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sunny
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 Posted - 06 Mar 2011 : 12:06:54 AM
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Today I brought 3 babies in very painfully poor condition. 1 50% arab 9 month, 1 62% arab 11 month old and 1 1yr 7month 72% arab intially i was only going to buy the eldest but could not leave the other two. They all have such the sweetest nature and are total little darlings. I have been feeling the responsiblity all evening. I went out and got some conditioning mix this afternoon. I have never had to deal with such thin,young horses before and don't want to do the wrong thing by them regarding feeding them, too much too fast etc. Any advice on feeding babies would be gratefully received.
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Edited by - sunny on 09 Mar 2011 10:04:29 PM
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Vera
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Posted - 06 Mar 2011 : 12:22:53 AM
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My advice is don't stuff them full of conditioning mix.
Hay, hay, hay and more hay, a good worming, them more hay, then introduce some quality protein alongside good old sugarbeet, which IMHO is an underrated feed. You could add some oil, corn or pref Linseed to up the calories. Then grass, some good Dr Green and they will transform in front of your eyes.
The main thing is to do this SLOWLY!! |
    
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Delyth
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Posted - 06 Mar 2011 : 12:31:48 AM
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Oh poor things :(( Echo what Vera has said - take things slowly. Spring is just around the corner and there is nothing like grass. I'd possibly ring Dobson & Horrell's nutritionalist and they might be able to guide you. I'd probably just worm them with regular Panacur for the first time as it's abit kinder on tums. See what appears and then you could repeat if they are bad in 2/3 weeks.
When Ruth came back to me in poor condition she seemed to respond well to just soaked grass nuts, readi-grass and oats, the latter will give them abit of much needed energy. Good luck :) |
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BabsR
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Posted - 06 Mar 2011 : 08:39:32 AM
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Poor souls.....thank goodness they have found you. Slowly as you go. Worming, good quality hay and gradually introduce a quality protein like foal/yearling nuts and sugarbeet in small quantities.
If very poor, Milk pellets are excellent and easily digested, very expensive but do work wonders on poor foals and youngstock Then ad- lib Dr. Greengrass which will soon be in abundance and the transformation will be amazing
Pics please as they make progress
Babs
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jacki
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Posted - 06 Mar 2011 : 08:46:45 AM
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i second everyone elses advice worm them, adlib hay, and small amounts of sugar beet, id mix with a little chaff n barley but not for a few weeks till their digestive system it functioning on the hay nicely then as spring arrives lots of yummy fresh grass.
please post some pictures and update them so we can watch their progress. thank heavens you found them x |
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Goldenmane
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Posted - 06 Mar 2011 : 09:01:06 AM
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| Can add no more to the advice, little and often and roll on Dr Green! Well done, good luck, very exciting for you. X |
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debs
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Posted - 06 Mar 2011 : 09:16:53 AM
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| Good luck with them, they will reward you ten fold! |
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s.jade
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Posted - 06 Mar 2011 : 09:21:53 AM
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Look up "Re-Feeding Syndrome".
When we took on a severely neglected pony last year, our vet made us aware of this, had never heard of it before.
Sadly he was just too far gone and went into organ failure afew days after arrival.
Lots of good quality hay, and a balancer was advised for him.
All the best, poor little things xx |
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sunny
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Posted - 06 Mar 2011 : 09:54:49 AM
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Thanks for your support, went down to them this morning at 6.30am and gave them a little feed, and have plenty of hay, little 9 month old filly tummy was grumbling while i was stood with them eating I will take some photos as soon as poss. My sunny and spot are keeping their distance and don't quite know what to do about the new 3, yesterday there was a lot of showing off for Sunny but she is totally all mouth and no trousers |
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Quarabian
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Posted - 06 Mar 2011 : 10:16:30 AM
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I echo what has been said about the slowly but surely feeding program.
But !! URGENT!! worm them 1st with a not too severe wormer. You could end up with colic if they are full of worms all dying together so a gentle wormer 1st followed up by a more comprehensive one.
well done for taking them on I am sure you will find this rewarding. Good luck.  |
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Callisto
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Posted - 07 Mar 2011 : 8:49:20 PM
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| Well done for taking all three, I'm sure they will reward you tenfold. Lots of good advice on here and look forward to seeing some photos It is amazing how quickly they pick up once they've been wormed and get some decent grazing. |
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Fee
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Posted - 08 Mar 2011 : 07:33:37 AM
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No advice, just to say well done for taking these poor babies. I know it's not for here but why oh why do people breed them into that life and treat them like that, just fails me 
Thank goodness you took them 
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nissibay
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Posted - 08 Mar 2011 : 09:06:47 AM
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| Good luck to you and your babies, they are lucky to have you...id love to see progress pix too |
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Callisto
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Posted - 08 Mar 2011 : 11:47:00 AM
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Just to give you some inspiration, this is how my 3 year old welsh x tb looked when he first arrived (actually he looked worse than this - but haven't got a photo of him on flickr)
we fed him on hay, alpha a, sugar beet and basic horse and pony nuts, plus turnout. (I would say that when he was wormed on arrival he didn't have a worm burden). It took about a year to get rid of the poverty marks on his hind quarters.
This is him last year aged 7 - looking a bit porky after too much turnout at my cousins!
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barbara.gregory
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Posted - 08 Mar 2011 : 11:55:14 AM
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Good luck with your 3 new babies, you will soon see a difference in them once they are wormed and fed properly.
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george
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Posted - 08 Mar 2011 : 8:31:25 PM
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| Good luck with your new babies, I'm sure they will be filling out very soon if you take all the good advice on here |
George xxx
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SarahA
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Posted - 09 Mar 2011 : 12:56:45 AM
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Good luck and well done for taking them all, I can't offer any advice on feeding poor conditioned horses (I normally have the other problem) good luck though
Ps. Callisto - your welsh is just lovely, what a nice photo. |
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sunny
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Posted - 09 Mar 2011 : 9:51:36 PM
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Hoping you can see these photos of the babies, 1st is Merlin 72% arab 1 yr 7 months
if this works i will add in the other 2. this is the first time i have added photo |
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sunny
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Posted - 09 Mar 2011 : 10:00:55 PM
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Next is Khia he is 1yr this month, he the thinest one 60% arab
And then baby Zoo-zoo aged 9 months 50% arab x sec D
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Smiler
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Callisto
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Posted - 09 Mar 2011 : 10:54:46 PM
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| Dear little souls - you won't recognise them by mid summer |
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nissibay
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Posted - 09 Mar 2011 : 10:58:09 PM
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| Bless their little greatful faces, hard life upto now but the kindest expressions and now they can relax and be safe, well done u xxxxxxx |
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kirst
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Posted - 10 Mar 2011 : 08:34:44 AM
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| Bless them, I am sure you will get a lot of pleasure out of them! They are lucky to have you. If it was me, hay, worming and eventually a balancer with some speedibeet and oil. Good luck. |
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Goldenmane
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3 new babies......Photos now added
do you have papers etc with them was this a breeder or a dealer you bought them from ?