JACKS, JENNBTS AND MULBS I9 



the mares are apt to come in heat about the seventh 

 or eighth day ; should you fail to breed them then, and 

 they go out of heat, they sometimes do not come in 

 while nursing or suckling their colt. Jennets usually 

 come in heat later, about the twelfth or fourteenth 

 day, and if you fail to breed them then you may not 

 have an opportunity of breeding while she is nursing 

 her colt. So you see how important it is to keep a 

 record of the breeding of your mares and jennets. 

 After the colts are weaned and the mare or jennet 

 becomes entirely dry, if they are well cared for and 

 put in a thriving condition they are apt to come in 

 heat in a few days. Hence how important it is to 

 breed at the right time and not lose several months of 

 the proper breeding season. 



You will remember that a mare goes eleven months, 

 and if she is a very old mare and has had a number 

 of colts, will often go over her regular time. I have 

 known a jennet to exceed their twelve months, espe- 

 cially if it is advanced in age and has brought a num- 

 ber of colts. I want to call the attention of owners 

 of jennets to the great importance of keeping a close 

 watch over them at the time they are due to foal. 

 They should be kept away from other stock, and if 

 the weather is unfavorable, they ought to be placed in 

 a foaling stable of good size, say from twelve by 

 fifteen feet, and sawdust or short straw for the jennet 

 to lie on. If the straw should be long the colt may 

 get tangled in it. 



When the time is due for the jennet to foal she 

 should be noticed, and if at night and she is found 

 restless and showing signs of labor, the groom should 

 go to the stable with a lantern and stay with the jennet 



