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- From: lmgarret@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Linda M Garrett)
- Subject: Foals & Due Dates
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 14:05:18 GMT
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- Hi, a friend of mine has three mares due this spring. I have a
- question about when. According to when they were last bred, they
- should be due between March 19 (the first one) and March 29 (the last
- one). However each of the three mares were bred twice and if they had
- taken the first time they would have been due in Feb. My question is
- that all three of the mares have started making bags (for about 3
- weeks now). Another friend of mine said that her mares start making
- bags 6 weeks before they foal. I'm not talking about big bags, just
- the udder area expanding and enlarging, no where near being full of
- milk. Is this 6 week thing a kind of rule of thumb (I know there are
- no absolutes) or is this just what her particular mares do?
-
- If 6 weeks is a rule of thumb, could the mares have been bred the
- first time and we should be expecting foals in Feb? Or would the
- mares not have been willing to be bred the second time if they had
- taken the first time. She will be keeping an eye on them, and 2 of
- the 3 mares have definately had foals before. The third we are not
- sure about. So when they get close ( a week or so) she will know, it
- would just be nice to know whether or not she should start
- worrying(about the one who we don't think has had a foal before) in a
- couple of weeks or not.
-
- One more thing, Brandy, is the mare we are unsure if she has had a
- foal before or not. Carol is Brandy's 6th owner and she has never had
- a foal registered. But considering the shape she was in when Carol
- bought her, I wouldn't be surprised if she has had a foal if it was
- ever registered. Anyway, Brandy is miserable. The barn is on a hill
- and when the horses are let out, Brandy acts like she doesn't want to
- go, but when the other mares head on down to the pasture she goes with
- them and doesn't stay at the top by herself. There is some flat area
- at the top where the horse can stay but of course there is no grass
- there. Are there any suggestion to make her more confortable?
-
- Thanks
-
- Linda
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