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Location: NC | I want to make sure my baby is getting the best nutrition without going overboard and ending up with bone issues. The woman i got her from was feeding stock and stable 12% pellet. (not a fan of it). My older horses are on a feed from a local feed mill and when I picked up theres I got a bag of what they recommend for young horses ( http://mulecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/M2.pdf ) What else does everyone recommend for 7 month olds?
We have tribute, anything tractor supply sells and a few local feed mills around here. I was recommended both tribute growth or ultium growth. Which of those is better?
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Location: Muskogee, OK | I like Blue Bonnet Intensify Growth and Development |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | barrelracingchick16 - 2019-01-18 3:22 PM I like Blue Bonnet Intensify Growth and Development
I second this^^^ Love Love Blue Bonnet.. Another I feed is Triple Crown, you just cant bet these two feed companys..  |
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Location: NC | Southtxponygirl - 2019-01-18 4:28 PM
barrelracingchick16 - 2019-01-18 3:22 PM I like Blue Bonnet Intensify Growth and Development
I second this^^^ Love Love Blue Bonnet.. Another I feed is Triple Crown, you just cant bet these two feed companys..
I just checked and it looks like there is no dealer near me. I’m in eastern Nc |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Racer4eva - 2019-01-18 3:34 PM Southtxponygirl - 2019-01-18 4:28 PM barrelracingchick16 - 2019-01-18 3:22 PM I like Blue Bonnet Intensify Growth and Development I second this^^^ Love Love Blue Bonnet.. Another I feed is Triple Crown, you just cant bet these two feed companys.. I just checked and it looks like there is no dealer near me. I’m in eastern Nc
Well that just bite's.  .So no dealer of Blue Bonnet or Triple Crown?!! Triple Crown has a feed for growing babys its called Growth.. |
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Location: NC | Southtxponygirl - 2019-01-18 4:37 PM
Racer4eva - 2019-01-18 3:34 PM Southtxponygirl - 2019-01-18 4:28 PM barrelracingchick16 - 2019-01-18 3:22 PM I like Blue Bonnet Intensify Growth and Development I second this^^^ Love Love Blue Bonnet.. Another I feed is Triple Crown, you just cant bet these two feed companys.. I just checked and it looks like there is no dealer near me. I’m in eastern Nc
Blue bonnet for sure is not nearby. Will have to call triple crown dealers and see if they have horse food :) |
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | Our weanlings get Ultium Growth with ADM Grow Strong Minerals. |
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| I’m in N.GA and we also have no access to Bluebonnet.
I do have access to triple crown (one of my horses is on it).
I just bought a mare in foal who is on Bluebonnet Growth & Development. I cannot get it here so I was researching which feed would be closest (including Triple Crown), but I found a pelleted Nutrena feed for mare and foals that’s VERY similar but with less fat (I feed flax so I think I’ll be okay there), so that’s what I’m going to be feeding her.
I bought a yearling last year and put her on Ultium Growth. I’m more than happy with that feed! |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | I've never fed Triple Crown, but if you can't get Bluebonnet (the best of the best imo) then I would go with Ultium Growth. I fed it a couple years and was really pleased with it. I never feed what the bag says. Mine are on free choice grass hay and have salt and mineral loose in a tub. The grain is just to add a little polish and make them love me while I halter break  |
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Location: NC | Has anyone fed tribute growth? I had a bunch of loca people recommend it |
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| Mine from weanlings until they're 1-2 year olds (depending on the horse) are on Purina Maternity, I've had a lot of good look with it. I purchased a yearling two falls ago now that was raised on Woody's Performance feeds, and looked phenomenal on it. It required feeding very little also. She was on their Cool Fuel. If you can get it I'd definitely recommend it, I'd have switched to it but the closest supplier to me is 5.5 hours. |
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Location: NC | SMF - 2019-01-20 11:04 AM
Mine from weanlings until they're 1-2 year olds (depending on the horse) are on Purina Maternity, I've had a lot of good look with it. I purchased a yearling two falls ago now that was raised on Woody's Performance feeds, and looked phenomenal on it. It required feeding very little also. She was on their Cool Fuel. If you can get it I'd definitely recommend it, I'd have switched to it but the closest supplier to me is 5.5 hours.
Unfortunately according to woodys performance food website there’s not even a dealer in states around me. |
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| I will recommend a supplement I swear by, Dac colt grower! It can be feed from weanlings to 2 yr olds. I had my gelding on it and man did he get nice sturdy legs on him. I didn't feed a foal feed, just good hay. I think it would be worth you talking to a rep about.
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| Blue Bonnet Intensify Growth & Development. I have a coming 2yo that was orphaned at 3.5 weeks old. He has been on this feed his whole life. He is approaching 15hh with tree trunks for legs and big solid hooves. His mane is past his neck and his coat is always slick. My favorite thing about the intensify line is that the feed comes with the Stride supplement in it. It has not only digestion support in it but also gastric support. After him, I swear by it. I will have a before and after of a filly I picked up this week (same age and half the size/ nutrition). I am super excited to see what it does for her. I feed it to my broodmare now. |
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| dRowe - 2019-01-19 7:57 AM
I’m in N.GA and we also have no access to Bluebonnet.
I do have access to triple crown (one of my horses is on it).
I just bought a mare in foal who is on Bluebonnet Growth & Development. I cannot get it here so I was researching which feed would be closest (including Triple Crown), but I found a pelleted Nutrena feed for mare and foals that’s VERY similar but with less fat (I feed flax so I think I’ll be okay there), so that’s what I’m going to be feeding her.
I bought a yearling last year and put her on Ultium Growth. I’m more than happy with that feed!
So.... I have looked at the TC growth and what not. I am a BB fanatic but wanted to see if I could go with TC because they do a rewards deal. The TC growth is super high in starch and sugar. The only one TC makes that I love or even sorta compares to BB is their Senior. It's pretty bomb and honestly, my horses like it more than anything I have ever given them. It gets hard like a sweet feed in the winter, but its the oil. The feed is actually low sugar/ starch. |
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Location: Texas | Ultium Growth. It has all the ingredients a baby needs, and Purina is easy to find. |
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Location: Willows, CA | Remember, it is about the whole diet, not about the feed. How to best reach your goals for the whole diet can vary greatly depending on your available roughage source, quality and geographic location. You need to consider that forage first, followed by total protein and what the quality of that protein is, then Calcium / Phos ratio, and regional mineral deficiency if any.
Total protein needs to be a minimum of 15% for the whole diet. If you feed low quality hay or pasture with low protein levels then a ration balancer can be appropriate. If your hay quality is high and your protein level from forage is close to 15% (a mixed alfalfa / grass hay can usually get close to this), then a ration balancer should not be needed. Grain based feed should be kept to a minimum as most will give an elevated Phos level. I formulated the ADM GroStrong mineral years ago, but do not know what has changed since or where it is currently made. A quality vit/min package can be used in areas of low forage quality. Meet the above requirements, and you will get proper safe growth.
To sum up, a lot of the growth formulas are not required in areas of high forage quality. Additional support in areas of low forage quality can be a benefit, but a better deal might be to minimize the feed rates of those and spend the money on better forage first, then supplement with as little as you can to hit proper protein and cal/phos ratios.
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Location: NC | winwillows - 2019-01-28 1:32 PM
Remember, it is about the whole diet, not about the feed. How to best reach your goals for the whole diet can vary greatly depending on your available roughage source, quality and geographic location. You need to consider that forage first, followed by total protein and what the quality of that protein is, then Calcium / Phos ratio, and regional mineral deficiency if any.
Total protein needs to be a minimum of 15% for the whole diet. If you feed low quality hay or pasture with low protein levels then a ration balancer can be appropriate. If your hay quality is high and your protein level from forage is close to 15% (a mixed alfalfa / grass hay can usually get close to this), then a ration balancer should not be needed. Grain based feed should be kept to a minimum as most will give an elevated Phos level. I formulated the ADM GroStrong mineral years ago, but do not know what has changed since or where it is currently made. A quality vit/min package can be used in areas of low forage quality. Meet the above requirements, and you will get proper safe growth.
To sum up, a lot of the growth formulas are not required in areas of high forage quality. Additional support in areas of low forage quality can be a benefit, but a better deal might be to minimize the feed rates of those and spend the money on better forage first, then supplement with as little as you can to hit proper protein and cal/phos ratios.
Thank you so much!! Currently feeding coastal along with some alfalfa at night. Not sure of the nutrient levels in this particular persons hay (coastal hay person) The alfalfa is standlee, as the local feed mills been out of alfalfa bales and havent found any, anywhere else thats semi close. Im in eastern NC and my pasture at the moment is quite dead. (cold snaps) |
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Location: Willows, CA | Racer4eva - 2019-01-28 12:40 PM
winwillows - 2019-01-28 1:32 PM
Remember, it is about the whole diet, not about the feed. How to best reach your goals for the whole diet can vary greatly depending on your available roughage source, quality and geographic location. You need to consider that forage first, followed by total protein and what the quality of that protein is, then Calcium / Phos ratio, and regional mineral deficiency if any.
Total protein needs to be a minimum of 15% for the whole diet. If you feed low quality hay or pasture with low protein levels then a ration balancer can be appropriate. If your hay quality is high and your protein level from forage is close to 15% (a mixed alfalfa / grass hay can usually get close to this), then a ration balancer should not be needed. Grain based feed should be kept to a minimum as most will give an elevated Phos level. I formulated the ADM GroStrong mineral years ago, but do not know what has changed since or where it is currently made. A quality vit/min package can be used in areas of low forage quality. Meet the above requirements, and you will get proper safe growth.
To sum up, a lot of the growth formulas are not required in areas of high forage quality. Additional support in areas of low forage quality can be a benefit, but a better deal might be to minimize the feed rates of those and spend the money on better forage first, then supplement with as little as you can to hit proper protein and cal/phos ratios.
Thank you so much!! Currently feeding coastal along with some alfalfa at night. Not sure of the nutrient levels in this particular persons hay (coastal hay person ) The alfalfa is standlee, as the local feed mills been out of alfalfa bales and havent found any, anywhere else thats semi close. Im in eastern NC and my pasture at the moment is quite dead. (cold snaps )
Give me a call at 530 934 9300 and we can look at the whole diet. Pacific coast business time.
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