2009 foals

[fantasykiger]

Oh yeah those are some seriously round bellys... sbutter. I have to agree that first mare is a peach...LOL, she is a BIG gal ...WOW!

[kigerfan]

Post that Michelle, that would be interesting

[Michelle Clarke]

Here is the info I have saved:

"About One (1) month prior to breeding, to get a good pH balance started in her system. It isn't absolutely necessary, but the longer that you have to get your mare started on this, the better the results!!

Feed 1/3 of a cup of Apple Cider Vinegar a day over your mares grain or feed ration. Most mares will take right to this, even the most finicky will take to it in NO TIME! And this will NOT interfere with a pending or upcoming foal, or interfere with your mares milk supply, OR even interfere with a nursing foal. It will not interrupt your mares regular routine at all.

Now, the actual week of breeding, you will need to increase your mares intake of Apple Cider Vinegar to 2/3 of a cup TWICE A DAY!! And then after that week of breeding, return back to the 1/3 of a cup of Apple Cider Vinegar once a day until the mare is checked in foal. As you don't want to interfere with your setup program, just keep her on the maintenance program until she is checked in foal!! Return to the 2/3 of a cup twice a day the week that you are breeding if your mare failed to settle.

For those of you WANTING A COLT, replace the Apple Cider Vinegar with 1 tablesthingy of Baking Soda over your mares feed, doubling that amount the week you are breeding (everything else staying the same)... The Baking Soda changes the pH balance in utero, to be more male chromosome friendly, increasing your chances of getting a COLT!!!"

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"the addition of vinegar or soda affects the mares system and the mare's system needs to 'be receptive' to the sperm.

Studies have shown that the acidic (vinegar) increase in the mare's system affects the sperm with the XY setup (male) and has almost nil impact to the XX (female) setup in sperm.

Another way to work this same issue is to cover the mare a day or so before she ovulates. Studies have shown that the male sperm (XY) travel faster than the female sperm (XX) (Supposedly because male sperm weigh less than female sperm)

Given the ova (egg) will be good for up to 72 hours and the sperm last approx 48 hrs . . the male sperm will get to the fallopian tubes before the female sperm and there will not be an egg to fertilize so the male sperm will die off. The female sperm swim slower, get to the fallopian tubes later (hopefully after the egg has been released and traveled down the tube) and the egg will be fertilized by female sperm - giving you a filly instead of a stud colt.

Lots of variations on this. Works the same as the program in cattle which centerfuge the sperm (male sperm to the top and female to the bottom of the test tube because male sperm weighs less) and then use the 'gender specific' sperm to AI the cow with. "

[sbutter]

HOORA! Our first foal was born this morning at 3 am. She is out of the mare Mardi Gras Riot and by Tough Game. We love calling up the owners and giving them the news.The mare was due Feb.10, but all four scares changed on the hard water test strip (we use it to test colostrum), so we new she was going. The filly is a medium size filly with lots of leg. She is down in 3 of her pasterns, so we made a little makeshift "raft" out of tongue depressors and cloth tape to add a little heel to her feet to help the pasterns come up. She just slept through the job this afternoon when we did it. I will try to get better pictures when she goes out to pasture.







Tongue depressors


It's funny to see how much babies can change in such a short amount of time. We have definitely learned to wait a couple of days before making any serious assumptions on how correct they are going to be, since we have had some "nightmares" turn into a miracle in matter of days.

[fantasykiger]

She is a darling bay filly. I am sure her owners will be pleased.

[ctxkiger]

I WAS HOPING THERE WOULD BE SOME KIGER BABIES ON THE GROUND ALREADY. I CROSSED MY QUARTER HORSE MARE WITH MY KIGER STALLION. SHE IS DUE ON THE 20TH OF THIS MONTH. SHE BEGAN PRODUCING MILK A MONTH AGO. HER BAG IS SO FULL SHE HAS BEEN DRIPPING FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS. HOPEFULLY, SHE WILL HAVE IT ANY HOUR/DAY NOW. IT WILL BE VERY EXCITING FOR ME TO SEE WHAT THE CROSS PRODUCES.

[fantasykiger]

Oh it is way to chilly here to be popping out babies. We had a bad experience with having a foal as early as March it was so cold at night. So we like late April/May babies or even into June.
I am excited though to see your new baby ctxkiger. It is fun with horses across the country foaling season gets spread out for a longer periods of time in differant climates ;D I have friends over in Australia and foaling season is Nov. and Dec. It is babies year around when you can keep in touch online.

[canadiankigers]

The same goes for us here in Canada. We just had 2 inches of snow fall today and are expecting another 3 to 5 by Friday. On a positive note it has actually warmed up enough to snow. The previous 2 weeks brought in a cold front from Siberia so we were experiencing lows of -37F..... BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Our two Kiger Mares are due late April/ early May. That is soon enough for me.

[ctxkiger]

Hello everyone............My baby arrived early this morning. I am so excited I have been taking pictures all morning. Currently I am fighting with this computer trying to get pictures uploaded. It is a filly and is very active.

[dunbnwild]

Whoo hoo congrats! Looking forward to the pictures ;D

[Michelle Clarke]

Jason, can't wait to see the picts...we have had five QH/Kiger crosses so far (our first 2 are due to get going under saddle this year), 2 more due this spring. Is your mare appendix, foundation or ?? bloodlines?

[ctxkiger]

I tried uploading pics yesterday until i was blue in the face. They uploaded however they were all messed up. I will try again here shortly.

Michelle, thanks for asking.............

the mare is: "shes a four ten" who is aqha appendix registered.
her sire is: "under davids wing" who is a tb.
her dam is: "rayseen passem" who is quarter horse. She has a lot of tb in her too but was able to prove herself on the track to receive full papers.

I am glad to have a healthy baby

[ctxkiger]

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[ctxkiger]