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Lacy's foaling thread!!! (No, not right now.)

accphotography March 14, 2011 March 14, 2011

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[COLOR=red]CAM LINK: [/COLOR]http://www.marestare.com/fcam.php?alias=paintedpurple AC's Painted Lace (barn name Lacy or most of the time Lace) is 340 days on March 31st. She was bred via AI one time on April 24th and ovulated on April 25th. I guess that puts her at 324 days today. YAY! Thanks to the modern miracle of fetal sexing (this one done by the man that pretty much invented the procedure in horses) we know she is carrying a FILLY We also know, thanks to the genetics of the parents, she will be a palomino. YAY! This will be Lace's first foal so we have no history to go on. She is showing definite relaxation of her hind end muscles and vulva but she's not totally jello or gapping yet. Her udder is steadily growing on a pretty much daily basis and is of a pretty decent size for a maiden. She has "milk" but it's a mostly transparent pale yellow at this time. It is pretty sticky and somewhat sweet though. When it first came in it was totally transparent, bright yellow, not sticky and very salty so we're definitely seeing changes. I've tested her with a pool strip twice just to get a baseline and the first time she had 0 calcium and was off the charts pH wise. The second time I tested her (Saturday night) she had about 50 calcium and and had come down very slightly on the pH. That indicates to me that she is changing and getting ready but still has a bit of time to go. He udder is sill decreasing during the day time as well. Her nightly routine consists of eating hay or standing in the far right corner (view with the water buckets) in her best imitation of a tripod (back legs touching, front legs spread wiiiide to balance her huge belly). She generally lays down very near her purple feed bucket and stays down for somewhere between an hour and 2 hours (mostly sternal but some flat is normal). Her agitation phase has started but it's fairly minimal at this point. No pacing or pawing at all at this time. The most agitated things I've seen her do are belly glares, belly kicks, pinned ears, startled jumps, and some belly bites. What I see most frequently are tail lifts, curls and angry swishes. All of these things are new in the past week or so and seem to be increasing in frequency nightly so far. [COLOR=blue]She stays outside during the day (6:30am to 7:30pm approximately) and the cameras will be off during that time. When she becomes imminent or any time I see her as suspicious she will be left inside for the day and the cameras will be on. If the fencing of her new field is finished before she foals you may get to see a daytime view of her in that field but we don't know if that will happen. It should after the foal is born for sure though.[/COLOR] [COLOR=purple]Her ear was damaged in a battle with a sarcoid (benign tumor) and now curls over.[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]CAM LINK: [/COLOR]http://www.marestare.com/fcam.php?alias=paintedpurple Here is Lacy (Quarter Horse or Paint) on day 300: [IMG]http://www.accphotography.com/gallery/download/33494-3/IMG_2019.jpg[/IMG] [URL]http://www.accphotography.com/gallery/download/33486-3/IMG_1990.jpg[/URL] Day 312: [IMG]http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w65/accphotography/Lace/Pregnancy/IM…] Here are two views you're bound to see at some point if not nightly: [IMG]http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w65/accphotography/Lace/Pregnancy/Be…] [URL]http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w65/accphotography/Lace/Pregnancy/Be…] Day 320: [IMG]http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss298/accmobile/IMAG0344.jpg[/IMG] Lacy in riding condition (3 years ago): [URL]http://www.accphotography.com/gallery/download/23927-3/IMG_9664-3.jpg[/…] Her udder a few nights ago: [IMG]http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss298/accmobile/IMG00766-20110312-01…] This was her starting udder (actually this already had a bit of fill): [URL]http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss298/accmobile/IMAG0142.jpg[/URL] She is bred to Guaranteed Gold (Thoroughbred): [IMG]http://www.accphotography.com/gallery/download/21585-4/IMG_2205.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.accphotography.com/gallery/download/27421-3/IMG_2329.jpg[/IMG] This is a link to ALL of Lacy's photos: [URL]http://www.accphotography.com/lacy[/URL] And links to photos of the baby daddy: [URL]http://www.accphotography.com/gallery/photos/canadahorses/donnas/[/URL] [URL]http://www.accphotography.com/gallery/photos/canadahorses2/donnas2/[/URL] Thanks for watching!!! [COLOR=red]CAM LINK: [/COLOR]http://www.marestare.com/fcam.php?alias=paintedpurple

rabbitsfizz Mon, 03/28/2011 - 13:02

Ooh we have more smilies- are we going to get the scapegoat back??
Anyhoo I can use this one :bounce :bounce and this one :toast ...and this one :bday
She is a pretty girl, all right, congratulations!
I missed the name- I am presuming it is Satin and Lace?
I had one of those last year.
I don't think she is pale- has she lightened up form the pictures you took?

Daylene Alford Mon, 03/28/2011 - 14:26

The scape goat is back Rabbit, you have to click on the more link in the smilies box then scroll down.

accphotography Mon, 03/28/2011 - 20:46

Not from those at the top of page 4. You're used ot looking at minis though and they seems to produce exceptionally pale palominos.

She got to go out for the first time today! Pics to follow in a few days. Sadly way too busy to edit any time soon. *sigh*

Third Peppermint Wed, 03/30/2011 - 17:18

First of all: SUPER CUTE

Second of all: I can't get over what a good photographer you are. I'm very impressed.

Satin is beautiful as well as cute. :) I think you picked two great parents and can't wait to watch her grow up.

rodeoratdogs Wed, 03/30/2011 - 21:06

Cute she has a blanky and a ball, but I am feeling extremely left out because I don't have fb, when will you post pics on here Audrey? :(

Krickette Wed, 03/30/2011 - 22:56

I thought you could see those even if you aren't on FB. That's what it says at the bottom of the album anyway.

Back on topic: She is soooo awesome! I want to come see her in person!!!

accphotography Wed, 03/30/2011 - 23:32

I thought everyone could too Krickette. Hmmm. Once I get them all done I'll make her an album on my website.

COME Krickette COME!!!!!

rabbitsfizz Thu, 03/31/2011 - 11:52

Trust me, that is NOT a -pale palomino!
I have bred Palomino PBA most of my life before the Minis and you do not want them too dark as foals, they go darker every year.
I also do think the majority of Minis are Dunalinos, which is why they are so pale, and someone over here has just started saying hers are....wait for it...."rare"- this because apparently hers was the first to be tested Dunalino! So now she has it in her head that it is the only one!
*sigh*
She is beautiful, though, you must be very pleased.

accphotography Thu, 03/31/2011 - 13:06

Darker every year would be GOOD!! However, in my experience watching them they seem to start darker and go lighter. The ones that start out looking chestnut end up the rich gold colors. The ones that start out clearly palomino like her tend to be the pale creams from what I've seen.

Thank you. I am pretty happy with her.