Elate
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2022 11:52 pm
Any one else really excited? Shes gonna pop soon i cant wait
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Re: Elate
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 1:05 am
I just checked in on her (it's just after Midnight on the east coast); and I just thought "Man, she's prob gonna foal tonight after my nyquil sets in" I always miss the actual foaling.
Re: Elate
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 1:18 am
I have it on and ill be playing a game and ill look over "Ooo a baby"
i hope she foals soon im tiredRe: Elate
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:38 am
I've been watching and she raised her tail a couple of times, then went back to nibbling. i've got to go to bed soon and I'm afraid I'll miss it!
Re: Elate
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 10:34 pm
There certainly isn't a luxurious amount of bedding in her stall--although she may have eaten it bare! Still nibbling tonight.
Still nibbling tonight.Re: Elate
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 10:45 pm
Re: Elate
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 10:56 pm
I wonder if they’re going to do what the people at Gainesway did. They cleaned the stall after the foaling and added plenty of bedding afterwards. Easier to clean a stall with less straw than one with a lot lol
Re: Elate
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 11:00 pm
ive always wondered why straw is usedSummer Bird wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 10:56 pmI wonder if they’re going to do what the people at Gainesway did. They cleaned the stall after the foaling and added plenty of bedding afterwards. Easier to clean a stall with less straw than one with a lot lol
Re: Elate
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 2:42 am
It’s less dusty although it’s not very absorbant like shavings is. When I was in college we would foal the mares on straw with shavings underneath the straw.SukiSatsuki wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 11:00 pmive always wondered why straw is usedSummer Bird wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 10:56 pmI wonder if they’re going to do what the people at Gainesway did. They cleaned the stall after the foaling and added plenty of bedding afterwards. Easier to clean a stall with less straw than one with a lot lol
Re: Elate
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 3:27 pm
Yeah my understanding is it has more cushion but also won’t stick to the newborn foal the way shavings would. It’s also easier on the environment if farms run their own compost.
Re: Elate
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 3:41 pm
I have what might be a kind of ignorant question, but folks around here should be used to that by now, so here goes.
Elate's stall looks awfully small to me. Is that just the camera angle maybe, or optical illusion, or are foaling stalls really that lacking in roominess?
Honestly, I've never been within 10 miles of a foaling barn, so I really don't know. I appreciate the help I know is coming! TIA!!
Elate's stall looks awfully small to me. Is that just the camera angle maybe, or optical illusion, or are foaling stalls really that lacking in roominess?
Honestly, I've never been within 10 miles of a foaling barn, so I really don't know. I appreciate the help I know is coming! TIA!!
Re: Elate
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 6:57 pm
Just the angle i thinkMissbeholder wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 3:41 pm I have what might be a kind of ignorant question, but folks around here should be used to that by now, so here goes.
Elate's stall looks awfully small to me. Is that just the camera angle maybe, or optical illusion, or are foaling stalls really that lacking in roominess?
Honestly, I've never been within 10 miles of a foaling barn, so I really don't know. I appreciate the help I know is coming! TIA!!
Re: Elate
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 7:06 pm
It’s definitely the angle. Here’s a photo of what our stalls look like from the camera’s point of view. Our stalls seem to be a little bigger than Claiborne’s, but our stalls are huge
Re: Elate
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 7:28 pm
SB, IMHO your combo of straw on top of shavings makes sense. You get the not-so-dusty cushion of straw, while the shavings underneath would provide a firmer, less-slippery footing for a new foal as it struggles to stand the first time.
Re: Elate
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 7:45 pm
Thanks Summer Bird! I can see from your post that it's just how the camera is positioned. So Elate does have more room to have that foal than what it looks like!Summer Bird wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 7:06 pm It’s definitely the angle. Here’s a photo of what our stalls look like from the camera’s point of view. Our stalls seem to be a little bigger than Claiborne’s, but our stalls are huge
Re: Elate
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 9:05 pm
Yes I loved when I did that in school. It was more time consuming to clean unfortunately. I know we won’t mix straw and shavings at the farm though because we send our dirty straw to a cattle farm for the cattle to eatBaroqueAgain1 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 7:28 pm SB, IMHO your combo of straw on top of shavings makes sense. You get the not-so-dusty cushion of straw, while the shavings underneath would provide a firmer, less-slippery footing for a new foal as it struggles to stand the first time.
Re: Elate
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2022 1:26 am
She's quite active as of 12.30 a.m. Kentucky time. Go time? Or not.
Re: Elate
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2022 1:34 am
Re: Elate
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2022 1:38 am
Staff visible checking her.
Re: Elate
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2022 1:56 am
I think she is incredibly close