Maple Hollow Farms 2013 Foaling Season Complete

[Eagle]

she is on here way to check

 

[cassie]

yay thanks Renee!

safe foaling!

 

[Eagle]

by the way chippy was rolling I wonder if the foal isn't perfectly lined up.

 

[Eagle]

 

[cassie]

I was thinking the same thing... baby is out... haven't seen much movement yet

 

[cassie]

YAY baby is moving! well done Melinda, looked like a tough delivery

 

[CabbagePatch]

Yay !! A tense couple mins for me then I saw all is well.

 

[AnnaC]

Many congrats Melinda - colt or filly? Is everything ok with them both?

 

[Eagle]

All is well

 

[Maple Hollow Farm]

Well that was one of my scariest deliveries! Head and legs were all back, found head and straightened it right away and got one foot straight, the other one she delivered folded back. I always have that instinct to panic and then have to do a mental slap across my face to get my thought in order LOL! Chippy is cramping quite a bit so I would love extra eyes on her tonight just to make sure she doesnt colic too much since it was a pretty rough one for her. Filly isnt showing a whole lot of suck reflex yet, has only poked at Chippy a handful of times. I went ahead and gave her colostrum by syringe to hopefully jump start her and now just have to watch and hope she gets suckin! Of course Chippy wanting to lay down constantly isnt helping my goals...sigh...but cant say I blame her too much! Looks to be black and does have appy characteristics. Another Monte baby

Edited to add that I owe a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone that called/texted and your persistance at getting through to me, prolly saved their lives!

 

[Eagle]

2.40 am and chippy is playing with babies ears and stimulating her like a good mummy

I am off to the bank real quick then I will watch again

 

[Maple Hollow Farm]

Filly finally has suck reflex but Chippy is being a stinker about standing still long enough for her to figure stuff out, I think she is still cramping a bit but at least seems to have calmed down a bit on that , Banamine must finally have kicked in. Gave filly a little bit more milk while she was poking at the mare so at least she hopefully knows where it came from. I am going to try and get a couple more hours of sleep before chores, if you happen to see the filly nursing in the right spot please let me know, I will check Chippy's udder when I go back out too as I can usually tell if they have nursed or not. I wasnt having any luck assisting and have found that if I get frustrated it is better to give a bit more milk by syringe and try again later if they dont figure it out on their own by then.

Here is a quick pic to keep yall happy

 

[Eagle]

Chippy doesn't want her baby to wear pj's and keeps fiddling with them, she has managed to pull them up over her back.

 

[countrymini]

She is just lovely. Well done getting her out, you did well keeping your head together!

 

[Eagle]

Babe's filly is going to be a racehorse when she grows up

 

[Eagle]

4.35 am and I haven't seen her feeding yet, Chippy is trying to get her into position but she is just too wobbly.

 

[Eagle]

6.10 am and she is nursing I think, I can't say for sure and she didn't stay under for long. She did poop though

 

Thanks for the pictures! Good job getting baby out -- and you're right -- good job Aunties!!! Another good save!!! Where would we be without you wonderful ladies watching while USA sleeps!!!

Baby sleeping quietly while momma hovers...just beautiful!

 

[cassie]

So glad that you were so quick and level headed, I know I have leant alot from this foaling.... Thank you again for sharing your stable with us

Congrats on the gorgeous new filly! She is beautiful! She had her head in the right spot for about 5 seconds twice just now but not sure if she got any milk or not... Chippy seems to be standing really good now which is awesome

Did u have anymore foals due this year Melinda?

Night all, see u in the morning

Ps she is soo leggy n refined! Wow!

 

[Eagle]

I would imagine that Melinda has another 20 or so to go

7.10 am and I am not sure she has eaten properly yet. The cam isn't clear but her head seems to bob about too much to be drinking.