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What is a mares' offspring?
A Mares' offspring is called a "Foal".
What do you call a mares baby?
a foal
What is a mares young one called?
A foal.
What is the adult name of the foal?
Depends if that foal is male or female. Colts, which are young male horses, grow up to either be stallions (if intact) or geldings (if castrated) when they reach adulthood. Fillies, which are young female horses, grow up to be mares when they reach adulthood.
Can a mare steal another mares new foal?
Yes, and occasionally mares will swap foals. A mare stealing a foal is often problematic since the mare may not be lactating.
Can sway back mares foal?
I belive not! Unless they are an asexual.
How do stallions recognize their foals?
The stallions recognise they're colts by there smell. Ocasinally a stallion won't recognise they're foal if it is a boy ( a stallion likes alot of mares in his herd so he doesn't care if they are girls) so the stallion will take the foal as an enemy stallion and fight the poor foal who will usally die and then be eaten by bears, Seriously!
How long does a foal stay in the mares tummy?
A foal is usually only called a foal for a year. Then they are called yearlings.
How does a mare's age affect her gestation period?
Younger mares and mares with good uterine characteristics tend to foal earlier than older mares. With age the uterus tends to be compromised to a greater or lesser degree which slows the development of the foal and increases gestation.
What is the gestation period of a mustang?
for all mares, they are in foal about 11 months
What do horses do when they have a baby?
the mares first lick the foal clean, then the foal will eventually try to stand up. during the first day, the mare and foal will bond.
What is a horse called when it's first born?
A newborn horse is known as a foal
