Mares under lights, now power out for 6 days.

ryu2832 · 03-02-2007, 10:53 AM

Ok, I had the mares under lights starting January to get them cycling for a late March breeding.

We got hit with an ice storm and we lost power for 5 days. It has been overcast, below freezing, and just plain nasty for the past week. I've had to shut them in the barn, without lights, to protect them from the storms coming through.

My breeding book says that a 72 hour break in the light cycle undoes all the previous time under lights. True?

Blistering Winds · 03-02-2007, 10:55 AM

True.

Basically you are stuck. They should be entering anestrus again.

Pray they hit spring transition quick ...since it takes 60 days to "reset" in the winter months .....

Blistering Winds · 03-02-2007, 10:56 AM

nice thing about right now, the daylght is getting longer naturally, so you might luck out....they may continue to be open.

ryu2832 · 03-02-2007, 01:31 PM

@#$^!

One should be coming into heat next week. Here's hoping. Although this years weather is turning me off to late Feb./Early March babies.

I spoke to one of the vet techs in at my dogs vet. She's in the middle of calving. During the ice storm she had 4 cows give birth and the calves froze to the ground....I can't imagine.

lolajane · 03-02-2007, 08:04 PM

we've had some mares in heat already this season..... we're higher up than you are being in canada, so our daylight is less than yours......

ryu2832 · 03-03-2007, 05:02 AM

They've been coming into heat, but I'm doing shipped and need strong regular cycles.

I think my teaser is going to be doing overtime this year.

03-02-2007, 10:53 AM	#1
ryu2832 Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 2,900 Images: 43	Mares under lights, now power out for 6 days. Ok, I had the mares under lights starting January to get them cycling for a late March breeding. We got hit with an ice storm and we lost power for 5 days. It has been overcast, below freezing, and just plain nasty for the past week. I've had to shut them in the barn, without lights, to protect them from the storms coming through. My breeding book says that a 72 hour break in the light cycle undoes all the previous time under lights. True? __________________ Gene Pool: Warning, no lifegaurd on duty. "Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't." author Erica Jong

03-02-2007, 10:55 AM	#2
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,850 Images: 822 Blog Entries: 16	True. Basically you are stuck. They should be entering anestrus again. Pray they hit spring transition quick ...since it takes 60 days to "reset" in the winter months ..... __________________ HGS is a very powerful, addicting place that is just as bad as cigarettes, however healthier for you AND your horse.

03-02-2007, 10:56 AM	#3
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,850 Images: 822 Blog Entries: 16	nice thing about right now, the daylght is getting longer naturally, so you might luck out....they may continue to be open. __________________ HGS is a very powerful, addicting place that is just as bad as cigarettes, however healthier for you AND your horse.

03-02-2007, 01:31 PM	#4
ryu2832 Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 2,900 Images: 43	@#$^! One should be coming into heat next week. Here's hoping. Although this years weather is turning me off to late Feb./Early March babies. I spoke to one of the vet techs in at my dogs vet. She's in the middle of calving. During the ice storm she had 4 cows give birth and the calves froze to the ground....I can't imagine. __________________ Gene Pool: Warning, no lifegaurd on duty. "Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't." author Erica Jong

03-02-2007, 08:04 PM	#5
lolajane Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Delta, BC, Canada Posts: 697 Images: 77	we've had some mares in heat already this season..... we're higher up than you are being in canada, so our daylight is less than yours...... __________________ Gypsie- the most personality of any horse, can i have my hat back now ? Tory- my favorite black baby! Tory you're going to be beautiful! Cal- my favorite 16.2, 2 yr old! please don't turn white!

03-03-2007, 05:02 AM	#6
ryu2832 Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 2,900 Images: 43	They've been coming into heat, but I'm doing shipped and need strong regular cycles. I think my teaser is going to be doing overtime this year. __________________ Gene Pool: Warning, no lifegaurd on duty. "Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't." author Erica Jong

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