Percy wormed again and farrier

FARRIER 16/08 - next 01/10
WORMED 27/08 - next 01/10
Percy is now 11 weeks old. Percy and Penny are doing really well. Penny is as fat as butter so I have had to reduce her feed somewhat. I have to be careful because up until Percy is three months old she is feeding him a lot. He is eating his own feed now though and also grass, so therefeor I have cut her feed down. Over the course of the next few months she will have less and less, until she's just living on grass again. This will help her milk dry up towards weaning time. Percy was really good for the farrier and to worm. They are living out at thhe moment and have been for a while. It's the best place for them and also saves me some money!

Percy's swelling has stayed up in place for about three - four days now. He just has his testicles outside now. I'm hoping this means that he is cured! I will be getting his passport done soon so will be able to get Chris to check him then hopefully.

When I went up to feed Penny and Percy last night, I found Percy halfway through the eletric fence. He had one leg and his head on one side and the rest of his body on the other. This rather alarmed me, the eletric has been off for nearly a week and both Kim and I have asked several times for the battery to be changed. I rang Bev immediately and asked about the battery, she assured me that there would be a new one in the morning.

I am pleased to say that Percy was still in his field this morning when I went to feed them. Penny has sunburn on her muzzle to she is having sudocreme on it. I' dlike to put sun lotion on, but while it's a bit sore I want to stick with the healing creme.

The horses have been out for almost a week now and they look set to be out for the next couple of weeks all being well. They seem happy enough and are all doing well. I'm not sure that Percy doesn't look a bit lame, but it's very difficult to tell. He will need to see the farrier again soon though as his feet are getting long and one of the back ones is splitting a bit. Penny's feet are fine at the mo, they were both only done a few weeks ago.

Penny is still on the same amount of hard feed, it will start to drop off towards mid September. Percy is eating about 300g of suregrow a day, but he'd not over keen. He much prefers his mothers mix, so once the suregrow has run out I think I'll move him on to foal mix until he's a yearling, then back to mare and youngstock mix.

Percy's first wormer

Percy was six weeks old on Saturday 28th July and had his first wormer on Sunday! He didn't seem to mind it too much but I'm sure he'll soon Cotton on to that!

Percy will need worming every 6 - 8 weeks for his first 6 months so his next dose will be in mid September.

They are living out at the moment, now that the weather has come good. Percy has gone fluffy because it is quite chilly at night. He is having his feet picked up every day which he doesn't mind, and is also still having his swelling palpitated. It is staying up more and more often now, so hopefully we are turning a corner with it.

Percy is going to be castrated at 4 months, while he is still with his mum. I hope that this way it will be less traumatic for him and also will mean there are no worries concerned with him running with a filly in the spring!

Mark is rather proud of Percy, he was up last night feeding him for me - nearly got in the middle of a punch up between Penny and lily but doesn't seem to have put him off too much....

Percy is going to have his identification done soon as he needs his own passport. He is now insured in his own right also. I'll need to ask the vet to come up and take a sample of tail hair from him for his DNA test, which will prove his parentage. I am still toying with the idea of taking them to the mare grading, so that I can get them both fully registered with the Sports Horse Board. The problem is that the nearest one id 100 miles away and it's in August when the weather may be hot, so I'm not entirely sure about it.

Watch this space!