have a quick question for everybody.. When you guys feed alfalfa cubes do
you all soak them first or do you just give them dry. I always have soaked them
but I have heard a lot of people don't. Just curious.
Jen
We fed a pellet we got at Petsmart for a couple
years, with NO hay added. It was a Bermuda / alfalfa blend, made by Sacate
mills in Arizona. We got them in 80 pound bags, which were more cost effective
than the 50 pound bags. Horses really did well on them, and I did not have any
of the issues some folks have had with feeding pellets. Some find the horses
start bad stall habits from not having something to munch on all day, and
others feed the processed pelleted feeds are not as good on the digestive
tracts of the horses. BUT, you can find some grass hay, to add with the
pellets, to help with those issues if concerned. Also, I had one horse prone
to choke, and ate too fast. For him, I dumped his pellets in the feeder, then
dumped a same size bucket of water over the pellets. It was like a bowl of
cereal. He got water, as he ate the pellets, and by the time he got to the
bottom of the feeder, the pellets had soaked up the last of the water. Not all
horses do well with pellets, but our 4 did for about 2 years. No waste, easy
to feed. Oh, and I personally preferred the pellets (about the size of
your little finger) over the cubes.
Good luck on your feed situation. I saw So. CA
was getting some rain. You sure need it, but as we always ask, must it all
come at once? Send some to Texas Catfish!!!
