CMM *Melody foaled a palomino pinto colt on 3/12/14*

[lexischase]

Here are photos of Miss Summer from earlier today.

Thank you all for your support! Heres to hoping its tonight or in the morning

 

[cassie]

thats a good V for a maiden

so hope she goes soon for you Lexi, she sure looks ready! I can see the wax on the end of her teats... come on Summer show us the goods!

 

[misty'smom]

Why is there wax on the teats?? Does that happen right before foaling??

 

[cassie]

some mares son't do it, but some do and yes it happens just before foaling its the milk on the end of the teats drying and going hard. my mare had it 3 hours before she foaled, some mares can have it days up to a week before foaling... as with anything else with these lovely ladies each mare is different lol

 

[countrymini]

Oh come on Summer, you've had your fun, now show us your baby!

 

[targetsmom]

All one has to do is compare Summer's progress with our mare Toffee to see the extremes for these mares in foaling. I was checking Toffee's pH each night and last night it was still over 7.0 and nowhere near foaling. Her foal had not changed position even when I checked this morning. People watching on cam (like Eagle) didn't even notice anything as she foaled!!!!. Toffee was standing UP with baby half out at lunchtime!!! Her son Clyde looking in the window was the only clue that anything was happening. Luckily she needed no help, but would the foal have been able to get out of the sac if I hadn't been right there? We lost a foal in that exact same spot in 2011 because I wasn't there (no one on Mare Stare had seen her foaling either). These mares can be VERY sneaky!!!!

 

[cassie]

its very very true Mary, and its proof of why we need to be constantly watching them at all times...

 

[rubyviewminis]

Sending many happy thoughts for you that Summer foals tonight! Boy she is cute, and looks really, really ready. Can't wait. Geez Mary, it's as if they don't want our help or something

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[blazingstarranch]

C'mon Summer, you can do it!!!!

 

[Mousie96]

Any news yet?!?!

 

[lexischase]

Still no foal... Every time she shifts her weight her milk drips. This morning around 2 am I found her feet/legs all wet.

Could she be any more ready?? UGH.

 

[Eagle]

Any news yet?

 

[lexischase]

Sitting in the tack room still waiting for her to foal.....

She is very happy tonight! Seems the most comfortable I have seen her in about a week.

 

[Eagle]

hhmmmm that could be a sign, some mares go real quite the night they foal

what is she doing?

 

[lexischase]

Eating her life away LOL

 

[lexischase]

Just went down... Here's to hoping!!

 

[Eagle]

Anything happening??

 

[lexischase]

Nope staring at tummy for awhile then went flat. Was down for about an hour. I don't think my photo uploaded on here, but tummy finally looks like the slightest "v" shape. She just got up for her grain and is munching away on hay again.

 

[Eagle]

go squeaze her tummy

 

[countrymini]

Lets hope so!