Phew! More news to blow me away after talking on the phone to Mark (Nth Island handler)
Firstly the colt. He is improving slowly and will come to the hay or hard feed in his yard with someone standing closeby, but not taking anything from a humans hand yet. Time enough ... it's only been 3 weeks!
He is the most nervous of the colts about his new environment so will take a little more time to get confident. And its not just about his changing environment he has to get confident with - like being confident and trusting around humans who ask strange things of him, and having a little self-confidence knowing he can actually cope with all these things happening to him.
And secondly, the filly. She had her first night outside the stables the other night and didn't seem to like it much! It seems she called and called, letting everyone know the humans had forgotten to bring her in! What an attention seeker! lol She seems to be quite a character, and progressing well.
On an interesting note, it appears she may well be in foal. Pretty shocking for a yearling and most unfair. Others brought in were pregnant, but have since aborted, lucky for them! Interestingly, none of the little fillies liked being handled around the hindquarters, but after aborting they were ok.
On one hand it's a lovely bonus to think of having a little foal born later in the year (even though I'm totally unprepared for that eventuality!!!), and on the other hand she will need some extra special care in her feeding regime so that she doesn't get too fat, and that she gets all the minerals and vitamins she needs. And hopefully it will not affect her growth too much. I discussed this with Mark and he said she should catch up later, having had one in a similar situation in the past.
Crikey!!!! So I could end up with 3 not 2 as planned ... aaarrrrgghhhhh! lol
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