Started Grass Nuts

[harleydales]

They've only been on them a week so it is too early to say how they are doing, but they are hoovering them up!

The only thing I have found is that Apollo and Jenny like there's sloppy - if they are too dry they both eat them then stand with their heads down gulping - I think they must get stuck or feel like they are stuck.
Anyway, tonight I made them nice and sloopy and no trouble at all, straight down the hatch and onto the hay - HURRAH!

Apollo and Jenny are on 1/2 a kilo each, and Monty and Harley get 1/4 a kilo between them, with Harley getting 2/3 of it if you can follow the maths! That pair don't need much, it is more to keep them quiet while the others eat theirs. I have to pen Harley as he would scoff his then eat Apollo's too and I can't have them in 2 fields at the moment. Jenny is the boss of Monty so there is no problem there.

So, so far so good! At least they eat them - I was told that some horses don't find them that tasty! Reckon whoever said that hasn't met a Dales....

[lancslass]

LOL!!! well daniel the dales wasn't keen on them, but saying that, he used to have very tasty mix, so when he got the grass nuts he turned his nose up!
dave ate the grass nuts ok but wasn't thrilled with them...but again, daves been on mixes too.

good luck with them, im sure they will do well of them.

[harveydales]

Glad the nuts seem to be working out so well. I think Karen is right, if they've developed a sweet tooth through eating mixes, they might well turn their noses up at grass nuts. I might try some for old Winnie.

[DalesLady]

Oours all love grass nuts when they get them and we used them over last winter with great success