He’s Here!

It has been a long wait.  After last year’s stillbirth I really wasn’t getting my hopes up.  But I was trying to do everything I could right.  She went over her due date by 10 days. She has been in the barn on fescue free hay since the first of April.  I have been putting her in a bedded stall every night for a week.  I aim the Birdfy camera at the whole barn during the day  and moved it to just the stall at night.  I can check the live feed on the app from anywhere.    I usually wake up around 2:30-3 and check the camera. But last night, I had an itchy spot right in the center of my back that I couldn’t reach and it wouldn’t go away.  So I thought I would go ahead and check the camera. 

 It didn’t record it but she was lying down. She went to roll over and hit the coral panels, got startled and jumped up. When she swung around I could see feet. I told Joe I was headed to the barn. 

I got there in time to see it born!  I did jump in and moved the placenta off his face. 

Then after a bit I untangled he’s front legs from her rear legs. 

Draper is being a good mom. 

He was born at 12:23, stood at 1:18 and nursed at 1:45.  I made it back to bed at 3:30. 

This morning he was still perfect. 

I had to go to work today but Joe will be there for the vet to do the foal CITE test to make sure he got enough colostrum.  

I will have plenty of blog material for awhile.