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Feeding straight alfalfa
Lilpad05
Reg. Dec 2011
Posted 2015-02-19 5:43 PM
Subject: Feeding straight alfalfa


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How many pounds do you feed of alfalfa cubes. I've feed straight alfalfa before and can't remember

NO GRAIN

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Whiteboy
Reg. Jul 2012
Posted 2015-02-19 5:45 PM
Subject: RE: Feeding straight alfalfa


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For me it depends on the size of the horse and how hot the alfalfa is and what the horse is doing. 

Edited by Whiteboy 2015-02-19 5:46 PM
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IRunOnFaith
Reg. Dec 2009
Posted 2015-02-19 5:49 PM
Subject: RE: Feeding straight alfalfa



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How much you feed is determined by how much the horse weighs and what the horses level of use is... 

ETA: Horses need a certain number of pounds of "Forage" per day per pound of weight they carry. 


Edited by IRunOnFaith 2015-02-19 5:51 PM
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classicpotatochip
Reg. Mar 2011
Posted 2015-02-19 8:50 PM
Subject: RE: Feeding straight alfalfa



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Most of mine do pretty well on 15-20 lbs on average.
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dream_chaser
Reg. Jun 2006
Posted 2015-02-19 10:09 PM
Subject: RE: Feeding straight alfalfa



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http://www.alfatec.ca/feed-calculator.html

we we feed alfafa cubes in summer and don't feed grain...calculator should give you a close estimate¡
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