champsmom
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Reesie had a textbook delivery this morning at 1:20 am. I have been wathing her all night on my camera for 2 and a half weeks because she attacked her foal last year and we bottle fed him for 4 months. She had delivered in the pasture and we were not present. The vet said he had ripped her so it was probably a pain thing. I was ready this year with a nice stall, a foal cam, and a tube of banamine.
Everything went smoothly this time. When I saw her getting up and laying down, pacing the stall , and pawing, I said a prayer to Jesus 1st then got dressed and went out to the barn. By the time I walked to her stall the foal was half out. She began cleaning him, stood up and out he slipped. She immediatly began pawing to get him up and within 20 minutes he was nursing, another 5 minutes and she delivered the placenta. I haven't determined wheather it is a filly or a colt yet because I wanted them to bond undisturbed. I dipped his navel, removed the placenta, gave Reesie some hay and a pat. I came back in an hour ago and have been watching them on the monitor. First bowel movement was at 3:35. She won't let him lay down and she won't lay down either but as long as she does the mommy thing I won worry.
I will take pics in a few hours. I would love to sleep a while but am still a bit nervous.
Everything went smoothly this time. When I saw her getting up and laying down, pacing the stall , and pawing, I said a prayer to Jesus 1st then got dressed and went out to the barn. By the time I walked to her stall the foal was half out. She began cleaning him, stood up and out he slipped. She immediatly began pawing to get him up and within 20 minutes he was nursing, another 5 minutes and she delivered the placenta. I haven't determined wheather it is a filly or a colt yet because I wanted them to bond undisturbed. I dipped his navel, removed the placenta, gave Reesie some hay and a pat. I came back in an hour ago and have been watching them on the monitor. First bowel movement was at 3:35. She won't let him lay down and she won't lay down either but as long as she does the mommy thing I won worry.

I will take pics in a few hours. I would love to sleep a while but am still a bit nervous.