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Turnburnsis Reg. Nov 2004	Posted 2017-09-25 2:20 AM Subject: A different kind of feed question
Expert Posts: 1409 Location: Oklahoma	Do any of you all feed your horses free choice. Like omnis cubes a huge tube and just fill when it gets close to empty or all the alfalfa hay If so how much does one horse go thru in a day? thanks Edited by Turnburnsis 2017-09-25 3:12 AM
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RoaniePonie11 Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2017-09-25 7:22 AM Subject: RE: A different kind of feed question
Expert Posts: 2685	I don't, but the rep I spoke to about Omnis cubes does. She said they will gorge themselves the first few days but once the realize it's not going anywhere they chill out. I don't remember what she said exactly but I want to say it evened out to about a bucket per horse per day. Like the 2.5 gal buckets we mix feed in. I want to do free choice but my horses are in a pasture and I like that they have to come get in stalls to eat twice per day, makes it easier to catch it when I have to doctor a horse -etc.
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rodeomom3 Reg. Dec 2007	Posted 2017-09-25 7:58 AM Subject: RE: A different kind of feed question
Shelter Dog Lover Posts: 10277	My friend was told this also, that they would slow down but hers never did, they were eating a 50 lb bag in 2-3 days. She quit trying to free feed it. Edited by rodeomom3 2017-09-25 12:12 PM
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Mis_Trev Reg. Jan 2014	Posted 2017-09-25 8:04 AM Subject: RE: A different kind of feed question
Extreme Veteran Posts: 322	In the winter we free feed alfalfa (round bales). We don't use hay nets because our horses still have shoes on. Our horses eat more the first couple days but then slow down. One round bale lasts about 3 weeks for 3 horses.
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Sandok Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2017-09-25 12:08 PM Subject: RE: A different kind of feed question
Expert Posts: 1207	Me personally I do not feed the Omnis cubes free choice. I have a mare that would literally stand there and eat it all day in day out. They are all on pasture and I give them some hay just for variety but I do not feed that free choice either just when the pasture is drying out (like it is now).
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FlyingJT Reg. Jan 2014	Posted 2017-09-25 12:56 PM Subject: RE: A different kind of feed question
Expert Posts: 1857	Free choice Alfalfa. We feed round bales so it's kind of hard to say how much each horse gets.
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