ohmt]

Very few! My mares have just never liked to foal during the day. Have only had a couple and it's usually the really sneaky mares who have the foal right after I let them out of their stalls for the day and am busy doing chores so am not watching them.