Pukemoe 22 Report post Posted December 11, 2016 Hey Guys, Just a quick question to see how many days approx everyone weans their foals, or is this another one of those "depends on the mares condition" etc..... There must be a scientific study done re the amount of milk that a mare produces until a certain day, as to whether you are gaining anything leaving the foal on or not. Your opinions please Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopey 214 Report post Posted December 12, 2016 Yes depends, however March is s good month because: 1. It's not Christmas (dec) 2. It's not sales time (Jan feb) 3. It's not yet getting cooler (April) true farming logic that. OR if the foal is dragging the mares condition down and she's in foal. A better question would be when do I start hard feeding. Patiti, ADM and Pukemoe 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trakdap 390 Report post Posted December 12, 2016 I hope the mare was hard fed when carrying the foal. They should both be eating hard feed well before being weaned. We tend to wean as Dopey says. the later the better, but big studs wean all at once regardless of when foal was born. Economics.. Pukemoe 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pukemoe 22 Report post Posted December 17, 2016 yeah well I Normally wean about 6 months, my foal was born on 6 Sep so nice and early and the mare is in foal again so being her first year with a foal at foot just monitoring her condition - she was hard fed the last month - 6 weeks before foaling and they are now eating together too. Thanks guys was much what I thought but just wanted someone to bounce off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
