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This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 8/17/01 5:15:22 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The vet hadn't seen fjord twins before, better yet one that lived over a full year. They called Chip but he had never had twins before either. The moral of the story isa $50 ultrasound is worth its weight in gold. Good thing you are checking your mares. Since this springs round of babies and gestations has been strange I am not surprised to hear that the saga continues into this breeding year. Yes. That ultrasound is a good, small investment. One other thing, I've mentioned before, and I think Carol R. has since tried it, is the red raspberry leaf. We had the devil of a time getting Juniper pregnant this year. She's healthy, very fit, as I rode her throughout fall, winter and spring, and fertile. The stallion is extremely fertile. But no baby. She started pooling after being bred. I remembered. I had NOT given her her red raspberry leaf. Okay, okay, it sounds like witch-doctoring, but I fed-exed a bag of the leaf to the stallion owner. Had her give Juniper a handful a day every day for a week. Then back off to every other day (the usual dose). Voila~ a mare with a very nice pregnancy! Now I'll only give it to her through her third month. Then I'll start, every other day again, in her 8th month. Upon delivery, I will then give it to her every day. It helps tone the uterus and bring her back into shape. Pamela
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This message is from: Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Julie, This spring some friends had waited patiently (for a full year!) for the arrival of their first fjord baby. Their three young girls were all excited. To make a long story short the vet had to induce labor. The first twin was the size of a cat and mummified. The second twin was the size of a dog and was alive until the birth event. The sac was discolored and unhealthy. The family was devastated until the vet told them their mare was at risk and everyone rallied, thankful she came through healthy in the end. The vet hadn't seen fjord twins before, better yet one that lived over a full year. They called Chip but he had never had twins before either. The moral of the story isa $50 ultrasound is worth its weight in gold. Good thing you are checking your mares. Since this springs round of babies and gestations has been strange I am not surprised to hear that the saga continues into this breeding year. Good Luck Teresa Sanders Northern Idaho This year, 3 mares have turned up with twins on our farm, and our vet has seen 3 others...the first twins he has seen on ultrasound in 6 years. Anybody else finding twins this year? Julie at Old Hickory Farm in New York.
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This message is from: lazyao [EMAIL PROTECTED] Two years ago in middle Tennesse there were seven sets of twins born live within a 50 mile area. No one knows why. AO
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This message is from: Mary Thurman [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Julie Will [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This message is from: Julie Will I wanted to report one interesting thing, and see if others have had this experience. We always ultrasound the mares we breed, both to confirm the pregnancy and to check for twins. Until this summer, we have NEVER had twins occur. This year, 3 mares have turned up with twins on our farm, Anybody else finding twins this year? Julie, We're no longer breeding horses, but our mare Line bore a pair of live twins the spring after she was imported into Canada from Norway. I don't think anyone had any idea she was carrying twins at the time she was imported. Anita said that the twin colts were born alive but their legs were a tangled mess. One twin was put down shortly after birth, the other later after it was obvious that his legs would never be of much use to him. We always used ultrasound on Line after bringing her to Washington state. One ultrasound did indicate there might be twins, but a subsequent ultrasound(several weeks later) revealed only one foal, which grew normally. I have always made sure that people who purchased Line's fillies knew about her twins - just in case such things are inherited, as they can be in humans. Mary = Mary Thurman Raintree Farms [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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This message is from: Mary Thurman [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---Lori Albrough [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This message is from: Lori Albrough [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mary Thurman wrote: No, unfortunately, both twins died. Oh, that's too bad :-( There are very few success stories with twins, but I was hoping you had one. Most twins do die, and those that don't often have health problems, bone problems, etc. I also heard that fillies who are born twin to a colt have reproductive and behavioural problems -- but I love to hear about the success stories that defy the odds. Lori, A few years ago there was a set of perfect twins born here in the US. The story is in one of the old Fjord Herald magazines. I'll look through my old copies and see if I can find it and let you know which issue it's in. As I recall they were not expected either, but I'm not sure. Now you have my curiousity piqued! Mary == Mary Thurman Raintree Farms [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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This message is from: Lori Albrough [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mary Thurman wrote: No, unfortunately, both twins died. Oh, that's too bad :-( There are very few success stories with twins, but I was hoping you had one. Most twins do die, and those that don't often have health problems, bone problems, etc. I also heard that fillies who are born twin to a colt have reproductive and behavioural problems -- but I love to hear about the success stories that defy the odds. There was a story in the Dutch Fjord magazine a little while ago about a set of healthy Fjord twins, two colts. They showed a bunch of colour photos, and were they ever cute! You should see these two little fellows following momma along a sort of parade or presentation route. Everyone in the pictures is smiling. Both the twins look fairly matched in size. I think I'll dig it out and see if I can read anymore of it, now that my Dutch has improved so much vbg Lori Bluebird Lane Fjords Moorefield, Ontario, Canada
