Custom Grain/Beet Pulp Mix (1a)

[Darolyn Butler <darolyn@swbell.net>]

Hi Karla,
Mark "Cowboy" & I have just finished developing a custom mix that we feel
has just the right amount of grain & beetpulp in it so U don't have to
wonder how many parts to what. It is also going to have ABC Power Plus
already in it. Lots of fat & other nutrients as well. This is my dream feed,
one that I won't have to feel like I'm cooking Xmas dinner when I start to
feed... We we're adding & mixing so much stuff it was making us all crazy.
Now the only extra additive would be a chondrotin/glucosamine product... &
that may be next. <Grin  It is going to run about $12 per 50 lb bag...
sounds high, but each bag has about $4 of Power Plus in it so that brings it
right back down to what a pretty normal bag would cost & U don't have all
that labor involved with mixing two kinds of feed, Oil or fat, & vitamins...
with 30 some odd horses to feed WE'RE GOING TO LOVE IT!!!!

DJBD & the cowboy

Oh BTWY.... the name of the feed is DBD ENDURO SPECIAL... U can call the
Co-Op in Bryan, TX 1 409 778 6000, or 1 800 326 2686 to find out if it is
ready for delivery & the final price. Ask for Doug Hufsteadler as it is
really new!!!   We do feed it wet. and we only let it soak about 15 to 30
minutes. when its cooler we mix it up overnite (just so its ready in the
AM. ) but as it gets warmer down here, the corn in it starts making "corn
squeezin's) so we think 30 minutes is plenty long enuf in the heat of
summer.

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----- Original Message -----
From: superpat <superpat@gateway.net
To: <karlak@mail.tca.net ; <ridecamp@endurance.net
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 11:21 PM
Subject: RC: Re: Beet Pulp

  Hi Karla,
  I think it would be well worth you while to check archives of Ride Camp
about this issue. Just recently there was much discussion about just what
you are asking. In short, it is the consensus of opinion that it is better
bit of rice bran for flavor and the horses LOVE it. It's also a good way to
get water into your horse). I have tried both the shredded and the pelleted
and I much prefer the pelleted. It seems to have better color and flavor.
(yep, I tasted it. Kind of like wet cardboard). The advantage of the
shredded is that it will hydrate in about 15 minutes. The pelleted will
hydrate in about a half hour. Hot water seems to speed up the process. But
when you mix it, go easy. A little goes a verrry lonnng way. As an after
thought, my horses would not eat it when I first introduced it to them. So I
backed off and added just a very small amount with their most favored rice
bran. Adding a little more beet pulp each day got us to the point where they
gobble or slurp it up with gusto. Good luck with the effort.
  Pat


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Karla Koch Dick <karlak@mail.tca.net
  To: <ridecamp@endurance.net
  Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 10:05 AM
  Subject: RC: Beet Pulp


    I finally went out and bought a bag of beet pulp.<G  The only thing our
feed store had was beet pulp with  molasis, it is dry and in shreds. At
what rate do I add it to the ration?

    The bag has both wet and dry instructions, is it better to feed it wet?
I've a mare nursing her filly and wanted to add calories without adding
more grain, so I figured bulking up with beet pulp should do the trick  and
also let me introduce the filly to another feed texture.

    The wet instructions say to soak 24 hours. If you don't soak that long,
but it is OK to feed it dry, is that still allright? The guys at the
feedstore just look at me funny when I ask questions. I suspect they  just
feed and forget, but I'm a worrier.<G

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