Minimor
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I had Tallie's due date as April 15th, but then got thinking this mare always goes 335-340 days, so April 15th was too early. I figure most of our due dates at 325-328 days, but revised this mare to April 25th. Tuesday evening when I went out to do chores Tallie was standing in the far corner of the corral, looking very relaxed & "sprung". I thought she looks like she's ready to foal. Went for a closer look & sure enough, she was all waxed up.
Of course this year she'd have to break her own 335 day rule--here she is at 315 days & ready to foal. It makes sense, because here we are with a cold snap. -5 last night & -10 tonight. This mare likes to foal outside, but I put her in last night, which made her pout & cross her legs. I knew she couldn't hold on to it for too long---not the way she was looking! She foaled tonight just before 11:30, a small little black filly that I'm sure will grey out like her mom. I'm not sure yet if there's silver there too, from dad--I should be able to tell more tomorrow in the daylight, and will get some photos then too. Tallie had such a huge belly on her we couldn't help but worry about the foal turning out to be too big & there'd be trouble delivering her, but she's actually a tiny little thing. Her mother doesn't appreciate having her new babies handled but I got this one dried off & blanketed without too much trouble. She got up right away, found the lunch box with no problem at all & seems to be doing great. Whew. One down & 4 to go!
We just sold our two year old grey filly off of this mare earlier today, so we were hoping for another filly to replace her. We got our wish!! I think this one will be called Cedar Plains Frosty Lass. Now, I'm kind of hoping we can hang onto that filly fairy until the rest of our foals come!!
Of course this year she'd have to break her own 335 day rule--here she is at 315 days & ready to foal. It makes sense, because here we are with a cold snap. -5 last night & -10 tonight. This mare likes to foal outside, but I put her in last night, which made her pout & cross her legs. I knew she couldn't hold on to it for too long---not the way she was looking! She foaled tonight just before 11:30, a small little black filly that I'm sure will grey out like her mom. I'm not sure yet if there's silver there too, from dad--I should be able to tell more tomorrow in the daylight, and will get some photos then too. Tallie had such a huge belly on her we couldn't help but worry about the foal turning out to be too big & there'd be trouble delivering her, but she's actually a tiny little thing. Her mother doesn't appreciate having her new babies handled but I got this one dried off & blanketed without too much trouble. She got up right away, found the lunch box with no problem at all & seems to be doing great. Whew. One down & 4 to go!
We just sold our two year old grey filly off of this mare earlier today, so we were hoping for another filly to replace her. We got our wish!! I think this one will be called Cedar Plains Frosty Lass. Now, I'm kind of hoping we can hang onto that filly fairy until the rest of our foals come!!
