She is very cute! She looks in foal to me. She looks great and her neck and back do not appear to have the fatty tumor like deposits which are ususlly present in severly overweight donkeys. They usually carry a foal for 12 months, I have one that always seems to go a year and 3 weeks with no problems. Ours always seem to cycle, settle and foal on a schedule resulting in late summer and early fall babies, but that does not mean she won't foal sooner. As Chanda mentioned, the climate will play a part in regulating cycles. She should wax and then bag up and get loose around her croup before foaling. Being a maiden, she may not make a bag until she foals. Mine get very cranky and agitated a few days before foaling and keep to themselves out in the pasture right before baby comes, some even dig holes to lay in (we call them a $$ holes). If you have the vet out they may be able to give you a guestimate on how far along she is. Being a BLM animal, they may have records on her and those may give you an idea about a due date. Does she have an identifying brand? Do you know how long she has been out of the wild? If they can give you some info on her journey it may help, for example if you knew when she was rounded up, if and how long she was held/quarantined and if she was with a jack then or already separate, you may be able to better guess a due date by counting backward from the last time she could have been bred. If her belly has gone from wide and fat to egg shaped, the foal may be dropping and getting closer to foaling. Baby donkeys are sooo awesome, hope she has one in there!
