Laney's udder is progressing slowly! I can now take pictures from behind
She is 306 days today.
Laney drinks A LOT of water everyday. We refill her bucket (8 or 10 gallon I can't remember) every day and it is always almost empty the next.
She is shedding out really nicely. I get tons of hair with the curry comb several times a day to help her because she gets hot often.
Anna, I can definitely stagger the times I let Ricky and Laney out in the big pasture if I can't have them out together. Once she gets real close I don't want her in the big pasture thought because she will NOT let you catch her and there are too many places to hide out of view. It's hard to watch them when they are out there. I will let her out there as long as possible though. They are normally out together around 5 hours a day. Once they finish their morning hay (Ricky is always done first) or almost finish it I open their gates.
Renee, Ricky is so funny with that ball. The plug came out last week and I had to blow it back up. He was still carrying it around when it was flat. When I brought it back out to him after I blew it I rolled it and he ran straight to it and got on top of it.
Laney has been rolling a lot today. I have seen her roll at least 3 times. I know she does roll because she has dirt on her back in the mornings but I haven't ever seen her do it this much.
Laney is changing her behavior a bit. When she is in her pen it was typical to catch her munching on hay most of the time but now she ops to rest and stand in random places, like I have seen most mares in the last weeks of their pregnancy. She leaves hay at night and through the day now so she must not have as much room as she did before to fill her belly.
Megan,I have always found that they go 'up and down' in the relaxing department just like their bags. It is only towards the end that they get long and swollen and stay there. Going deep red inside means foaling is very close!!