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6 year old mare possibly pregnant?
Okay, I am taking in a 6 year old qh/haflinger cross mare this week. She foaled in april 2011. The stallion was not sold until august, so I'm pretty sure she is bred. I guess I'm just looking for a little more info about how to care for her and her fetus. She will be housed with her 6 mo old colt, my 9 year old belgian, and 9 year old pony. I am guessing she is about 900 pounds, and about 15 hands. I feed my horses a round bale which typically lasts me 5 days, mostly in part to my belgian. They are also fed purina strategy.
Would this feeding regimen be sufficient for a pregnant mare? How much grain should I give? Is grass hay okay, or should I feed alfalfa? I am aware of shots and such during pregnancy, just unsure of how to feed her. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
She is a little underweight at this time, which is one of the reasons I am taking her, they are not caring for her properly and she has been forced to stand in her own manure, I don't even want to think about how her feet look... Should I feed extra to boost her weight, or just feed a normal amount to slowly build her weight up?
Thanks!
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- Shannon MayeLv 610 years agoFavorite Answer
Have a vet out to evaluate her and give her an ultrasound. They will be able to recommend a good feeding program for her. As for her feet, have a farrier out to get them straightened out.
- Anonymous5 years ago
you are able to desire to get the colt that refuses to end nursing remote from her ASAP! All her skill must be going to the unborn foal and making waiting for beginning, not helping the mooch! After your foal is born, save the mooch remote from the mare and foal. The foal desires the mare's colostrum and each and all of the milk the mare produces to stay alive. The mooch would be a difficulty as long as your foal is nursing so plan on keeping apart them for somewhat awhile. additionally, some mares won't coach being pregnant till the foal turns, oftentimes 2-3 weeks in the previous foaling. a chum of mine bought a mare and barrel raced her up till a month in the previous she foaled. The mare replace into interior the winnings, then began slowing down. A vet replace into stated as to work out if the mare replace into ok, and that's while they found out she replace into bred.