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Post by tinastephenson on Oct 23, 2011 17:28:55 GMT -1
I feel guilty after reading mickeys post as Cali only got bit of chaff and sugar beet plus hay last winter but she was still feeding from mum as well
Cali is now 17 months and touching 14hh but please could somebody with more experience tell me what I should be feeding her this winter? She will have hay twice daily but I really have not a clue which hard feed to give her.
All advice gratefully received
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Post by dalesponyrider on Oct 24, 2011 5:33:16 GMT -1
All Penley has had is Dengie Hi Fi Lite with a BIG plastic mug of stud balancer along with hay. He is STILL feeding from Mum though at nearly two and a half! At the end of last winter I did add a little of the ground linseed that Zelda recommended though.
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Post by heathera on Oct 24, 2011 14:12:41 GMT -1
I just fed mine on chaff and a basic balancer all through their growing years. I like to make sure they have sufficient vit/min to grow sturdily and support healthy body systems to develop. Our soil is also very mineral deficient which means the grass will be as well.
The basic balancer does this without over stuffing them and causing them to go wild with growth.
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Post by tinastephenson on Oct 24, 2011 18:34:00 GMT -1
sorry to be a bit thick but what basic balancer do you use? Our feed merchants I know is pretty basic but I know they do stud balancer, would that be too much?
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Post by heathera on Oct 26, 2011 20:28:12 GMT -1
I'm replying via my iPhone so apologise for any weird typos. I used Top Spec Original Balancer for the first three years, in my opinion it's one of the highest specification ones out there without straying into feeding stud balancers that I was a bit nervous about as mine all seemed to have too fast growth spurts.
Now they are slightly older I've got them on half rations of the lower quality Spillers Balancer along with a powder vit/min supplement fed at half rate.
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Post by cadeby on Oct 28, 2011 23:10:26 GMT -1
Between 9-12 months we switch our babies from Top Spec Stud Balancer with Alfa-A, to Top Spec Lite Balancer plus Alfa-A.
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Post by jap on Oct 29, 2011 7:05:58 GMT -1
all our youngstock,mares and stallions are on 1 1/4lbs of Baileys stud balancer each day, for life. this is all most of them have as it gives them the nutrients needed to utilize the grass properly.the geldings swop to baileys lo=cal when they are adult.
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Post by mickey on Oct 29, 2011 16:06:49 GMT -1
And Tina- dont feel guilty! My little so and so has decided he'd rather not eat top spec stud balancer :rolleyes:
Never had a fussy dales before!
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Post by tinastephenson on Oct 30, 2011 20:34:11 GMT -1
I have ordered top spec balancer and top chop alfalfa as feed merchant does not stock a lot. Will see what my little princess makes of that plus the new amigo rug on order for her 😃
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