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Location: Oklahoma | I have read so much about FORCO...but what I have read has all be positive. HMMMM there must be a negative somewhere right or is this stuff really that GREAT?!?! So what I am asking is have any of you on BHW tried it?? I wanna hear your stories the good the bad and the ugly.....I have calf who was a bottle calf, so he didn't have the good milk from his momma. He is a year old and weights about 300 lbs, give or take a little. He doesn't look horrible but he doesn't look great either. I have tried weight supplements, he is on 15% feed and has hay all the time. He looks wormy but I know this calf does not have worms, as he gets wormed and vacs on a scheduled routine. I wanna try FORCO out on him to see if it really works. If it does I wouldn't mind putting my performance horses on it either. So a couple of questions I have to ask. 1. Does it make your horse hot? 2. Is there any dealers around Oklahoma? |
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Location: Bandera, TX | I'm glad your are asking this as I have been wondering the same. I started feeding it about 2 weeks ago to 4 horses. One of them will not eat it the pellets, the others seem to enjoy the taste and gobble them up.
I have one mare that could use more topline and butt. It seems she is getting a bit rounder already, the gelding is on break and is definately getting more bulky (or may be he is just fat), and then I have my old 26 year old girl on it. Hard to tell as she has such a wooly coat right now, not sure what is underneath.
I bought the 50lbs bag and at the price per day with that many horses on it I thought it would be worth a a try. I ordered mine online from someone on FB - shipping was free.
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Location: GODS country | What you have heard is TRUE! Forco is amazing! All of my horses are on it!
I have a 23 year old gelding that would always get diarrhea if on alfalfa or when the pasture came up. After keeping him on Forco that problem has gone away! Took a good solid 30 days to get him straightened out before I really notice the change.
I also started a 3 year old I purchased that needed help with her topline and gain a little extra weight...I might add she was a cribber...same deal, it took about 30 days before I noticed the change, but her topline filled in and she holds her weight great and no longer cribs! Have to get their guts feeling good first and foremost.
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Location: GODS country | GoMistyGo - 2017-02-16 8:25 AM
I'm glad your are asking this as I have been wondering the same. I started feeding it about 2 weeks ago to 4 horses. One of them will not eat it the pellets, the others seem to enjoy the taste and gobble them up.
I have one mare that could use more topline and butt. It seems she is getting a bit rounder already, the gelding is on break and is definately getting more bulky (or may be he is just fat), and then I have my old 26 year old girl on it. Hard to tell as she has such a wooly coat right now, not sure what is underneath.
I bought the 50lbs bag and at the price per day with that many horses on it I thought it would be worth a a try. I ordered mine online from someone on FB - shipping was free.
I have yet to have one refuse the pellets. Maybe try just a 1/4 of the cup and then gradually go up from there to get him/her used to it? Mine will eat it right out of my hand! |
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| I use and I love it! It does not make my horses hot. In fact, it has really helped my gelding with rib cage flexibility and overall body soreness. He reaches farther under and to the inside with his back foot in turns.
Nevertoold on here is a dealer. I place my order with her and I receive my Forco with in a few days. She is awesome to work with.
We have a bull that is having some diarhea issues and tonight I will be adding the Forco to his feed.
For the price, Forco gives me the most bang for a buck, IMO.
Just wanted to add that I had a filly that has always had a herring gut, but since putting her on Forco she is not drawn up at all.
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Location: LA Lower Alabama | My mare prefers the granules over the pellets. It must be the way they are processed? |
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| I used it on my mare. I did not see any changes other than watery poos. |
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| Forco is amazing stuff! My horses prefer the granules to the pellets as well. I used Forco to help bring this guy back to health .
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| This is after being on Forco and a good feed program
This horse also had black tar like diarrhea when we brought him home, the Forco cleared it up.
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| I’ve used it on horses and bum lambs. It always made a HUGE difference in my bums.
I have one horse that will get diarrhea if not on pasture 24/7 and last year when I had to have him penned up it really helped him. It also helped my mare when she had a big hay belly despite being worked. I have since moved her to straight alfalfa and we no longer have issues, but once I start hauling her again I will probably put her back on it.
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Location: Smack Dab in the Middle | I have a gelding that, after losing weight to the point of muscle wasting and failure to thrive, was diagnosed with ulcers (which we treated), then shortly after I took him to internal medicine and diagnostics at Oklahoma State and he was diagnosed with massive intestinal edema and peritonitis, and lack of function in his duodenum. I put him on Forco just before the edema was found and he was put on a 60 day regimen of Doxycylene and Prednisol. I kept him on a loading dose of Forco and on continued the omeprazole through the antibiotics course.
When I took him back a month later, the internist's jaw hit the floor. He looked better, and then again a month later! He's not back to normal, and he still has minor ups and downs, but he's gained weight, he's gained muscle condition, he's got his pep back, he plays in his turnout again, and he's running awesome.
There are so many details I left out to keep this short, but I love Forco. The internal specialist just absolutely cannot believe how he's doing. He's been off of all meds since November, and he's still doing great. I still have to feed him separate from my others, and he gets all kinds of special treatment, lol, but he's thriving.
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | I live in Texas and have never heard of Forco.
Can someone post what you are paying for the supplement? I found an array of prices online.
I'm guessing pricing fluctuates? 
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Location: Nebraska | I pay about $190 for 50 lbs and it lasts me about 6 months. I think the dealers can change the prices. I also give it to my dog. It's not a miracle supplement. If they don't have anything wrong with their gut flora, you're not going to notice a whole lot. Mine just got more shiny and their manes and tails were softer.
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| IRunOnFaith - 2017-02-16 9:11 AM
I live in Texas and have never heard of Forco.
Can someone post what you are paying for the supplement? I found an array of prices online.
I'm guessing pricing fluctuates?
I get mine from forco Colorado . Com he's the cheapest I've found so far. $56 for the 10lb granules and free shipping. |
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| RockinGR - 2017-02-16 9:01 AM
I have a gelding that, after losing weight to the point of muscle wasting and failure to thrive, was diagnosed with ulcers (which we treated ), then shortly after I took him to internal medicine and diagnostics at Oklahoma State and he was diagnosed with massive intestinal edema and peritonitis, and lack of function in his duodenum. I put him on Forco just before the edema was found and he was put on a 60 day regimen of Doxycylene and Prednisol. I kept him on a loading dose of Forco and on continued the omeprazole through the antibiotics course.
When I took him back a month later, the internist's jaw hit the floor. He looked better, and then again a month later! He's not back to normal, and he still has minor ups and downs, but he's gained weight, he's gained muscle condition, he's got his pep back, he plays in his turnout again, and he's running awesome.
There are so many details I left out to keep this short, but I love Forco. The internal specialist just absolutely cannot believe how he's doing. He's been off of all meds since November, and he's still doing great. I still have to feed him separate from my others, and he gets all kinds of special treatment, lol, but he's thriving.
Wow! He looks great! |
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Location: Oklahoma | RockinGR - 2017-02-16 9:01 AM
I have a gelding that, after losing weight to the point of muscle wasting and failure to thrive, was diagnosed with ulcers (which we treated ), then shortly after I took him to internal medicine and diagnostics at Oklahoma State and he was diagnosed with massive intestinal edema and peritonitis, and lack of function in his duodenum. I put him on Forco just before the edema was found and he was put on a 60 day regimen of Doxycylene and Prednisol. I kept him on a loading dose of Forco and on continued the omeprazole through the antibiotics course.
When I took him back a month later, the internist's jaw hit the floor. He looked better, and then again a month later! He's not back to normal, and he still has minor ups and downs, but he's gained weight, he's gained muscle condition, he's got his pep back, he plays in his turnout again, and he's running awesome.
There are so many details I left out to keep this short, but I love Forco. The internal specialist just absolutely cannot believe how he's doing. He's been off of all meds since November, and he's still doing great. I still have to feed him separate from my others, and he gets all kinds of special treatment, lol, but he's thriving.
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Location: Smack Dab in the Middle | want2chase3 - 2017-02-16 9:21 AM
IRunOnFaith - 2017-02-16 9:11 AM
I live in Texas and have never heard of Forco.
Can someone post what you are paying for the supplement? I found an array of prices online.
I'm guessing pricing fluctuates?
I get mine from forco Colorado . Com he's the cheapest I've found so far. $56 for the 10lb granules and free shipping.
In central Ks we are paying $42 for 10# (no shipping). I buy mine in a 25# "refill" bag and put it in an old Amplify bucket, but I think you can buy a bucket for like $5 the first time. It's $114 drop shipped to my house. I want to say the 50# option is just over $200 delivered. |
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Location: Willows, CA | I sometimes recommend FORCO be added to Renew Gold. I do this mostly with harder to digest roughage or horses that have gut damage from long term lack of parasite control. Renew Gold has a prebiotic that helps with roughage digestion. That is what FORCO is, and some horses benefit from a higher amount of prebiotic in the above circumstances. It is a very good product, and the digestive aid that I recommend. |
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Location: Smack Dab in the Middle | winwillows - 2017-02-16 9:33 AM
I sometimes recommend FORCO be added to Renew Gold. I do this mostly with harder to digest roughage or horses that have gut damage from long term lack of parasite control. Renew Gold has a prebiotic that helps with roughage digestion. That is what FORCO is, and some horses benefit from a higher amount of prebiotic in the above circumstances. It is a very good product, and the digestive aid that I recommend.
This is what I'm adding mine to, along with Equine Senior, for the horse I posted photos of above. He's also getting alfalfa--I was using pellets but now he's eating a flake good. I've been very happy with my recipe, obviously. |
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Location: Not Where I Want to Be | Forco works, I know it's worked for me.
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