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Post by Jodi Maki on Dec 13, 2007 9:39:33 GMT -7
So I did my nail on tail hair test and three mares look to be having fillies and one colt. Now 3-4 months left to go until we see if it was right. Sheik due dates between March 5-12 Miriha due dates between March 19-23 Flirt due dates between April 7-11 Bailey due dates between May 26-28 Also like to thank FoalProof for making such a easy test to use and read.  I used it in 2006 to test mares I was questioning at the 140 day mark and again another mare just because I had test and it needed to be used. Mare was tested at 265 days. www.foalproof.ca/canada.htm |
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Post by Jodi Maki on Jan 6, 2008 19:57:14 GMT -7
Time to count down:  Sheik foaled at 333 days in morning.  Miriha foaled at 334 days  Flirt foaled around 331 days  Bailey foaled around 322 days |
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Post by Jodi Maki on Jan 22, 2008 19:43:06 GMT -7
Jan 22/08
Sheik, not happy girl today. Stomping ground flipping tail, ears back, and looking at Belly. Bag has changed just a little. I can see she is going to start changing a little each week now.
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Post by Jodi Maki on Jan 30, 2008 8:57:54 GMT -7
Well we are 5 weeks a way from foaling time and 4 weeks away from having foaling cam on line. I plan to start barning Feb 20th Sheik since she is real close to her due date. If she looks closer she will be stalled sooner. Cam will be on line as of the 20th. I sure hope our weather changes though. Our winter decided to hit use last 3 weeks of Jan. Went from under foot of snow to huge amounts of snow as of Jan 28th. Temps went from -10 to -25. We are still to have this weather for a few more days. Then I hope our weather starts to change to spring like. Well on the 25th I learned we did not have much straw left in straw shed. Should of looked at it last fall. Any how 12 small bales of sraw,Yickes!!! Luckly one of my hay people happened to know of some one with some 900lbs bales of straw. so I have one sitting right next to barn right now. [glow=red,2,300]Note to self look at how much straw is left after foaling time and order more!!![/glow] Ok so back to how the mares are doing. Sheik is eatting eating eating. She does not leave the round bale at all. Getting a little moody when other mares are around. Does not really feel like being touched, to bad for her I do not care!!! I think in another 14-20 days I will be putting her by her self next to other mares. Has put on most of her weight end Dec and through Jan. Miriha is huge as always when in foal. She still has good amount of time to go. She is a mare that will foal any were from 340-360 days. Flirt is huge like last year. Still some time for her before foaling so no real changes and same goes for Bailey. Mare's belly show off time  Sheik  Miriha  Flirt  Bailey |
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Post by Jodi Maki on Feb 9, 2008 14:29:45 GMT -7
Feb 9th/08: Sheik's bag is about 40-50% in size I am guessing. In about 10 days I will put her by her self. Also plan to start barning her in another week and half unless she starts looking closer to foaling. Miriha is huge and very moody I must say. Not wanting any other horses in her way. Sheik's bag    |
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Post by Jodi Maki on Feb 14, 2008 13:25:10 GMT -7
Feb 14th/08 Sheik's Belly and Bag are changing every day. She is now at 318 days. If she is any thing like her Dam and Granddam she will foal around 338-340 days.    |
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Post by Jodi Maki on Feb 18, 2008 11:25:56 GMT -7
Feb 18th
Well Sheik was sure active last night in barn. Moving around, tail to side, moving her lips, rubbing. I stayed up until 12:30am watching her on TV.
Miriha is huge. She is very moody to other horses. Will be going by her self soon.
We are setting up cam hooked up to my computer today and will have it on at night as of the 20th. Hours for cam are 8pm-7/8am mountain time. We are also on dial up so if cam goes down it will be restarted once reconnected to internet.
What cam watchers should know:
1. Please Please Please do not call after 10pm mountain time as we have other peson in house hold trying to sleep and person most be up early for work. Phone ringing may wake person up. I promised when I decided to put foal cam on net that I would not be getting any late night calls because of it. So please do not make me brake my promise.
2. We have foal watchers for our foaling time. Jodi Maki "ME" is on watch from 8am until 2-3am. Peggy Maki "MOM" is on foal watch from 2-3am until I wake up. It has worked great for 14 yrs of foal watching. We have only missed two birthings todate and that was only because I had put mare out side well I cleaned stall and fed other horses. When I went to put Vicki back in stall she was getting up from giving birth to Sheik in 2003. Another time was we had a mini due and a APHA mare due. Peggy told me to but APHA mare in foaling stall because she thought she looked closer. So I did. I decided to have a rest before my night time foal watch. Peggy let me sleep until 2am. When I went into living room to watch foal cam tv and regular tv I could hear foal nickering in barn, but we had no foals yet. So I went to check it out. Sure enough our Mini mare had given birth!!!
3. I do not go into stall unless I see a problem. I will go in once foal is out of mare and brake the sac. I will be in and out of stall. I do like to help foals stand and some times will help foal to mother's bag. I will leave barn for 30-60 minutes after I make sure every thing is alright, so mare and foal can be alone together, but will go out and make sure every thing is all right before I go to bed. I will not go to bed until I see that foal has had first drink. From time mare starts giving birth until foal has nurses I will of been out in the barn for up to 3 hours. Again you will not always see me in stall.
4. I have cam in foaling stall only. So once a mare has foaled her and her foal will be kept in foal cam stall until I am ready to watch another mare.
5. If you do not like what your watching then close foal cam page.
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Post by haleyqq on Feb 20, 2008 7:24:16 GMT -7
hmmmm im watching her
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Post by Jodi Maki on Feb 22, 2008 19:38:45 GMT -7
Feb 22/08
Miriha bag starting. She is at 312 days. Her foal liked to really sit on left side. Try and get pictures of her one of these days
Sheik is 326 days now. Utter was down all day to about 80%. Bit fuller to night. Holding her tail up most of the time now. Also standing like she is going to pee, but does not. Also think I see a little clear fluid on her vulva.
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Post by Jodi Maki on Feb 23, 2008 18:38:49 GMT -7
Feb 23th/07:
Sheik about same. No more fluid on vulva.
Miriha about the same. Put her padock next to Flirt & Bailey
Flirt's bag has started growing as of today. Very moody to other horses.
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Post by Jodi Maki on Feb 24, 2008 19:40:07 GMT -7
Feb 24th/08
Ok so first off thanks to Heather from Marestare for figuring out why my cam was dropping late at night and for also helping with the long delays.
So to night Sheik's left nipple is bit wet on end. Interesting to see if she goes a head tonight or is waxed by tomorrow.
Miriha is happy being in pen by her self.
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Post by ohiofilly on Feb 25, 2008 14:59:18 GMT -7
Thanks for the updates. I'll be watching as often as I can
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Post by Jodi Maki on Feb 25, 2008 21:33:29 GMT -7
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Post by Jodi Maki on Feb 27, 2008 15:19:32 GMT -7
Feb 27th/08 Utter Pictures Sheik's    Miriha's    Flirt's  |
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Post by Jodi Maki on Feb 28, 2008 11:54:29 GMT -7
Feb 28th/0
So as of 11am she is dripping milk. I went to check on her and she was laying down. I could see white milk dripping out of left nipple very slowly. Also her vulva was open all the way up about half inch. Is also loose and baby is sitting differently. At 8:30am she had small amount of wax. So she has change quick if you ask me.
I have put her in barn again so I can watch her better. I may put her out side again in bit if she looks like she is not going to do any thing.
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Post by Jodi Maki on Feb 29, 2008 9:40:36 GMT -7
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Post by Jodi Maki on Mar 1, 2008 17:28:03 GMT -7
March 1/08 Sheik & Leaper are doing great. They spent from 8:30am-4:50pm outside. It was such a beautiful day!!! They are back on cam until around 10pm mountain time tonight. Miriha is looking the same at 320 days. Boy does she love Leaper is upset when he and his mom are put away at night or when she can not see them outside. Is so excited to see him when Sheik and him are viewable to her. Miriha will be barned as of the 4th. Cam will go back to night hours then. If she does not look close I will not be staying up to watch cam. So if it does not reconnect late at night that is because I am  Once she looks close I will be up watching her. Miriha waxes up 12-24 hours before foaling and drips or sprays 6-12 hours before foaling. That is what she has done in past any way!!! |
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Post by Jodi Maki on Mar 4, 2008 20:00:24 GMT -7
March 4th/08
Miriha is about 80% full I'd say. Plan to put her in foaling stall as of tomorrow. Will start watching her around the 11th since she will be around 330 days then.
Up until last year my mares had always gone after 340 days. But seems things have changed in 2007/2008. So am now going to consider 330 days due around.
Sheik & Leaper are doing great. They enjoy their day time out side, which they did not get a lot of today. It was town day and did not trust the weather so kept them in until we got home at 1pm. Then out to 3pm, because it started to snow and was windy.
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Post by Jodi Maki on Mar 7, 2008 21:58:52 GMT -7
March 7th/08
At 326 days Miriha is fully bagged. No wax or milk dripping yet.
Belly lot lower today. Will do midnight check on her tonight.
Miriha does lay down in stall at night.
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Post by Jodi Maki on Mar 12, 2008 15:29:19 GMT -7
331 days and Miriha had honey coloured wax all morning on her now pointed nipples. Loose vulva. Walking around lots to day.
Also last night ate alot of straw, which is something she always does close to foaling. I figure by weekend we should have a foal.
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