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Comment by Hayley Louwerse on January 7, 2011 at 11:18am

I bet she will foal when I am either not home or am not watching, lol.

Comment by Heather Troglauer on January 7, 2011 at 11:05am

Oops - Michelle you asked me why we took the straw out.  I absolutely HATE and I repeat HATE foaling on straw and shavings.  We typically use cardboard, but our dealer has had some issues with local stock and we have had to resort back to shavings.  UGH.  Anyway...the straw was a problem and kept her stall nasty.  We will be very hands on in the delivery and we will have straw down as soon as possible under that foal.  We just took it out while we cleaned and wanted to keep the stall as clean as we could.  Hope that makes sense :)

Comment by Heather Troglauer on January 7, 2011 at 11:03am

Update....her Foal Time Test strip did NOT change color today - it remained yellow which means she's as close as she can get.  She is also dripping milk, which is not a worry, but it means she is definitely close.  She will remain in under our watchful eye.

For those who are new to our cam we are very hands on with our foalings. We will not enter the stall until she starts pushing, but then we will check position and we will assist with the birth.  This is our way of doing things and it works for us.  If this bothers you please do not watch.  We are very quiet and very attentive, but we are there until the foal nurses on it's own and until it poops.  Then we will leave them be.

If the cam goes off please don't assume the worst.  It usually means that there may be an issue..but not always.  Sometimes the cams do malfunction :).  We will keep you posted as much as we can.  If Rach or Michelle can text me I will update IF I am available to do so.  Otherwise one of my moderators may come on and post an update.

We tend to be very honest and very open and I will share all that goes on...good or bad.  And unfortunately, there are times when things do go bad.  We hope this is not the case and that the 2011 foaling season will bring us lots of beautiful foals to watch run and play. 

Thanks for joining us in the stables!

Comment by Sarah Ellison on January 7, 2011 at 11:01am

Kelly, I am not far from you, Chelmsford! Wet and miserable here to :D

Comment by ann pepper on January 7, 2011 at 11:00am

I meant to ask before - is this Chantilly's first foal?

Comment by ann pepper on January 7, 2011 at 10:57am

This small sweet creature is playing havoc with my chores today - can't stop having a peek every few minutes! This waiting game brings back so many happy memories...........

Comment by kelly palmer on January 7, 2011 at 10:53am

hi all watching this from the very wet and dreary southend on sea (essex) uk...have only been watching for a few days and every time i go to sleep or go out im sure she would of foaled and i would of missed it....would love to see it but the chances are slim...hope this little mare foals as easy as possible all us mums know how hard it can be and both are fit and healthy x

Comment by julia macleod on January 7, 2011 at 10:47am

i love this site and will visit often; i've never seen a foal born; we have a warmblood/quarterhorse;

Comment by bettyann lemist on January 7, 2011 at 10:40am

yep there she is....still big as a house...still ear twitchin.., I too thought for sure that she would have foaled last night! well at least I didn't miss it...lol..

Comment by mary grossman on January 7, 2011 at 10:24am

I am getting a kick out of learning her routine all the way from Wyoming (yes, you have viewers watching from Cowboy Country!) and at 6 a.m. every morning, she is standing in front of the door, staring,  waiting for breakfast - like clockwork. I thought for sure I'd wake up and turn on the computer and see some action. But no, there she was staring at her door waiting for breakfast. Too cute! Cant' wait ...

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