Do you think Willow is in foal?

[Carly Rae]

Here she is from this morning

[Carly Rae]

And from this afternoon

[Holly]

Looks like her udder is starting to hold up. Shouldn't be to much longer!!

[dcwolcott]

I agree, Holly!  Looking good!!

[Ryan]

Ill Third that

This is what I was talking about in the text messages Carly 

[paintponylvr]

O, Look!  The milk factory is getting "geared up"!

How exciting.  Can't wait to see this baby for you Carly.

[Carly Rae]

Here she is today at 334 days  Udder is smaller again.

[paintponylvr]

O, no! 

Carly - was she out with the stallion after you saw her covered?  I'm wondering if she was covered again later than you thought?  OR she just may be one who carries much longer.  It's hard to say.  Some mares are never consistent with their carry dates either.

I know a couple on here have had mares go much longer than 330/344 days (Diane?).

[dcwolcott]

Yup, I had a mare that went 365 days like clockwork!  The first year it almost killed me since I was never told that from the breeder I purchased her from.  But the second year, I was a bit more relaxed, and kept checking the dates, and sure enough.....365 days again!

She had several foals for me before I sold her to a friend.  I shared the 365 saga with her, but she didn't believe me, until once again, baby came to ground at 365 days!  LOL

[Holly]

OMGoodness 365 would kill me for sure!

Hope she does something soon for you Carley!

[Carly Rae]

I don't recall him covering him after that date, usually Id write it down in the calendar. But its something I could have easily missed.

She has been laying down a lot over the past few days, sweating and swishing her tail. When she lays down she will do a short few breaths and hold her breath for a few seconds and let it out again and relax. But I have also seen her yesterday rolling a bit. So I was thinking she was just uncomfortable.

I am just really confused on her udder. They were quite large for a few days and now they are tiny.     

[dcwolcott]

Don't worry about udders.  She can fill an udder at foaling time so I'd watch more for signs such as the rolling, personality changes, etc.  Maybe I'm not remembering correctly but didn't you say she foaled in the past with no udders?

[Ryan]

Hope you are all ok with the massive Cyclone Carly.

Just saw on the news its going to hit land in around 6 hours , so im praying you are all ok

[Carly Rae]

I'll get an update on Willow very soon.
We have just had some wild weather, then a lot of rain to top it from Cyclone Debbie. Completely flooded here, had to get my chickens to higher ground again last night even after we raised their hutch with bricks. The horses were all rugged and put under shelter, eager to come out for a play now that its all over.  Now we are just fixing the place up again, pumping the water out of the yard.
Its FREEZING here now!

[dcwolcott]

Oh my!!!  Praying the water recedes quickly for you!!