Nail test on mares!

[Chilam]

Tried again, seems to be clearly filly. Well, we will see about that. I hope it´s filly. Tried to other mare too, non-preg, nail did not move. Funny.

 

[eagles ring farm]

Did anyone see the post on FB with the mares tail at 9 mos and telling filly/colt from that I should have saved it

but would like to see it again

 

[blueberryburlap]

Lori,

If the very top of your mare's tail is frizzy it's a filly or if it's straight and smooth it's a colt!

I didn't see it on FB but is this what you're thinking?

http://www.wikihow.com/Tell-the-Gender-of-a-Mare's-Unborn-Foal

My mare should be having a filly according to this and the nail test

 

[eagles ring farm]

That's it--thank you Stephanie

I'll have to check my girls out

 

[Chilam]

Frizzy tail, belly on left side, nail says filly. Ok, maybe we could have filly then?

 

[MountainWoman]

So interesting. Going to have to check. Love all these tests!

 

[MissysMum]

I'll play! Did the nail test on Missy 2 months ago and got a colt 3 times!! Let's see!!

 

[MountainWoman]

Love those colts!

 

[eagles ring farm]

my nail tests said

3 fillies and a colt

but my tail test said the 2 fillies and a colt were 3 fillies

the other to far away to test tail wise

 

Okay, I'll bite! What is the "tail" test?

 

[MountainWoman]

So both nail test and the hair on the tail test said colt!!! I'm really excited after having all fillies last year. Want that bouncing baby boy!!! But I'll settle for on the ground and healthy.

 

[Silver City Heritage Farmstead]

Soooooo....when can we expect to see updates to this thread?? I'm dying of curiosity to see what the successful percentage of predictions turns out to be.

 

[miniappluvr]

After reading this post, I had to go out and try it. I bred three mares, so I brought them each into the barn so there would be no wind. I asked my son who is 13 and my daughter who is 16 to come out to the barn with me. I explained what I was going to do and that I was skeptical. They looked at me like I was crazy. I told them I wanted to have each of us do the nail test individually and then share our results.

1. Grace-usually gets really big over winter and its hard to tell if she is bred. The nail didn't move for me, but both of my kids got "filly" Smooth hair on her tail.

2. Lady- all three of us got "colt" however the hair on her tail is NOT smooth. Its all ruffled up. (I am SOOOO hoping for a fewspot colt out of her to keep)

3. Feather- The nail barely moved for me at all, but all three of us got "filly" however she has smooth hair on her tail

It will be neat to find out if this "test" is accurate. If nothing else, it was fun to do!

 

[Silver City Heritage Farmstead]

How nice you could share this with your teens! I'm so concerned that as U.S. society moves farther and farther away from agriculture, that we will completely lose touch with anything natural.

We're starting to get some foals on this thread now.....teeheehee....so should start seeing results posted here!

 

[cassie]

have done the nail/ ring test several times on my mare now

and every time I have got "filly" fingers crossed its telling the truth as I have her two yr old gelding that I have kept so I'd love a filly

She is due in July/august so I have a little while to wait...

 

[Ryan Johnson]

Did the Nail test last night and I Got -- COLT

 

[Silver City Heritage Farmstead]

Eagles ring.....was Spice one of the predicted fillies???

 

[Silver City Heritage Farmstead]

With the birth of today's colt, I expect the rest of eagles' ring foals will be fillies.

 

[eagles ring farm]

ok my 2 nail test results so far

Spice -nail and tail hairs said Filly- Right

Pooh -both nail test and tail hair said Filly- wrong - Colt

 

Thanks for updating! Can't wait to see how others work out!