Juswith Genoa

Foaling Countdown Calendar - Due 19th May

APRIL
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

5 .......................... 296

Changes - No significant

Udder - No significant

Milk test - n/a

6........................... 297

Changes - No significant

Udder - Milk veins visible

Milk test - n/a

7............................ 298

Changes - Looking quite big!

Udder - No significant

Milk test - n/a

8 .............................. 299

Changes - No significant

Udder - Some development

Milk test - n/a

9 .............................. 300

Changes - Becoming more picky with food (no room)

Udder - Further gradual development

Milk test - n/a

10.......................... 301

Changes - No significant

Udder - No significant

Milk test - n/a

11 ......................... 302

Changes - No significant

Udder - Further development

Milk test - n/a

12......................... 303

Changes -No significant

Udder - No significant

Milk test - n/a

13......................... 304

Changes - No significant

Udder - Further development

Milk test - n/a

14.......................... 305

Changes - No significant

Udder - No significant

Milk test - n/a

15............................. 306

Changes - No significant

Udder - Further development

Milk test - n/a

16............................. 307

Changes - No significant

Udder - Further development

Milk test - n/a

17.......................... 308

Changes - Looking heavier

Udder - Further development

Milk test - n/a

18.......................... 309

Changes - No significant

Udder - Further development

Milk test - n/a

19......................... 310

Changes - Loosening and swelling of vulva

Udder - Virtually a full bag and quite hard with straw coloured secretion. Don't think she will last until her due date!

Milk test - n/a

20......................... 311

Changes - No significant

Udder - No change

Milk test - 125 ppm (not tonight!)

21.......................... 312

Changes - No significant

Udder - Full and hard, nipples beginning to fill

Milk test - 150 ppm (getting closer, but not tonight)

22............................. 313

Changes -Body shape beginning to change

Udder - Drips on legs, but still straw coloured secretion, not milky

Milk test - 150 ppm (getting closer, but not tonight)

23............................. 314

Changes - No significant

Udder - Drips on legs, but still straw coloured secretion, not milky

Milk test - 150 ppm (not tonight)

24..........................315

Changes - No significant

Udder - Drips on legs, but still straw coloured secretion, not milky

Milk test - 150 ppm (not tonight)

25...........................316

Changes - No significant

Udder - Drips on legs, but still straw coloured secretion, not milky

Milk test - 150 ppm (not tonight)

26..........................317

Changes - No significant

Udder - Drips on legs, but still straw coloured secretion, not milky

Milk test - 150 ppm (not tonight)

27......................... 318

Changes - No significant

Udder - Drips on legs, but still straw coloured secretion, not milky

Milk test - 150 ppm (not tonight)

28.......................... 319

Changes - Looking enormous!

Udder - Nipples larger

Milk test - 150 ppm (not tonight), although milk did appear to be more cloudy in appearance

29..............................320

Changes - No significant

Udder - Secretion is now milky in colour

Milk test - 150 ppm (not tonight), although now milky in appearance

30............................. 321

Changes - No significant

Udder - Secretion is now milky and honey coloured

Milk test - 150 ppm (not tonight)

1 May.................... 322

Changes - No significant

Udder - Softened with no dripping

Milk test - 100 ppm (not tonight - milk slightly more watery)

2 May..................... 323

Changes - No significant

Udder - Slight dripping

Milk test - 100 ppm (not tonight)


MAY
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

3 ............................ 324

Changes - No significant

Udder - No significant

Milk test - 100 ppm (not tonight)

4............................ 325

Changes - No significant

Udder - Slight dripping

Milk test - 100 ppm (not tonight)

5 ........................... 326

Changes - No significant

Udder - Full and dripping

Milk test - 175 ppm (not tonight but rising rapidly - highest reading to date)

6...............................327

Changes - No significant

Udder - No significant

Milk test - 175 ppm (not tonight - same as last night)

7............................ 328

Changes - No significant

Udder - No significant

Milk test - 150 ppm (could be another false alarm! - maybe she'll make us wait to her due date after all...)

8 ............................ 329

Changes - No significant

Udder - Dripping milk

Milk test - 175 ppm (very close to the magic 200ppm tonight - let's hope we're near to foaling now)

9 ........................... 330

Changes - No significant

Udder - Dripping milk

Milk test - 175 ppm (not tonight - but tantalizingly close!)

10........................... 331

Changes - Ate hard feed but less interested in hay

Udder - Full

Milk test - 200ppm (HURRAH !! - 54% chance of foaling within 24 hrs, 84% chance within 48 hrs, 98% within 72 hrs)

11 .......................... 332

Changes - No significant

Udder - Full & waxed

Milk test - 250ppm (84% chance within 24 hrs, 98% within 48hrs)

12........................... 333

Changes - No significant

Udder - Full & waxed, squirting milk

Milk test - 350ppm (IMMINENT !! - 98% within 24hrs) Bay Filly born 9.35pm

13............................. 334

Changes -

Udder -

Milk test - n/a

14........................... 335

Changes -

Udder -

Milk test - n/a

15............................ 336

Changes -

Udder -

Milk test - n/a

16........................... 337

Changes -

Udder -

Milk test - n/a

17........................... 338

Changes -

Udder -

Milk test - n/a

18........................... 339

Changes -

Udder -

Milk test - n/a

19..........................340

Changes -

Udder -

Milk test - n/a

20.............................. 341

Changes -

Udder -

Milk test - n/a

21........................... 342

Changes -

Udder -

Milk test - n/a

22............................ 343

Changes -

Udder -

Milk test - n/a

23........................... 344

Changes -

Udder -

Milk test - n/a