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Mine two are about the same age and have been eating soaked beet pulp and handfuls of grain for awhile now. I don't have a creep feeder, I just go out and hold a bucket for them while their mommas eat. That gives me some time to interact with the foals and keeps peace in the pasture, LOL.

 

chris

"spiritwood@xxxxxxxxx" <spiritwood@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi,
> I;m looking for advice related to when to offer a foal a creep feeder that 
> the mare can't get too. I have a mare who gets a lot of beet pulp with a 
> couple pounds of grain, twice daily. Her foal has really devoped a taste 
> for the soaked beet pulp slurpee feed and now mom is getting pretty 
> aggressive about saying "I don't want to share". Foal is 9 weeks old 
> so I don't want to start other problems with too much, too soon. 
> Thanks for any advice,
> Becky
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