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Location: MN | I am interested to hear as well! |
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| As little as possible. I moved away from bagged products and put all my crew (older brood down to weaner) on alfalfa and timothy. If someone needs a little more fat I put rice bran pellets/flax/soy oil in beet pulp shreds. Have had -0- hoof issues in the 2 years since I ended sugar food. My (almost) weaner this year is a little butterball, definitely one of the best looking I've had, and she is full sibling to two others in past years. |
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Location: OH | Buckeye Feeds 14% |
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Location: West Texas | The new Exemplify HP, by D&D Nutrition
We will be weaning ours next month. It is foraged based with whole feed ingredients: alfalfa, whole oats, wheat middlings, coolstance coconut meal, whole flax, soy oil, vitamins/minerals, salt.
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Location: Smack Dab in the Middle | 1# alfalfa pellets plus 2# Strategy, twice a day, and I add a half scoop of 12-12-12 Freebalance Mineral 4-5 evenings a week. Free choice quality brome.
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Location: Comanche, TX | Patriot Junior (or Juniorglo if you need more protein for those started pretty young). |
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Location: Oklahoma | Adeptus Augment (vitamin/mineral supplement) and alfalfa pellets twice a day |
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Location: Iowa | Total Equine. This is the same feed that Momma was on all thru her pregnancy and now. When we wean baby in a couple of weeks we will continue on this feed. Great feed for horses of all ages and usage. My baby looks great coming from a first time Momma! |
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Location: Southeastern Idaho | I like giving them all they can eat hay...feeder is never empty. I actually like them on a round bale feeder so they can eat whenever and whatever they want. I try to stay away from processed grains and other feeds as long is they have enough condition. If I think a weanling needs more energy I feed Safe Conditioner from IFA. Their version of Safe Choice but includes probiotics. I like IFA, this mill does strictly horse feed so I don't have to worry about contaminated feed.
I do, however, keep a good loose mineral in front of them at all times. I am using Triple V horse vitamin and loose mineral supplement and am happy with it. |
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