susiequilt

billswife99: I had to laugh at that question as I had to ask the same thing last year!

Yes, they do lay down and the legs go out straight, not curled up.
Since I can never catch them giving birth I don't know much.
Hope you have better luck.

zyxquilts

Yes, as susiequilt said, Patches will lay down & her legs will be straight out when she's pushing. Sometimes she might get up & walk around, then lay down & do the straight leg thing again, until the foal comes out.
First the front hooves/legs, then head come out - it's quite astonishing. :D
Minis can have some trouble with the sac being thick & not breaking open, so that's one of the reasons we all help watch, so we can call them & someone will be in the stall with her if they aren't already.

billswife99

She is laying down!!!!

amma

She's just teasing us again :lol: She loves to lay down, because she knows we start getting excited :roll:

amma

See how she is "talking" and yawning? that is another possible sign of getting closer :wink:

billswife99

Is this her first one?

amma

I want to say that Kay was saying it is her second foal...and that she foaled about midnight last year.

Ninnie

watching here, amma, don't think she is close, just teasing us!!!

The Babe

I remember an old saying my Momma used to use - "A watched pot never boils" LOL Maybe Patches heard that one too and is trying to wait until everyone has lost interest. Fat chance!

amma

She wants to wait until it is dark outside...very dark...the moon has to be just so....with venus and mercury and mars in just the right position :wink: