"safe date" is 300 days?

[HeritageHollowFarm]

looks like she is getting closer...

Still holding on haha. But she's finally getting some swelling in her bag. No milk, but it's developing.

 

[jandjcaptein]

my girl is coming up on 300 days...Nothing happening though!

 

[HeritageHollowFarm]

my girl is coming up on 300 days...Nothing happening though!

We are somewhere between 327&334 and she's got a tiny start of a bag, a deep V belly, relaxed vulva, but no starting of labor at all. She slept most of last night, unlike myself between foal watch, my husbands apnea and my baby in a growth spurt I'm exhausted and sneaking power naps through the days lol!

 

[LostandFound]

They like making you wait. Is that a Port-a-hut she has for shelter?

 

[HeritageHollowFarm]

They like making you wait. Is that a Port-a-hut she has for shelter?

It's a steel quonset hut(not sure of brand). We divide it in half when we have bottle calves in winter and use tarps to hold heat in. Once they were weaned I cleaned it all out, borrowed some rubber mats and set it up as her foaling stall. It's not perfect but it's dry shelter with a decent amount of space (7'3"×14'11"). I have a tarp across the front that I can drop and tie down to fully or partially cover the front depending on weather.
I also added a board across the front gate on the inside to prevent small legs from going through and getting stuck or hurt. We weren't expecting to bring home a hitch-hiker in our new mini lol, so I'm making do best I can.

 

[LostandFound]

I love it. We have a small one for our sheep, and I wondered if a bigger one would work for the minis.

 

[HeritageHollowFarm]

I love it. We have a small one for our sheep, and I wondered if a bigger one would work for the minis.

This one was once set up for my 15h appaloosa gelding. In the pasture we have a double calf hut that she uses, that we've used for calves and sheep, but she makes the claves use the small singles during the day when she's out there they learned really quick to make room for the queen, and thankfully she never went too crazy on them. I'll grab a photo with the double hut in the background. It works great but is a pain in the butt to clean out without hitting your head haha, I'm only 5'4" but I still have to bend quite a bit. We stuck a single hut in front of half as a wind block.

 

[LostandFound]

I've seen them too, but I'm not a big fan of cracking my skull when I try to clean it out.

 

[HersheyMint]

@HeritageHollowFarm and @jandjcaptein any updates ?

 

[HeritageHollowFarm]

@HeritageHollowFarm and @jandjcaptein any updates ?

She's still holding it hostage a bag has finally started so I'm thankful for that at least!

 

[jandjcaptein]

how many days now? My mare is at 320 days, no bag but obviously uncomfortable. I hope its soon.

 

[HeritageHollowFarm]

If she took in April she would be roughly 354. If she took in May, roughly 327. She's getting a bag but man I'm not sure her poor stomach can stretch much more!

Udder is tonight, calf hut photo is a few days old, baby has definitely turned since then (third pic is today, 4th is yesterday)

 

[LostandFound]

She sure looks like she is getting close.

 

[HeritageHollowFarm]

She sure looks like she is getting close.

I hope so. She definitely seems to be over it haha