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1 -
Day 315
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2 -
Day 316
Udder fuller. Cassie is quite irritable.
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3 -
Day 317
Udder fuller. Belly changed shape and Cassie seems more comfortable.. |
4 -
Day 318
Milk starting to become cloudy. Cassie's behavior says she's getting
close.
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5 - Day 319
Mean mare!!!! Yikes, this is one nasty horse tonight! Must
be getting close....
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6 - Day 320
Udder full, large - probably won't get much bigger. Cassie's
hindquarters have dropped off. She's in the home stretch..
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7 -
Day 321
Plenty of udder, fluid not down in the teats yet. Cassie can change
quickly so we're watching carefully. She's tricky during foal watch! |
8 -
Day 322
Cassie has been rolling today, belly's shape is different. Udder
large, fluid not down in the teats yet.
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9 -
Day 323
No change today.
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10 - Day 323
No change today.
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12 - Day 325
Cassie's hindquarters have really dropped off and she's starting to get
hollows next to her tail head. She flirted with the stallion today -
always a sign that she's close. |
13 - Day 326
Milk is starting to drop down into her teats. Milk is still
cloudy and not opaque, but this can change quite quickly with
Cassie. Put up a camera in her stall to start watching through the
night.. |
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- Day 327
Cassie's milk is turning white and thickening. Her udder is quite
full. Foal's foot is pushing out on Cassie's side, high on her flank, do
it must not have turned. She's close. |
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- Day 328
Cassie's milk is like skim milk tonight. Udder is very full and
heavy. Her hindquarters have turned to mush and she's looking
ready. Cassie's pattern varies - she may stay like this for a few days
or foal right away. |
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- Day 329
Cassie's milk is nearly foal ready. Quite white, becoming opaque.
Cassie is quite restless and mean. She grinds her teeth if any horse
looks at her. She can go quite quickly from here to foaling (or not!). |
17 - Day 330
Milk is ready. Hindquarters have softened/dropped off, Cassie is
clearly at the end. She's been quite restless today, pawing and
rolling. She could foal tonight, or hold off a bit longer.
We're watching closely.
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- Day 331
Milk is ready, although some years it has gotten thicker than it is now
before foaling. Her milk isn't all the way down in her teats, so she's
probably not foaling tonight. She rolled a lot during turn out, the foal
has not taken foaling position (since I can see a leg pushing out high on her
flank). |
19 - Day 332
Cassie has been streaming milk, both hind legs are covered in
milk. The foal's foot was still high on Cassie's flank, she started
fidgeting/moving and the foal apparently turned. Photos shows
different belly shape. We expect a foal very soon.
It's a COLT! Darling black or dark bay, 4 whites, blaze. Cute,
cute, cute! |
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