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Post by Unbound on Feb 15, 2013 21:14:43 GMT -5
Big Tee - where do you send your hay in for analysis?
We get ours from several different sources, but I would still like to get it tested.
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Post by Unbound on Feb 15, 2013 22:02:50 GMT -5
I think I'm going to try a month! Awesome! Let me know what you think of it! |
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Post by Big Tee© on Feb 16, 2013 10:48:26 GMT -5
Big Tee - where do you send your hay in for analysis? We get ours from several different sources, but I would still like to get it tested. Nowhere that you can. The guy that rents the hayland sends to the U of S. |
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Post by ZenRider on Feb 16, 2013 11:22:34 GMT -5
About all I'm going to add is, what color is his water bucket. Flynn would only drink out of a red bucket if that's all there was. He prefered greens and blues, but would drink OK out of black buckets also. Otherwise, give it a good scrub from time to time to keep it smelling fresh. Some horses are more particular to these things then others. Ask me how I know.  |
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Post by welkin on Feb 28, 2013 23:44:34 GMT -5
2 week update! Definite weight gain even in only two weeks, we have a ways to go, he's still ribby but I'm very pleased! 2/15  2/28  Sorry for the post poop pic lol. Ill get another pic in 2 more weeks and hopefully he's still gaining! |
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Post by Pam on Mar 1, 2013 7:29:24 GMT -5
Big difference! Keep up the good work!
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Post by Goalie on Mar 1, 2013 7:49:00 GMT -5
aw D is looking good honey
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Post by CC on Mar 6, 2013 11:41:18 GMT -5
Basil, who is about 16.1 and around 1200 lbs., is getting 9 lbs. of TC senior plus free choice second cut orchard grass to keep his weight up while foxhunting. Vie, who is an un-raced, 7 yr. old TB, gets 1 lb. of TC ration balancer plus a handful of TC senior a day! He is doing light flat work and hacking. I'm sure I'll need to increase his feed a bit when he hunts next season but I doubt he will ever need the calories I stuff into Basil. Don't feel bad; it takes some time to figure all of this stuff out! Some just need those extra calories. And btw, I loove TC senior for all ages. Very low NSC and high in fat and calories. My sister even feeds it to her youngish TB mare. Basil will definitely wig out on the wrong feed stuff; I had to cut out all alfalfa this winter. I did NOT need a horse who thought he was getting ready to run the Hunt Cup! But on the TC senior and orchard, I have a sane hunt horse. |
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Post by kristineandtai on Mar 6, 2013 11:46:56 GMT -5
Hay hay hay! I was at an event farm that was penny pinching thier hay supply, each horse only 6 flakes a day. My horse was then on 9 quarts of Triple crown a day. yikes right.
I moved him in October. He is on free choice hay and a half qt twice a day. big difference and he is uber fat, doubled in size.
Good luck. I have been feeding timothy and second cutting grass hay.
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Post by welkin on Mar 6, 2013 11:51:45 GMT -5
Sadly, hay is a problem. He's been getting 30+lb a day, its helping. Next month he goes back out on a roundbale, really nervous about that. I know he'll be on it 23/7, but how much does a horse really eat off a round bale? The quality is less than the hay he's getting from the bales now....eeek
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Post by Goalie on Mar 6, 2013 17:12:44 GMT -5
Don't let all round bales fool ya honey. I've seen some that are so soft inside and green.
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Post by welkin on Mar 6, 2013 17:33:11 GMT -5
Well it's been hit and miss on round bales at our barn, unfortunately due to the drought they try to get the best they can but sometimes its total crap. Other times its gorgeous.
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