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You can separate them safely at six months, or when they seems ready, its best ask your vet, because some foals need the extra time with their dam to fully develope. Even though colostrum is only temporary in milk, the mares milk is still very high in fats and great to help a foal gain!
What else can I help you with?
Can all mares have foals?
Yes, I am pretty sure all mares can have foals.
Why do they call mares broodmare if a mare can have babies too?
You're right all mares can have foals. But not every owner whats their mare to have foals. Mares that have owners that what them to have foals are called broodmares. Mares that are not going to be used for breeding purposes are just called mares.
What are facts about mares?
Mares are mature female horses that give birth to foals or baby horses.
What time of the year do horses have their foals?
Mares generally give birth to their foals in the spring and early summer. Sometimes a foal will be born in the fall or winter, but this happens fairly infrequently.
What of you call a offspring of a horse?
The most general answer for the foals born to a mare or stallion are as follows. Dam: is the word for a mare or female horse producing foals. The foals she produces are called her "produce". Sire: is the word for a stallion or male horse who has bred mares. The foals produced by a stallion are call his "get". (The stallion "gets" the mares in foal so the foals produced by him are his "get".)
What does a mother do for their young?
Mares protect, nurture, feed and socialize their foals.
What is the number of live foals produced as a percentage of mares bred?
about 1 in 10 foals will be still borns depending on the dam and the sire
What does a mother horse do for their young?
Mares protect, nurture, feed and socialize their foals.
Can horse have Foles?
Female horses (or mares) can have FOALS when they are around 4 years old.
How many offspring a are produced at a time?
Mares are made to give birth to only one foal at a time. Rarely a mare will deliver twin foals that are able to survive, but this is truly a rarity.
What is the plural form of the mare gave birth to a foal?
The mare gave birth to foals...the mares foaled.
Does the mustang take care for its young?
Yes they do. Mustangs are a breed or or a type of wild/feral horse, not a name for a particular gender of horse. Mares that are Mustangs generally take care of their foals, but the stallion is also responsible for their care by providing protection of not only the mares but the foals as well.
