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Location: Broxton, Ga | Nevertooold - 2015-04-28 2:27 PM
newbie - 2014-12-06 3:58 PM I have been feeding them for 2 years, $11.50 a bag by pallet. The guy in Weatherford often has sales too, got them for $9 a bag also. I feed nothing else with them. I don't soak them. Never had choke happen, did soak them when I first got them which caused the horses to eat them faster which is actually going to increase their chance of choke. (Studies have shown horses choke by bolting their food not by what is fed to them) They do drink more water when on them dry which isn't a problem for me as they are turned out 24 hours with large water tank. Before I fed Hay Rite cubes I fed the Sam's Club cubes for $12.58 which I is a nice cube but didn't keep the weight on them as well as Hay Rite. Hay Rite keeps them fat on very little. Tractor Supply cubes cost more as they are only 40 lb bags and most of them are not pure alfalfa. Hay Rite sells to most of the cutting farms in Weatherford, they are feeding only the cubes and they are feeding them dry. You can call the Hay Rite guy and he will tel you anything you need to know, very nice guy. If your horse bolts them down it would be up to you whether soaking them would be safer or not depending how fast they ate the dry vs. the wet....
How much of the cubes do you actually feed? I've been having problems getting consistent quality alfalfa and I've been thinking about feeding the cubes along with free choice coastal.Â
If feeding as a supplement to hay, feed 4 to 6 lbs. of cubes per day.
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| I have recently had two horses choke with no previous episodes of choking. I really feel it was the sweet feed. I have since taken them off all grain and started soaking alfalfa cubes down to pretty much mush and feeding this with small bricks so they do not bolt this. I know alfalfa is some good stuff but I've never fed sole alfalfa. They are turned out 24 hrs but the grass and hay quality is not the best. One is older 22(retired) and one is 12 (get to barrel race occasionally on him), what ration should I be feeding them and is alfalfa only enough? I have researched until I am blind from it. We feed other horses mainly the geriatric section beet pulp, alfalfa, senior and 10% daily to keep weight on them. Are alfalfa pellets as good as the cubes, especially for choke horses? Need some input from fellow horse owners please.
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boon
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| I am in the deep southeast and have not come across any of your product. Yes, the soaking of the cubes is a hassle, oh the things we do for our horse babies:) They seem perfectly content on the Alfalfa only program, leave the bucket, go to the water then on the nibble on pasture grass. I was concerned they may not get all the vitamin and minerals they need from alfalfa alone. I have not had any episodes of choke from either one since taking them off the grain, thank goodness!!! I was concerned too if I take my 12 year old to a barrel race will he have the energy he needs from this feeding program? He is appendix bred and slims down easily. Thoughts on beet pulp or any other additive. I realize you promote a specific product and I have nothing against trying it but like I said I have no access to it here in Mississippi. I work full-time so my horse time is limited and I am looking for healthy, quick and relatively cost efficient as I do have about 15 horses :) Thank you so much for taking the time to respond, your help is greatly appreciated.
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