CountryHaven
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My maiden mare that I purchased bred, and that kept going in and out of looking like she was going to deliver every other week for months, then for the past two weeks stopped looking bred at all, delivered a little surprise to us on Wednesday morning.
I will have to hang my head, and admit I had stopped keeping her under camera. I honestly, truly believed she was doing what my other mare did to me last year, and going through a false pregnancy. Camera or not, though, I wouldn't have been home when this mare delivered. I was taking my son to work, and it's an hour round trip. I know the baby wasn't there when I left, because I always check everybody before I drive away, it's a weird quirk of mine, and I always check them when I get home from where ever I've been.
Well, when I pulled in the drive... imagine my surprise to see a new set of legs next to my buckskin mare April.
This all happened Wednesday morning, and I haven't gotten around to posting because I was so worried. The baby was very fraile at birth, 1st baby and all, and I think maybe even a little premie, doing lots of premie type things, but worst of all, mare just plain wasn't letting down milk. She had a huge tight bag, and when I tried to express colostrum, my hand did get wetness on it, but not the streaming milk I'm used to being able to express. And baby just wasn't the brightest bulb in the package when it came to latching on either.
Well finally, by late that night, April decided to let it all out, and the milk just dripped from her udder, and baby finally was getting good at latching on for more than a second. Whew. I still kind of held my breath all day yesterday, going out every couple hours to make sure the baby got up, and got a good grasp on the situation, but I was feeling better in that she was looking stronger, although still so tiny.
So, without further adieu, I'd like to present the fantastic little present my mare gave me. I couldn't ask for more, it's exactly what I'd hoped for... a pretty little buckskin filly!
Oh, and Kaykay, and Fran's Crunch is the daddy!!!!!
Here she is, tentatively named Country Havens Shock and Awe
I just LOVE the head on this little girl!
By the way, she just wasn't cooperating at all. When I brought them out of the stall, and sat for awhile watching, no camera of course, she was running all over, and standing up all straight and cute... the minute I went for the camera, she decided the door was interesting, or something else on the ground, or stayed behind mom. ARGH. LOL
Thanks for letting me share.
I will have to hang my head, and admit I had stopped keeping her under camera. I honestly, truly believed she was doing what my other mare did to me last year, and going through a false pregnancy. Camera or not, though, I wouldn't have been home when this mare delivered. I was taking my son to work, and it's an hour round trip. I know the baby wasn't there when I left, because I always check everybody before I drive away, it's a weird quirk of mine, and I always check them when I get home from where ever I've been.
Well, when I pulled in the drive... imagine my surprise to see a new set of legs next to my buckskin mare April.
This all happened Wednesday morning, and I haven't gotten around to posting because I was so worried. The baby was very fraile at birth, 1st baby and all, and I think maybe even a little premie, doing lots of premie type things, but worst of all, mare just plain wasn't letting down milk. She had a huge tight bag, and when I tried to express colostrum, my hand did get wetness on it, but not the streaming milk I'm used to being able to express. And baby just wasn't the brightest bulb in the package when it came to latching on either.
Well finally, by late that night, April decided to let it all out, and the milk just dripped from her udder, and baby finally was getting good at latching on for more than a second. Whew. I still kind of held my breath all day yesterday, going out every couple hours to make sure the baby got up, and got a good grasp on the situation, but I was feeling better in that she was looking stronger, although still so tiny.
So, without further adieu, I'd like to present the fantastic little present my mare gave me. I couldn't ask for more, it's exactly what I'd hoped for... a pretty little buckskin filly!
Oh, and Kaykay, and Fran's Crunch is the daddy!!!!!
Here she is, tentatively named Country Havens Shock and Awe
I just LOVE the head on this little girl!
By the way, she just wasn't cooperating at all. When I brought them out of the stall, and sat for awhile watching, no camera of course, she was running all over, and standing up all straight and cute... the minute I went for the camera, she decided the door was interesting, or something else on the ground, or stayed behind mom. ARGH. LOL
Thanks for letting me share.