Foaling signs....

Kriss2004 · 03-01-2006, 09:56 AM

I know this has been talked about a time or two already, but how far in advance will the muscles around her tail soften up prior to foaling??

SalemsMom · 03-01-2006, 10:18 AM

My mare foaled the very next week,but sometimes they can go up to two weeks

NikkiLvsHorses · 03-01-2006, 10:28 AM

This is a great question. My mare is due on 12 mar and her rump is squishy already and her bags are big. When is your mare due?

BestofPrincess · 03-01-2006, 10:43 AM

my mare got the full squishy bum around the day prior to foaling,, and udders for a week or two

Acme Acres · 03-01-2006, 11:04 AM

A couple of our mares softened about 3 weeks prior to foaling and have been bagged as long as 3 weeks too.. Of course the one mare we've got due on the 16th is a little squishy, but she's also 24 yrs old. Hardly nothing for a bag and her "hoo hoo" hasn't relaxed at all either, but she firmly plants her butt under the two lights we've got on her stall to bake that little ******! LOL. 2 more weeks... just 2 LOUSY, LONG WEEKS! I want to put a little viewing window in her so we can see the little ******! LOL.

Kriss2004 · 03-01-2006, 03:52 PM

Well my mare in question has a full bag now, and her bum is getting squishy! This is the first year that I have had "foaling dates" as last year was first time to hand breed and actually keep track. This is her third foal so I dont know if she foals on time, ealy or late. Her due date is March 19th, and her early date is March 9th.

bay_blnd jmpr07 · 03-01-2006, 04:54 PM

Also check her vulva. It will get longer...And if you really want to get personal...LOL If you open the vulva to see the inside color it will be more purple when the mare is really close. It's red/pink when they aren't ready. And watch for a dropped belly. The mare will have a sharp slope from the stifle area to the middle of her belly so her belly will be low and slow. Is she even on both sides or does she stick out on one side more then the other?

Kriss2004 · 03-01-2006, 05:37 PM

right now she is prety even and she is dropped. I will look at her tonight, I think here soon she may foal.

03-01-2006, 09:56 AM	#1
Kriss2004 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,360 Images: 542	Foaling signs.... I know this has been talked about a time or two already, but how far in advance will the muscles around her tail soften up prior to foaling??

03-01-2006, 10:43 AM	#4
BestofPrincess Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: USA MD Posts: 5,175 Images: 579 Blog Entries: 14	my mare got the full squishy bum around the day prior to foaling,, and udders for a week or two __________________ tjitske you never deserved to lose a foal 5/31/05 dolly we pray for you and your lost foal 7/26/05 Duct tape is the new glue

03-01-2006, 11:04 AM	#5
Acme Acres Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,228 Images: 399	A couple of our mares softened about 3 weeks prior to foaling and have been bagged as long as 3 weeks too.. Of course the one mare we've got due on the 16th is a little squishy, but she's also 24 yrs old. Hardly nothing for a bag and her "hoo hoo" hasn't relaxed at all either, but she firmly plants her butt under the two lights we've got on her stall to bake that little ****! LOL. 2 more weeks... just 2 LOUSY, LONG WEEKS! I want to put a little viewing window in her so we can see the little **! LOL. __________________ Acme Acres Home of Reflections Playboy & ShowHorseSupplies.com** www.azpainthorses.com

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03-01-2006, 10:18 AM	#2
SalemsMom Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,780 Images: 6	My mare foaled the very next week,but sometimes they can go up to two weeks

03-01-2006, 10:28 AM	#3
NikkiLvsHorses Full Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Manteca CA Posts: 86 Images: 44	This is a great question. My mare is due on 12 mar and her rump is squishy already and her bags are big. When is your mare due?

03-01-2006, 03:52 PM	#6
Kriss2004 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,360 Images: 542	Well my mare in question has a full bag now, and her bum is getting squishy! This is the first year that I have had "foaling dates" as last year was first time to hand breed and actually keep track. This is her third foal so I dont know if she foals on time, ealy or late. Her due date is March 19th, and her early date is March 9th.

03-01-2006, 05:37 PM	#8
Kriss2004 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,360 Images: 542	right now she is prety even and she is dropped. I will look at her tonight, I think here soon she may foal.