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I've heard that horses can choke on them. I have soaked them for my older horses who don't have the great teeth that the youngsters do. But they seem to prefer them not soaked.

 

chris

Jennifer <bigthuddy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi All,

 

   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

----- Original Message -----

From: Jonni

To: Ridecamp

Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 9:48 PM

Subject: [RC] Alfalpha Pellets

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!!!

Jonni

"Slowee, slowee catchee monkey," Rudyard Kipling, from The Jungle Book

 

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