gestation

[ponypassion]

[SIZE=12pt]I looked on 2 charts to see when my mini mares would be due. Mini chart says 13 days earlier than a full sized mare. Which is it?[/SIZE]

 

[Becky]

I usually give my mares an 11 month 'due date', but minis can have full term foals at less than 300 days gestation to over 350 days gestation. I normally start checking for udder development around 280 days and go from there.

 

[Joanne]

We record the mare's 340 due date, but we also list day 300 and day 320.

We have had mares have live foals in the 280's and up to 350 days.

I prefer our pregnant mares in a barn stall by day 300.

Some even earlier depending on their past foaling history.

 

[ThreeCFarm]

I just plan on starting to pay close attention to my mares beginning on day 300. However, I have one mare that always goes over 340 days. This year I also have two maiden mares, and one of them is at 299 days today. I'm already keeping a closer eye on her. I have a new mare that I've been told usually goes under 320. Most of mine have always gone 320 to 340.

 

[madmax]

I always used 323 days as my target due date, and most foaled around that time. I began watching very closely and mares in the stall at night at 300 days. That said, I had a normal foal at 303 days, and at 350 days, and I was confident of their breeding dates! I think most mini breeders believe one cannot use the full size horse chart with confidence.