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Dayle has been kind enough to allow us to peek into her barn this foaling season since I have no babies arriving at my farm this year. Here is her lineup... 1) HHAA Bumbles - Due January ??, 2014 (separated from jack Feb. 24th, 2013)2)…Continue
Started by Heather Troglauer. Last reply by Dayle Haworth Jan 12, 2014.
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Here's the link on Red Bag Deliveries. http://latigo.marestare.com/forum/index.php?topic=5215.0
We don't put Betadine on the feet, we dip them in Nolvasan. We only clap the cord when it breaks too closely or doesn't break at all (Chantilly). Otherwise it breaks naturally, and hopefully not too closely.
Victoria, the only thing I can advise is be proactive rather than reactive. Some people criticize when you help a mare deliver. I've seen too many mares on cam that the owners wait 20 - 30 minutes (let her do it on her own like in the wild) and then have a huge problem, ending up losing the foal and / or the mare. While I'm all for "natural" these horses aren't "wild". We have bred them down and we are responsible for their pregnancy and their health.
And the way I see it...I had a doctor and attendees for my deliveries, so why not assist my mares?
Okay off soap box..... PROACTIVE - watch our videos. We aren't pros by any means, but we have a method that works for us and you will have to establish the same.
The last month of pregnancy (helps if you have dates) we give herbs once a day. They get Raspberry leaves for toning the uterus, and they get immune booster to help prevent Red Bags, which are more common in minis. There is enough documentation about Red Bags to suggest that they are caused by infection, for me to warrant giving the immune booster. And if nothing else it will boost the immune system of the mare prior to going through a very stressful event.
We do not enter the stall until the mare starts pushing. Most of our mares don't care if we are there, but there are some that may stop if they are interrupted or feel threatened. We enter quietly and the first thing we do is check position. You will see us go in and look for feet and a nose and then we wait and assist with contractions. We don't pull unless it's a red bag and then it's critical to get that foal out as quickly as possible.
There is a very good video of a Red Bag deliver on our message board.
We shave their bellies when they are in for viewing. We like to do it 20 days out or more, but it's not so much a calculation of days as it is readiness of the mare.
The navel was sprayed with a Betadine solution Victoria. We used to dip the feet too, but we've not done that yet this year. need to get back into the swing of things. :)
The weather is horrible outside. Downpours of cold rain. Standing water everywhere...so very tired of this, but I'll be complaining in the summer when we need rain.
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