Posted 2016-03-20 11:10 AM Subject: RE: How many days past due date is normal?
The Color Specialist
Posts: 7530 Location: Washington. (The DRY side.)
The problem with mares is they really don't HAVE a "due date". One mare might carry 330 days (or less) every year, while another will carry 365 days(or more). BOTH are considered "normal". I've seen plenty of mares that carry LONGER than a year and they have no issues.
Posted 2016-03-20 12:37 PM Subject: RE: How many days past due date is normal?
Veteran
Posts: 285
My made went a month past her due date. We were a little nervous about it. Her first foal had a birth defect so we were concerned with her second. He came out totally normal and a handful lol.
Posted 2016-03-20 1:48 PM Subject: RE: How many days past due date is normal?
Miss Southern Sunshine
Posts: 7427 Location: South Central Florida
My 2014 cold was 373 days. I was a mess. My first baby and the mare did that to me. She bagged up, then it went down, bagged up again. Never waxed. Would go out and she would be covered in sweat and off by herself, then NOTHING. I checked on her every 3 hours all night long for almost 5 weeks. Then BAM went out one morning after a thunder storm and there he was.
Posted 2016-03-20 10:51 PM Subject: RE: How many days past due date is normal?
Expert
Posts: 2013 Location: Piedmont, OK
I just had a maiden go 365 days. The vet kept assuring me it was fine and normal. She did great and had a normal sized foal . No problems. She got so big at the end I really expected him to come out lookin like a yearling.
Posted 2016-03-21 12:07 PM Subject: RE: How many days past due date is normal?
Elite Veteran
Posts: 707 Location: The stix of Utah
My mare carried her last foal for 377 days. He was cooked to perfection. She has had 4 foals and all have been in the 370 day range. It drives me nuts waiting for her to pop. I swear she does it on purpose. She's a brat like that. Ü
Posted 2016-03-21 4:53 PM Subject: RE: How many days past due date is normal?
Horsey Gene Carrier
Posts: 1888 Location: LaBelle, Florida
They are done when they are done. When they get close, be alert around weather changes...the nastier the weather, the better chance they will spit that baby out.
How many days past due date is normal?
