Update Ragdoll: Ragdoll is doing about the same as yesterday. Her udder is becoming fuller and she has started biting at her sides occasionally. Her "milk" is still clear, thick and very sticky. She paced for quite awhile last night but settled down after I went out to check on her. Maybe she just wanted to see if I'd get concerned enough to come see her? LOL! She truly is a wonderful little mare and I'll be sad when she goes home after foaling. (She's been here since February 5th... doesn't that make her a little bit mine?)
She's taking her time and that's fine with me. The longer she carries this baby the better. She's had two previous preemies that didn't survive, with a healthy filly born in my barn last year.
I have no way of knowing her true due date. She was in the pasture with the stud from shortly after she foaled last year until she came here in February. Her owner found an aborted fetus early in November and we think it was hers. As far as I can figure she's probably due sometime in late September, and if that's the case the foal should be fine if it's born anytime from now on.
We'll just have to wait and see what Ragdoll, the foal and Mother Nature have planned, I guess. Keep checking back for updates...
Ik heb het even op internet opgezocht.. een ezel draagt 11 tot 13 maanden maar kunnen het tot ver over de 'uitgerekende' datum dragen. Wat ik ook vond: een ezel kan 30 tot 35 jaar oud worden!
jeetje 13 maanden dragen , jeetje wat lang, en ze worden aardig oud, maar vind leuke beestjes om te zien!! Weten ze ook daar wanneer ze ongeveer is uit gerekent???
@stephany, met olly gaat alles prima, en met jou en paardjes dan?