Lily's Foal Watch

[lilysmom]

Lily has become a hoover vaccum tonight...shes trying to eat all the hay on the floor of her stall LOL. Will update pictures in the morning....Wishing it was of a foal but i dont think tonight is the night. I could be wrong so the watch continues. Praying its this weekend not sure how many more nights without sleep I can do

Im alsowhispering sweet nothings in her ear for a filly...filly....filly. The daddys owner is jinxing me by saying colt. It'll be interesting to see what it is! Everyone have a nice night. Dont loose to much sleep marestaring

 

[LittleBittyBritches]

I agree, her nipples still look like they need to fill, but that can happen fast.

 

[Eagle]

Have you done the nail test on her yet? You must be totally worn out by now

How do you manage to stay awake all day and look after the girls? What time are they at school? Italian schools are a nightmare cos they only go from 8.00am - 1.00pm so I have them home all afternoon. My youngest is 4 and he loves animals so I take him with me down to the horses but my eldest is 12 and has started being difficult already

he spends more time in the bathroom than I do

 

[lilysmom]

LOL thats funny. My oldest is spending alot of time in the bathroom too. Shes 11 but has started with makeup LOL. Our schools are from 8:15-2:45 so not to bad. I can usually squeeze in a short nap if needed. Its been hard staying awake. My husband usually watches her from 9-midnight then I start my hourly checks....if she looks calm and not show any thing different then I will go back to sleep until teh next hour. If shes up and moving around ill stay awake and watch her for a while. today is 337 days. her 340 due date is tuesday...oh I pray she goes by then. Everything this morning looks the same no changes. Ill take some pictures this evening and see what everyone thinks. Im hoping for tonight as both of my friends who will be here to help have plans tomorrow evening. I did the nail test on her and it was very confusing...it would sway back and forth then it would go in circles it did this several times

I swear im taking her on a long trailer ride down the bumpiest dirt road I can find and I will bound the baby right out of her

 

[lilysmom]

oh No...thats a good point. I dont think i could make it another week. Oh my oh my I guess I loose either way LOL . Maybe she"ll go tonight. fingers crossed! But then I watch April and that poor horse still hasnt gone.....theres no hope

LOL

 

[lilysmom]

Help Im not sure what to do....Lily had almost a full bag for several days, when i checked her tonight theres nothing....her bag is loose and flabby...any thoughts cause im freakin out

 

[AnnaC]

No freakin' allowed!! From what most others have been saying, the mares this year all seem to be doing strange things with their milk supplies - up and down, up and down, and driving everyone mad!!

So I would say that Lily is behaving quite normally.

 

[lilysmom]

I am so freaked out. I did read one article that said if they are out moving around and eating grass during the day that their bag can go down to almost nothing but it should fill back up in the evening. Once it doesnt go down during the day then we are close.....so did I slow us down by turning her loose today??? Usually she stays in her pen but she was mad when I turned the horses loose so I let her out. She ran a few happy laps around the front yard and then ate grass all afternoon. I hope this doesnt delay her more. I feel like a horrible mom I thought we were so close and now we are back at the start zone. No more outside freedom for her if this is how she is going to act.

 

[AnnaC]

Calm down, you have done nothing wrong. What you read is correct but you read it the wrong way! A milk bag will decrease with exercise, so after being out all day the mare will come in with a 'slack' or lighter bag. After being in all night and not exercising the bag will seem to be more filled when checked before letting the mare out again. Clear so far?? When the bag stays filled and tight after her day outside (so same from morning to the next morning) then you are getting close to seeing a foal. It does not fill in the 'evening', it fills overnight.

Never restrict a mare's opportunity to take exercise, it is so important for the welbeing of the mare, even the final positioning of the foal (mare rolling to help foal into correct position) and keeps the mare calm with her daily routine.

You are doing great, so stop worrying!!

 

[lilysmom]

Thanks Anna, You have made me feel so much better

. More than you can imagine. I went out there cause lily was laying in her stall and poked at her belly until the foal got mad and kicked back...LOL so its seems okay in there. So I guess I can have a full nights sleep tonight cause it went down today meqans she shouldnt have it tonight. I havent slept all night in 36 days so who knows if its even possible anymore! All I can say is Thank You so much for answering so quickly!

 

[LittleBittyBritches]

Snowball's udder has been doing the same thing to us for along time! My other, mare this year (Stormy) did to, until one day she didnt go down, then we had a little colt (Smokey). It will happen, hopefully sooner rather than later.

 

[lilysmom]

Thank you Littlebittybritches usually she stays in her pen and is pretty mellow. She got mad when I turned the others out and not her so I turned her loose. I paniced bad when I seen that...the first though was somethign was wrong with the foal.....but he/she seems fine

 

[lilysmom]

So lilys parents are a Perlino daddy and a bay paint mom......the baby's daddy is Silver dapple dad and mom was bay. Wonder what color baby will be?

 

[lilysmom]

Lily is a palomino paint

her mom is a paint bay and dad is a perlino

the daddy to the foal is a silver dapple and his dad was a silver dapple and the mom was a bay

 

[LittleBittyBritches]

Wow this baby will surely be a surprise!

 

[lilysmom]

on wow. I will be excited about all...the bay and chestnut are my least favorite only because I like the odd balls. Oh I so hope you can help me figure out its color once its here cause unless its a bay, chestnut, palomino or black....ill be clueless

your so awesome thanks a bunch I get to go look at color pictures now.

 

[lilysmom]

You are so right at this point id just love to see the little stinker....LOL She scared the mess out of me earlier I was almost in tears. Guess its a good night to get some sleep. Her bag is already 1/2 full again so thats a huge relief! You guys here are so Nice and so willing to help. Im sure I speak for all the newbies...Thank You very much!

 

[lilysmom]

I think it will be very interesting to see what we get. May need all the help we can get to determine its color later. My favorite horses have always been the odd looking ones...

 

[lilysmom]

okay guys guess what her bag is back! And looks somewhat better than before!

 

[AnnaC]

Hope you got your good night's sleep coz I dont think I would take a chance on having another one from now on!!

And remember - no more panic attacks!! If something bothers or worries you, just send us a post and we will try to help. Our aim is to see you calm and happy with a lovely healthy little foal on the ground beside you!!