The calcium test kit arrived today. I also had the farrier come to trim her feet as they were starting to crack. I managed to bring penny and Lilly in quietly as bailey was at the end of the field and didn't notice that they had gone. So I tied lily up near Penny's stable. It appeared to work a treat as both of them were nice and quiet and Penny was good for the farrier.

Whilst Penny was in I took the oppertunity to give her some feed and draw some milk from her, in order to perform the test. She was very good and didn't bat an eyelid -and I remembered how to do it! I followed the instructions in the kit to the letter and I think I did it right. According to my test result, Penny had a calcium content of 100ppm. Which I think means that she will foal withing the next 14 days, but not the next few. As soon as she goes over 125ppm I need to do the test twice a day. When she goes over 200ppm, it means that she is very likely to foal withing the next day.

PENNY READING: 1545hrs 31/05/07 = 100ppm