I wish i could take a photo and get it straight on here!
She is so huge, everything is hanging and stretched beyond reason, she has just got back up from laying down and huffing etc and twitching her back legs spasmodicly and holding the top one up high..........you think she is just about to pop and then she gets up and eats some more hay or takes a drink! When I was close yesterday, I saw this huge "shudder" ripple down her belly/back and she groaned and moaned. Then the wind changed and she knew we were there and she was up : (
It really cant be long. She is so much bigger than Misty was. She is eating still, but really slow, takes her a full hour to eat her grain! She hasnt really made a dent in her hay at all, just nibbles on it.
James came home early yesterday for his Mama and I guess she heard his truck!
I think you are right, it should be tonight. However, I couldnt see the waxing this morning, but she wasnt being really helpful. She seemed cross and had broken her feed bucket at some point!
If you can touch her, check her periodically to see how hot she is. They'll really get hot, even break sweat once labor gets going.
During the day that my mare had her foal, I noticed her sweating on and off. Dumb me didn't think much about it. It was rather humid that day, but I should have known the other ones were'nt sweating. Probably mostly will be on her shoulders and chest. Belle, did nibble all day at grass, so they will eat when in labor. Could the rippling you saw yesterday have been the foal moving?
Becky
Oh, and this is just my opinion, but I think mare's who have had foals before do get bigger. Had Misty had one before?
When Dot was born, I thought she seemed a bit scrawny. I asked the vet. I thought with all the food I'd feed the mare the foal would have been more filled out. The vet said first babies are like that, because the mare's uterus has not been stretched to allow much room. And my mare was in such tip top shape anyway, she just never really looked pregnant till the last couple of weeks, and even wasn't that big pregnant wise. I'm anxious to see her now. I'll be taking her to the vet next week to make sure she is in foal than bring her home if she is.
Your experience is really making the next 3 months I have to wait seem far off:)
Becky