Mare ready to foal?

[lucky lodge]

seen you out there taking pictures you gotta put them up now

 

[cassie]

lol ok they are loading, they aren't very good, and I don't know if they show much change... but here goes lol

then I am going to bed LOL

 

[cassie]

ok they really are rubbish photos really I'm quite disspointed in them but... you asked, so I deliver, (wish I could say that about Suzie, we ask.... she doesn't deliver, LITERALLY!!! )

alright and comparison photos, not that there is much to compare really, but I can feel change... I can really...

ok a few months back

and again in late july...

a few days ago...

same day...

tonight...

and again...

what do you think?? maybe the crease is tighter in todays photos compared to the other day? it is definitley harder to get my fingers up there to scratch her... ( she loves getting scratches!!)

right I am off to bed, I will be up in a few hours to check on her...

let me know what you think... I am dying here but I really dont think there is much change... still waiting for the morning I go out there and it will be huge...

oh well I keep waiting...

night everyone thankyou!!!

 

[cassie]

oh n hooha lol

 

[Lindi-loo]

Is deff bigger and more filled out than it was

 

[jessj]

udder looks bigger to me!

 

[MeganH]

Looks like her udder is filling in a bit, Cassie

I do see a difference.

Progress!

Miss Suzie Q is looking out her stall door, not standing very still though.

 

[bannerminis]

I definitely see progress so she is heading in the right direction. The frustrating thing now is she will seem to hit a plateau and then you will notice some changes again and then it will become more and more obvious.

Those creases with disappear and her udder will start to fill and the crease in the middle will start to disappear too.

All very positive and looking good.

 

[cassie]

Yay!!!! You just made my day lol the whole 1 hr n 43 min lol so my next question would you call it " bagging up" cos her previous owner said she always bags up 3 wkd before foaling lol

Suz is down sternal n breathing hard which is now the norm lol out flat n is the headless horse lol all is well so back to sleep for me lol

 

[AnnaC]

Cassie, I usually say a mare is starting to bag up when I can very first see and feel a difference in her udder. This is normally around 4 or 5 weeks before the mare foals. To me Suzie has been 'bagging up' for a while now, so I think her previous owner must have meant something different, and anyway mares often dont follow the same routine every time!

I think your pictures show that there IS more progress in her udder, and it's not your imagination!!

I know we have asked this before, or you have alredy told us, but do you have the actual dates for the time that Suzie was in with the stallion?

 

[AnnaC]

5am (Suzie time) and she's resting quietly - must admit that I thought she was a bit uncomfortable/restless a little while ago, but all seems peaceful at the moment.

 

[cassie]

Anna I have no dates at all I dnt have a month I have nothing lol it definitely sucks!!

Thanks for the info

n I'll know she is really close when her tests point down instead of together

she seems a little restless to me right now... How did you go with covering the mares Anna??

 

[jessj]

I feel your pain Cassie...i have no dates either...just a maiden mare who didnt read the book and "bags up" in an odd way!!! Hopefully our girls will end our waiting soon! Until then I am in permanent "stressed out" mode thinking of everything that could possibly go wrong. Come on Suzie and Darla...let's get this thing moving!

 

[Eagle]

O.K friends, I am still alive and kicking. I apologise for my absence in the last few days but I now have hubby home on holiday driving me nuts. We have been going out quite a bit so today I sent him and the boys off fishing so I could catch up with the house work

The kids had run out of clothes

I have had Suzie up all day and I haven't had any problems with the cam.

Cassie she is making progress and I think that she will just all of a sudden start to make some good changes

I just love her furry boobs

Have you managed to find any clippers yet? the gorgeous fur will have to come off before baby comes

we don't want her sucking that.

6.00am and Suzie is waiting for breakfast

 

[cassie]

Morning all I'm going to try the clippers maybe at lunch... Depending how much time I get...

Renee I'm so glad your ok!! How long is hubby's on holidays for? Hope they are having lots of fun fishing

n want to go again tomorrow hehe

I think we are meant to be getting a cold change come through with wind n rain. New Zealand had a massive cold front straight off antartica n they had so much snow!!! N the coldest days in so many years crazy lol the snow would be awesome there though lol

Normal foaling months are from septmber to march I think?? Lol so she is around that time at least

Well I better go feed her n check for any progress... Big bag big bag big bag lol

 

[Riverrose28]

Well, Well, Well, I keep checking in and still no action! Looks like Susie is bagging, but nipples need to point down instead of in. Hopfully within the next three weeks, or maybe sooner. Mares are so unpredictable! I'm looking for a cute little foal to make me drool, since I didn't have any this year, come on Susie! I'll check back tomorrow.

 

[Equuisize]

Hi Cass,

I haven't totally abandoned you and Suz.

I check her every time I come into the house.

I'm feeling better after 3 months of being sick and

trying to catch up on 3 month of things left undone,

like knocking all the dang cobwebs down in the barn,

sweeping in corners, etc.

Michael is so good at cleaning pony bedrooms, scrubbing

water tubs and cleaning paddocks but just doesn't get into

corners like I do, when I'm doing the barn chores.

Not complaining, mind you

We even got off the farm on Sunday and took a drive to see

what was happening out in the real world, off the farm.

It was great.

Because I'm just not sitting and staring at the screen all the time

I really have noticed progress in Suzie. She doesn't appear imminent,

to me, but she has definitely changed in the past couple weeks.

She's still cooking the perfect baby just for you. Be patient,

you will be rewarded.

 

[cassie]

yeah it totally makes sense Diane and I'm thinking the same thing, I wouldn't mind if it was early September just so long as it isn't late septmber lol

well me having a go at clipping Suzie is now out the window... gues what its raining!!

Suzie is wet and I can't clip while her coat is wet... lol

have to wait for another day, which is annoying, I was looking forward to having a go at clipping her...

Terry

hi thanks for keeping an I on Suzie for me lol yeah she is still keeping us waiting... at least we have SOME idea of when she might foal now, yeah I will be getting real excited when those teats are pointing down!! my friends mare had the pointing down teats for one day and she said she will foal tonight and sure enough she did lol a gorgeous FLUFFY colt!! lol

I think we will say 3 weeks should be the max and anytime within those three weeks would be a great time for her to foal!

as if not she is getting a little close to us going away,,,, don't really want a 2 day old foal when we go away, would prefer a 2-3 week old foal....

fingers crossed... at least she is giving us some changes now!!

Thanks for being interested and keeping an eye on Suzie for me!!

 

[cassie]

Hi Nancy thankyou

yeah we have all decided she prob has another 2-3 weeks to go, lol the marestare aunties nearly had a fit when I told them lol

oh well, heres hoping we are rewarded with a GORGEOUS!! filly!!! or colt, but would prefer a filly hehe

 

[cassie]

a pic of my wet pregnant pony LOL