>
I would have a vet check her. With palpation or ultrasound they should be able to give you a good idea of a due date. That should cut down on the nerves a bit. good luck. Lori in WI where it is 3 degrees outside but calm.
> First...remember me....the lady who had three geldings and not interested
> in breeding/foaling/babies???? Well, guess what....times have changed! LOL
>
> Daughter bought a mare from a neighbor. Mare had spent a year in a corral
> with a stallion. Previous owners swore mare could not become pregnant.
> We got mare end of September. No belly at that time. But about a month
> later, she began to have a belly. At first we thought it was because I feed
> well. Nope, belly is growing! and growing!
>
> Anyway for questions. Have no idea when mare was bred. What do I look
> for? Do Haflinger mares blow coat before delivery? Mare is blowing coat but
> geldings are not. No increase in utter area....check almost daily. No
> softening of back area. But I have read that with a maiden mare there may be
> no warning at all. Just a baby come morning when we go out to feed!
>
> She and three geldings have free run of three 10 x 20 run in stalls and the
> 200 x 100 arena during nite hours. Don't want to start locking her in a
> stall (we have one ready for her...put up plywood walls tied to pipe corral)
> as we don't want her to begin peeing and pooping in her baby area. She
> might not have baby until summer! Just how fat will she get before delivery
> and what things do I need to watch for?
>
> If she delivery at nite out in arena area, will boys hurt her or baby?
> No way to separate them unless we close her in stall. We are really not
> set up for babies but trying to make it work.
>
> H E L P
>
> Carol in Snowflake AZ
>
>
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