April**slowin dwn**(?/?)& Megan due(?/?) @ R & D's Miniatures(Both Maidens) The girls had a nice day outside and enjoyed the somewhat warm weather! Megan has been feelin the pressure today-as all afternoon she was rubbin her butt! lol But she has not had any major changes for me to think she is within 24hrs of foalin. April seems to be slowed dwn a bit,so maybe bc shes a maiden shes tryin to make all the right changes.... http://www.marestare.com/cam.php?alias=randdminis
Bick due 21 januari Low alert ya it was me, she has white milk and the milk test indicates she should foal in the next 24 hours so I figured that warranted a low alert! http://www.marestare.com/fcam.php?alias=hicksranch
Thanks everyone for the well wishes! This birth went exactly as we expected it to. We knew the ZigZag may experience some initial trouble because she is heavily muscled and overweight. These two factors can equal trouble getting the shoulders of the foal started through the birth canal. (Remember Tootsie from last year- same scenario!)
The owner (MaryAnn) did make it down for the birth and was there to enjoy the filly's arrival as well as soothe ZigZag. What a joyous time for their family...their horses are truly a part of their family and I think this filly will have a forever home there. She is the fourth generation that MaryAnn has owned of this same mare line.
Instinct told ZigZag to lie down but that position closed off the foal's pathway. We timed the moment her water broke and tried to let her do as much of the work as she could but there was simply no forward progress- that foal was not coming out without a little help to get those shoulders through! After we realized that she was not going to be able to do this alone, we got her up. Amber held her and I straightened out the jigsaw puzzle of her legs and nose so that everything was lined up correctly. Then, I helped ease her shoulders into the position while the mare stood. We then let her lie down and just pulled with contractions to help her finish the job.
And wallah! Baby Zig is here. Her owner will take a while to name her- I think. But for now, we can call her Baby Zig.
tjee....echt zo maf he, zo ineens een veulen geboren. Vind het wel gek dat de merrie altijd zo blijft liggen en niet naar het veulen toe gaat om te likken...
sorry, ben ongeduldig en denk altijd aan hoe het zou gaan als je er niet bij bent en het vlies zit nog om de neus ofzo....dan ligt zo'n veulen daar behoorlijk hulpeloos zeg maar. Want moelijk zelf vlies eraf halen...toch?