Little Wolf Ranch
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Well I wasn't thrilled about spending $200+ confirming my miniature mares in foal so I decided to take another whack at it myself and see if I couldn't feel some foal movement. I had to clip bridal paths on the girls anyways, so heck - why not? Out I go to the paddocks!
Long story short, I still haven't brought home my newest addition to the farm (another post will have to cover that LOL) who may be pregnant for 2011 so out of the four I have here - I confirmed pregnancy in three of them. The one that was not confirmed is my addition from July of this year - a black splash mare that was severly malnurished and pulled down heavily from her 2010 foal.
Good to say that she has now gotten fat and happy. She was supposed to have been rebred on her foal heat in a pasture, but I don't believe her poor body could have taken it. She came into heat in September and was bred to my stallion for a 2011 foal.
Anyways, two of those three are between 106-177 days and the other is between 106-166 days. The fourth is about 39-42 days in foal, so we have a long while with her. The mare I just bought was thrown in the pasture with her stallion since April 20th and has not come back into heat since May so should be about 182 days along - already has a big belly and foal movement.
I am SO EXCITED about foaling season - I'm even willing to skip Thanksgiving and Christmas!
Who all do you have confirmed in foal and are you excited? Also, when is the soonest you can feel movement?
Long story short, I still haven't brought home my newest addition to the farm (another post will have to cover that LOL) who may be pregnant for 2011 so out of the four I have here - I confirmed pregnancy in three of them. The one that was not confirmed is my addition from July of this year - a black splash mare that was severly malnurished and pulled down heavily from her 2010 foal.
Anyways, two of those three are between 106-177 days and the other is between 106-166 days. The fourth is about 39-42 days in foal, so we have a long while with her. The mare I just bought was thrown in the pasture with her stallion since April 20th and has not come back into heat since May so should be about 182 days along - already has a big belly and foal movement.
I am SO EXCITED about foaling season - I'm even willing to skip Thanksgiving and Christmas!
Who all do you have confirmed in foal and are you excited? Also, when is the soonest you can feel movement?