Lily and Ruby were weaned today. Lily is back out in the field with Penny and Percy, Ruby is in a stable. They were calling to each other which is heart breaking :( It's got to be done though. Lily was quite stressed when I visited them tonight, she was pacing and constantly grinding her teeth. Penny wasn't being very comforting, though Percy gave her a snuffle.
It will be Penny and Percy's turn at the end of November. Then it will be just Percy and Ruby to keep each other company and maybe an older quiet horse.
Weather is still holding up - very mild for this time of year, in fact quite warm. It hasn't dropped below 7.5C at night and is about 14C in the day time. They are all quite wooly now though.
Penny is moving over to pasture nuts, she'll be on that alone by the weekend that is along with some speedi beet and alfa a. Percy is now eating half a bowl of mix plus two handfulls of Alfa oil and speedi beet per feed. I'm thinking that he will end up haveing haylage this winter as I think the hay will be poor after our rubbish summer. With him being so yound I can't risk him having to battle with dust spores and mould spores in his lungs.
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