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9/8/07 - First Pneumabort shot. Sissy foaled with her
first foal at 327 days, her second at 351 days. This year since
our stallion seems to produce foals with shorter gestations we
figured her at 330 days. We will see.
12/2/07 - Second Pneumabort shot today. Talk about
looking pregnant! Sissy is very much in foal. She just started
showing really well this last month. I will post pictures of her
new Belly this afternoon. Some changes in attitude and behavior
the past month also. Sissy is more of a loner these days.
Staying back in the barn while the others are out eating. I am
not worried about this, because she has done this same thing
with her past two pregnancies. I really do think we will have a
foal in March, her first foal came at 328 days, second at 351
days, and now she is in foal to our stallion that tends to
produce foals with shorter gestation length. so I am thinking
Mid March. We are having a contest with this gal this years. so
if you want to guess the day the foal will be born on send us an
email with your name, farm name, and email contact. Winner will
get a free advertisement on our sales page, Horses for sale
only!
1/28/08 - Sissy's belly has gotten
big the past few weeks. She is very grumpy! She tends to stay
off to herself most of the time now, and I have noticed she is
pulled down more this year than last, so we have already moved
her to the foaling barn just so we can up her feed and give more
nutrients. She seems like she needs them more this time around.
She actually acted happy to be moved to the barn. Last year when
we moved her she was very upset and paced and called to the
other girls. This time she acts like she is not concerned at all
about the other horses, she just went inside the barn and stood
quietly most of the day today.
1/29/08 - 281 Days! Well today I
would say it is the first noticeable sign of an udder. Her udder
is swollen and a sticky yellow fluid is easily expressed. The
right side is larger than the left. Last year she foaled at 358
days and started to develop an udder at 309 days, that was
almost 50 days before she foaled. So just for fun and I am going
to guess she will foal in about 40 to 50 days from now, putting
her around the 320 to 330 day marker. I am also guessing she
will have a colt as she is carrying much lower this year than
she was last year, last year was a filly. Also this will be
Sissy's last foal. We do not plan on breeding her anymore after
this as she has a hard time with pregnancy.
1/30/08 - Sissy got her last
Pneumabort shot today.
2/11/08 - Her udder is getting
bigger, and today I noticed the hair around the udder is
starting to lessen more and more each day. Foal was pretty
active this afternoon, got to see it bounce around while she was
eating some of her afternoon mash. She is 294 days today.
2/26/08 - Sissy is 309 days today.
She got her yearly shots today. Her udder is a little bigger but
not a huge change. She is more uncomfortable, and I have noticed
she is not eating her hay as fast and sometimes she will take a
break from eating it and come back and finish it after about a
half our or so. New pictures where taken and are posted below.
We will start the pH and Calcium tests in about a week or
so.
3/6/08 - Not much change. Just
making an update here. Udder still about the same size and
temperment pretty normal. This morning she was acting more
uncomfortable, she was pawing her her bedding some and pacing
for a few minutes then it was back to breakfast.
3/12/08 - Not much change in
appetite, or udder. But she has been very grumpy the past two
days and does not want me messing with her much now. That is not
like her at all, Today and yesterday she would not come out of
the barn and she has been acting very uncomfortable, laying down
alot and acting somewhat spaced out. I have started her on some
Penicillin because I am thinking she may have a minor upper
respiratory infection. This could be the cause of the spaced out
and feeling bad. She is 324 days today.
3/13/08 - 325 Days. Today I have
noticed a little change in her udder, a little bit bigger, but
there is a change in the fact she has white specks on the teats
now, she never had this with either of her first to pregnancies.
Also I have finally started to notice slight relaxing of her
back end, you can lift her tail now without a lot of resistance.
We plan on starting the milk test this weekend, will post those
results as we do them below.
3/18/08 - Her udder has gotten
noticeably larger the past couple of days, no change in the
color or consistency of the fluid from her udder. Finally making
some progress again. she is 100% well again and we are all set
for the road to Foaling ;).
3/27/08 - Not much change, udder is
a little fuller. But that is about it. Milk test still the same.
Gotta ways to go still. One thing is for sure; everyday we are
that much closer :).
4/2/08 - Starting to have small
change in the milk test now. Also last night she was very
uncomfortable, she was rolling, kicking hard at her belly,
biting at her side, swishing tail and holding it up and to the
side most of the evening. I just got back from evening feeding
and she was not very excited about getting her hay, even to the
point she was not eating it while I was out there, she just
stood in the corner of her stall and watched me. After I left
she did start to nibble on it some. I am hoping we will get a
baby by the weekend. But who knows with Sissy.
4/7/08 - Milk is testing ready! I
think she may foal tonight or tomorrow. She did not finish her
hay last night or this morning so I think she is getting the
foaling ball rolling finally! :)
4/7/08 Evening - Milk is coming in
now. and she is acting very uncomfortable, very relaxed now, and
she is shifting her weight very often, rubbing her nose on
everything in sight. We are getting close ;).
Born April 8 at 12:30 am.
Never waxed or dripped milk.
pH & Calcium levels
We don't start testing
Calcium and pH levels until they start looking very close.
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3/15/08 |
3/27/08 |
3/28/08 |
4/2/08 |
4/7/08 |
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50 calcium |
8.4 ph |
50 calcium |
8.4 ph |
50 calcium |
8.4 ph |
100 calcium |
7.8 ph |
300 calcium |
6.4 ph |
Belly
Pictures
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Not Pregnant |
224 Days |
252
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280 Days
She is bigger than last year |
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294 Days |
305 Days |
309 Days |
318 Days |
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325 Days
She has been biting her side today,
this is the first time I have noticed bite marks. |
330 Days |
336 Days
Belly getting lower and flanks are
more sunken. |
345 Days
She is starting to shape up more in
her belly. |
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350 Days
Belly is dropped, you can see the big
slope to her belly just behind of her girth. This mare
never looks V'd |
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Udder Pictures
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Vulva & Tail Head Pictures
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305 Days
No Relaxing |
309 Days
No relaxing of the tail head yet. |
318 Days
Still no relaxing. |
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325 Days
Very slight relaxing noticed. She has
a harder time pining her tail down when lifted now.
Inside color is normal at this point. |
350 Days
More relaxed now, but inside still
normal color. |
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