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@CWScowgirl87
The count down is from whomever pulled the straws. The purpose it to make sure the straws are used, instead of one person sitting on 100 straws or whatever number (which impacts the total number of straws that can be pulled).

Example 1- When my stallions get to the age where they cannot have straws pulled I want to pull as many as possible from them, and have a bunch of straws that others are hoarding restricts my ability to pull all the straws. (I'm not this picky about it but this an example of why).

Example 2- The expirations also help encourage futurity foals, as you want to use the straw you paid for before it expires and deletes.

Once a straw is set to expire it cannot be reversed. It will expire, be used, or be deleted (well also a 4 year expiration can be changed to a lower number, but you cannot give the straws more time).

If your straw says 1 year expiration you should use it this month if you plan to use it, otherwise it will expire and delete at the October rollover.

Thank you both, yeah these are straws I pulled from my own horses. Guess I better get to breeding!