RE: [RC] Beet pulp pellets SOAK!! - SHEILA A WALSH
The mushier, the better! More hydration for your horse and Lord knows, they need hydration in the cold weather!! I would encourage you to add a Tablespoon of salt, too. Salt encourages them to drink more.
fwiw,
Sheila
in snowy Flagstaff, where I had to dig trails to my horses' water troughs for them, recently....
> Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:54:53 -0700 > To: Sheila_Larsen@xxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > From: lif.strand@xxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [RC] Beet pulp pellets question > > At 10:47 AM 1/26/2010, Sheila_Larsen@xxxxxxx wrote: > >I bought a bag of pellets - does one soak the pellets, they are > >extremely hard and I > >don't know if the water would penetrate. If it does will it just turn to > >mush?. So anyone feeding beet pulp pellets please advise. > > I only use the pellets - there's still dust, but it generally just > sifts down to the bottom of the bag (or in my case, the garbage can I > use for storage). I soak my pellets overnight but I'm mixing them > with Bermuda/Alfalfa blend pellets. Soaked beet pulp pellets do tend > to get mushy, but mixed with the other pellets, the whole soaked pile > doesn't get so mushy. > > If you want to feed straight beet pulp pellets, then soak them in > warm water for a shorter time - maybe half hour, 45 minutes. Also, > only put just enough water in to cover the pellets - any more and > you'll encourage the mushiness. > _____________________________________ > > Lif C. Strand > Local Economic Development > Catron County, New Mexico USA > > www.critterwalls.com > life sized wild animal wall stickers > check out the 4 ft. wide horse murals! > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >
