On Target Miniatures - foal updates December 2014

[targetsmom]

That is OK Renee - we appreciate all the time you HAVE watched for us. I think I am going back to my sort of tried and true predictors - cow piles and/or sticky milk. If I see either of those by bedtime I will be on high alert, otherwise I will just rely on the alarms and any stray watchers. I am pretty worn out myself so sure can understand. Sleep well.

 

[targetsmom]

Bedtime update: Dancer seems to have yo-yo'd back to where she was on 4/15 - udder is full and tight but I can't get any milk. No cow piles in either stall and Toffee's milk is not sticky. So I would not bet on any foals here tonight. Of course that doesn't mean we will get any sleep either.......

 

[AnnaC]

3.10am and all is quiet - Toffee snoozing as usual by her door and Dancer is hoovering. Hope they are giving you the chance to get some sleep Mary.

 

[Gone_Riding]

I hope the girls let you get a good night sleep before tonight's all nighter when the deliver!

Come on girls! Let momma sleep, have those babies!

 

[Eagle]

I am off to bed shortly, I will try and help tonight for a few hours at least Mary.

 

[cassie]

I'm here tonight Mary! get some sleep!!

Dancer is down sternal early tonight and Toffee is standing quietly. sorry I wasn't here over the weekend, we had gorgeous weather and were out at a horse show so I wasn't able to watch, but I'm here for the week now...

let me know if you want to turn the alarms off for a bit and catch some sleep I'll be here all day. doesn't sound like the girls are going to foal tonight but who knows, so I'll be watching

now Dancer is down flat... no doubt setting the alarm off... come on girl PUSH!

8:12pm and she is standing back up

 

[targetsmom]

I just took an nap while Gary camera-sat, so if it went off I didn't hear it! We are taking turns sleeping/napping so that helps. The weather here was gorgeous all weekend so we got a a lot done - clipping a lot of necks & manes, driving Princess & Rusty. Dancer got her neck clipped too but I don't think it shows on the camera. She sure enjoyed the attention!!

 

[cassie]

oh thats good

what a good hubby you have

 

[cassie]

Dancer just gone down sternal again 9:26pm Toffee has been down sternal for a little while.

 

[targetsmom]

Toffee is flat out but hubby still has pager and I don't hear it LOL!!! I would think she is too wide to lie flat out but you never know! I will do a milk check soon and post results.

 

[cassie]

haha Dancer has just gone down flat again... looking forward to the bedtime update

 

[cassie]

Dancer back up and I see you Mary

 

[targetsmom]

Did you see Dancer spook? I found Sox's fly mask on the ground so I pushed it into the grill in Dancer's stall and inadvertently pushed the tube of sunscreen OUT, and it went flying across her stall!! Poor girl didn't know what was happening, but neither did I until I saw the tube on the floor.

Anyway - no sticky milk tonight and no cow piles, so I doubt there will be any foals here by morning. But Dancer's udder is still very full and tight so we are leaving the pager on and appreciating any eyes!!! My guess is that Toffee will foal in 7-10 days so if Dancer is waiting for her, we have at least a week to wait. Or maybe not.....

 

[cassie]

either way both girls and you deserve very close watching just in case

so your camera will be up as long as I am in front of a computer

I have 3 subjects to finish this month so I'm going to be stuck at home studying most nights lucky for me I get to hopefully watch a foal or two be born

 

[cassie]

Dancer back down sternal... I'm heading to lunch now but I'll have her up on my phone while at home

 

[Eagle]

1.30 am and all ios quiet. Morning Cassie

 

[cassie]

Morning Renee

how are you feeling this morning?

 

[Eagle]

Fine thanks cassie and you? I went to see a yearling yesterday

someone called me and said that there were some horses in real bad condition so of course stupid me had to go and check

anyway the guy will sell a yearling but the others no so I am meeting with the animal protection tomorrow morning to talk about them.

 

[Eagle]

3.15 am Dancer is down sternal resting.

 

[Eagle]

3.40 am both girls are down and Dancer just went out flat for a minute

beep beep. She is being sly tonight cos she was down earlier, she got up then 20 minutes later went back down in the same place. I bet she is doing it to see if I am watching

Don't worry Dancer I am glued to you.