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Everything coming together VERY nicely~! Definitely a longer hooha -- so things are gettng closer! YEAH!
Sadie the yo-yo's Daughter: Chloe owned by Viola **Update**
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Gone_Riding
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Her poop this morning did not have form to it.
She did it in the stall, but I'm relieved. I actually though something had messed with her poop, but she had a normal pile next to it, so here's hoping! I actually got some awesome sleep last night, but I think it was because she spent time out in her pasture last night. The baby monitor doesn't pick her up when she's out there.
I have a question... The books say when the udder is hard and warm after a day of exercise to watch out. However, with Sadie, she's been like that for a while. She's always down in the morning after a night of rest. Would it be any indication of what time of day she'll deliver? Like hard and warm in the evening, foal at night? Where she's backwards, foal during day?
I have a question... The books say when the udder is hard and warm after a day of exercise to watch out. However, with Sadie, she's been like that for a while. She's always down in the morning after a night of rest. Would it be any indication of what time of day she'll deliver? Like hard and warm in the evening, foal at night? Where she's backwards, foal during day?
Eagle
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Is she closed in at night or does she walk around much? Normally their udders swell at night because they are standing still yet during the day out in the paddock it drains due to exercise. The mares tend to foal when they feel safest which for most girls that is in the middle of the night. I did have one girl though that would literally wait for me and always foaled at dinnertime.
Gone_Riding
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I don't lock my mare in at night, so she has free access to her pasture. She's been staying in her stall consistently at night, but not the last two nights. I also let her out into my back yard all the time. Just about every day really. Once in a while, I let her out into my front yard. Her poop is back to normal.
I figured it would happen, so no big deal.
targetsmom
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I think we should take bets on which of our maiden mares will drive us crazy first!!!! Sounds like they are following the same "yo-yo plan" but it sure isn't according to any "book".
Gone_Riding
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Man, have you got that right! Sadie is all over the place! She was rolling and snorting a lot last night. I was hopeful, but nope, she's fine.
She had a pile of loose poop this morning and she looks swollen in the back end, but she's got her clamping back in her tail, so I'm not trusting it. Full moon tonight, come on ALL maidens!!!!
She had a pile of loose poop this morning and she looks swollen in the back end, but she's got her clamping back in her tail, so I'm not trusting it. Full moon tonight, come on ALL maidens!!!!
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SummerTime
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Summer could still clamp her tail right till the end.... Soooo...Just Sayin!
Gone_Riding
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Really???
That's good to know. Sadie's milk has gotten runny. I'm hoping it's on it's final change to turn to milk... Her hooha is swollen and inside isn't a uniform color. When it has been red, it's been uniform, so fingers crossed.
SummerTime
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Shes looking good! Hang in there! She really could go anytime!
MyGoldenSunny
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Your mare is so pretty! Look forward to seeing her little one!!!
Eagle
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Gone_Riding
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Every 20 minutes?!?! Oh my! Okay!
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Absolutely!!! I'd personally park out in the barn.....I was notorious for sleeping in the stall of the mare who I thought would go first!
You only have to lose one baby that didn't make it out of the sack, or needed a little help on the way out to make you EXTRA vigilent. What we do for these mares -- but what they give back to us is worth all the tiredness in the world!!
She really looks like she's ready to go!
You only have to lose one baby that didn't make it out of the sack, or needed a little help on the way out to make you EXTRA vigilent. What we do for these mares -- but what they give back to us is worth all the tiredness in the world!!
She really looks like she's ready to go!
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Sooner! Sooner than 20 minutes! This mare of mine was able twice to sneak out a foal with absolutely no warning in.........what 3 minutes? Maybe 5! I fitted her for a chastity belt today, I can't take the shock anymore lol.
Your mare is really pretty!
Your mare is really pretty!
Gone_Riding
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Well, I somehow slept through the night, not even getting up to go to the bathroom. I haven't done that since the end of Feb. or first week of Mar. When I checked her at 7AM this morning, there was normal poop and then some loose stool. It had form, but went splat in the wheelbarrow. However, when I checked her, she looked normal and content. She was eating heartily. Nothing to concern me that she's up to anything. No changes to her milk. Her udder had filled in some more, was hard, and cold (Despite it being a warm morning). Inner hooha normal.
At 9AM, I checked her for the kicks of it. Nothing, not even tail carriage. She had rolled and had been itching (as told by the straw and dirt on her back and rub marks on her rump), but she's been doing that for weeks now. No jelly rump. Just as a routine, I checked her vulva though. SOOOO not like earlier! She's eating normal and acting normal... Yeah, maybe today/tonight...
7 AM Udder:
Above- 7 AM
Below- 9 AM:
At 9AM, I checked her for the kicks of it. Nothing, not even tail carriage. She had rolled and had been itching (as told by the straw and dirt on her back and rub marks on her rump), but she's been doing that for weeks now. No jelly rump. Just as a routine, I checked her vulva though. SOOOO not like earlier! She's eating normal and acting normal... Yeah, maybe today/tonight...
7 AM Udder:
Above- 7 AM
Below- 9 AM:
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Eagle
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What does her udder look like now? What colour is her vulva inside? Please don't leave her alone, I know it is hard but believe me (I know) you will never forgive yourself if she foals alone and the foal doesn't make it or worst still you lose your mare
MyGoldenSunny
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Wow that hooha looks ready to me!! But what do I know? Lol looks like she could foal SOON! I think we will be seeing a baby very soon!
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SummerTime
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That was only 2 hrs? Do you have a baby on the ground yet??? How is she looking now?
Gone_Riding
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Her udder was warm last I checked (2 hr ago). She's been eating heartily all morning and her poop is normal again. She's driving me insane!!!!
Luckily, I can see all of her pasture from my dining room. I have a baby monitor in her stall, so I can hear her breath in her stall. During the day, she's no problem to pay attention too. I didn't mean to sleep through the night last night. I think the monitor must have been down to quiet. I can see her stall from my bedroom window. We originally used it for a kennel when our Lab had pups, so the gate is see through. I can see most of her stall without leaving my bedroom. If I can't hear or see her, I stick my head out the sliding glass door and can see the rest of the stall. I like to sit up at the window and watch her while listening to the monitor.
I have a 3 yo, and it's just me and him all day, so I can't hang outside like I want to early AM. Thank heaven's she's made it to today, as my hubby will be able to cover for me all weekend in the house. I WILL be watching her tonight, that's for sure. I'm not going anywhere!
Luckily, I can see all of her pasture from my dining room. I have a baby monitor in her stall, so I can hear her breath in her stall. During the day, she's no problem to pay attention too. I didn't mean to sleep through the night last night. I think the monitor must have been down to quiet. I can see her stall from my bedroom window. We originally used it for a kennel when our Lab had pups, so the gate is see through. I can see most of her stall without leaving my bedroom. If I can't hear or see her, I stick my head out the sliding glass door and can see the rest of the stall. I like to sit up at the window and watch her while listening to the monitor.
I have a 3 yo, and it's just me and him all day, so I can't hang outside like I want to early AM. Thank heaven's she's made it to today, as my hubby will be able to cover for me all weekend in the house. I WILL be watching her tonight, that's for sure. I'm not going anywhere!
