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Re: [RC] beet pulp - Carla RichardsonFor the last two or three months, or so, the beet pulp shreds here were the same as you describe - very, very fine, they were also in a different bag, and had a different smell. And yes, seemed to be darker and have noticeable molasses. I was very unhappy and told the feed store that I hoped they would change back to their previous brand. They insisted that it was the same company, same product. It was a totally different bag and tag, and I showed them. They continued to insist it was the same. It wasn't.
However, now the beet pulp I just bought is the "good" kind, and the packaging from before, is back. Maybe with the end of the processing "season" we were getting the bottom of the barrel, so to speak?
Carla Richardson
Colorado
On 2/2/09, Kathleen A. Crothers <kc85124@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
So far I've been able got get beet pulp here in NW AR. The last time it was around $16 a bag. However, I wasn't pleased with the quality. It was very fine and smelled fermented even though I had just mixed it up. I wonder if more molasses has been added then it used to have. It was my main thing I fed my horses in order to feed them a vit-min. supp. My pastures are pretty good, or bad, depending on how you look at excess fescue. I don't need to feed much even to the horses I'm working hard just some hay in winter and a little beet with some oats or stadegy when they are being worked for endurance. Does anyone have any ideas of what to use in place of beet pulp? I quit feeding it this last month since I was afraid the sugar content was too high for my horses and now I'm just feeding bermuda hay with a little alfalfa. They are slowly getting used to not being fed their goodies in the barn. I'll still want to feed beet pulp at rides and when I start my endurance horse
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