On Target Miniatures - foal updates December 2014

[cassie]

I'm here watching going to get some studying done so i have the cams up

 

[Eagle]

Thanks Cassie, I am back now

6.00 am and the girls are stood quietly. Did you see Dancer lay down tonight?

Toffee is now rubbing her booty

 

[cassie]

yeah she was down only once, and not for very long... she was down had a roll and back up again....

my bird is making it very hard for me to study lol he keeps wanting me to hold him with both hands not just one LOL

 

[Eagle]

oh I want a pic

 

[cassie]

lol ok, first I had to find him out from my hair lol



here he is, my Green cheeked Conure "Blinky Bill"

and him helping watching us watch some babies being born well meant to be getting born lol

 

[Eagle]

oh wow so cute Cassie

I love birds, meet Matteo's friend Gas, this was a few years ago now though.

 

[cassie]

oh wow! what breed is he? very cute! love his red beak! Blinky is 5 months old now funny little critter

I'll be back, just have to go take the bins out the front brb

 

[Eagle]

He is a ring-necked parakeet Cassie

 

[cassie]

cool

he's very nice! this is blinky saying I'm not allowed to do any studying lol



Dancer is doing some big rolls at the moment and back up

 

[targetsmom]

Thanks all! And thanks for the photos - it is very cool to see who (and what) is watching the cams. At our house it is one of the cats. I better not let him see this because he LOVES seeing birds on the screen.

Dancer only woke us up once last night but then I stayed awake for awhile watching her. I was up and feeding when she rolled - she tends to do that when she knows breakfast is on the way. She does not seem to be making ANY progress now, but I will try for pics later to see if anything shows on them. Toffee is making some progress and may go first. I check her milk at bedtime and will post when the pH drops. So far it is around 7.6. Or if it gets sticky I will post for sure!

 

[Eagle]

Thanks Mary, have a great day. I am signing off now.

 

[cassie]

Haha you're welcome Mary lol yeah better not show the cat our pet birdys lol will look for a. Update when I wake up

night

 

[targetsmom]

It looks to me like Dancer has made no progress in about 2 weeks. The last time this happened to us, it turned out to be a false pregnancy, but we DID confirm pregnancy after 120 days. Udder photos are from 4/10, 4/15 and 4/23. Anyone see any difference or progress??

 

[Eagle]

yes her nipples are separating and there seem to be more swelling

Try and take the shots from behind straight on as this is the easiest way to see movement.

like this:

 

[targetsmom]

LOL - I was trying to get them from straight behind but she was not tied so it was hard! Her udder is so tiny that I have to just about stand on my head too. To me, it looks like her udder was just a bit bigger/fuller on 4/15 than it is today???? From either angle.

 

[Gone_Riding]

Mary, I have the same problem with my mare.

She likes to move away or act like she is going to kick. Yesterday, she whipped around like she was a bull going to charge me!

I still had to laugh at her though. I find I have to take a BUNCH of udder pictures and then keep the one that turns out the best. It's so annoying! I'm sure out mares think it's even more annoying though!

 

[Eagle]

Try scratching her on her back leg, mine love it and will stand for hours whilst I snap away. Pass her tail over the arm that is scratching that way your other hand is free to hold the camera/phone

Practise makes perfect ladies.

 

[Gone_Riding]

What a great idea! Mine would love that!

 

[MountainWoman]

I can relate because Sweetie looks ready to pop but nothing is going on under there.

 

[targetsmom]

OK, we tried to get better photos of her udder from the back but it is very difficult because her udder is so small that you have to shoot at about a 45 degree angle UPWARDS. Even Toffee who is scared of the camera is easier because you don't have to get down on the ground to take pics. But no matter how you look at Dancer's udder, it does not seem as full to me as it did on 4/15, over a week ago.