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| Just picked up a bag of Ametza Bermuda/Alfalfa pellets and found these super hard black pellets in it. Thought it could be molasses but I literally had to take a branch cutters to cut them in half. And don't judge me but I did taste one and they're not sweet at all and won't dissolve. Any ideas??
Or any suggestions for a pellet I can get in AZ that's good quality? Not a fan of standlee.
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Meanest Teacher!!!
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Location: sunny california | Poop? hahaha jk |
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| kwanatha - 2017-03-06 8:41 PM
Poop? hahaha jk
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | kwanatha - 2017-03-06 8:41 PM Poop? hahaha jk
Poop was the first thing that popped into my head too, lol, Almost looks like a cow patty got caught up in the pellet making machine. Sorry, lol.. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I saw that your not a fan of Stanlee, but I just started buying this brand and love it so far, I love how fresh it is.  |
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| Southtxponygirl - 2017-03-06 9:08 PM
I saw that your not a fan of Stanlee, but I just started buying this brand and love it so far, I love how fresh it is. Â
Maybe I'll give it a go, I've heard some interesting things about them but it'd be nice to just be able to buy it at Tractor Supply down the road and go. |
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Location: California | I buy Bryant Alfalfa pellets because they are softer. I found the standlee pellets way too hard. Soaking isn't always possible so I choose to go with a softer pellet. I was using the Bluebonnet pellets but the Bryant ones are cheaper and are still great quality. |
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Location: Florida.. | I certainly wouldnt feed it |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | WiscoRacer - 2017-03-06 9:17 PM
Southtxponygirl - 2017-03-06 9:08 PM
I saw that your not a fan of Stanlee, but I just started buying this brand and love it so far, I love how fresh it is. Â
Maybe I'll give it a go, I've heard some interesting things about them but it'd be nice to just be able to buy it at Tractor Supply down the road and go.
I like that they dont use any binding agents to hold the alfalfa pellets together, its all 100% alfalfa, that is what caught my eye on this feed. And that right there is great knowing theres no binding products. |
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| Serenity06 - 2017-03-06 9:28 PM
I buy Bryant Alfalfa pellets because they are softer. I found the standlee pellets way too hard. Soaking isn't always possible so I choose to go with a softer pellet. I was using the Bluebonnet pellets but the Bryant ones are cheaper and are still great quality.
Good info, thank you! I'll have to see if they carry it around here. I'd like to not be able to soak.
I had a run in with the Standlee pellets once, fed them without soaking as I'd done many times before but this particular horse ended up choking at 10 o clock on a Sunday night. Definitely learned my lesson there. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | WiscoRacer - 2017-03-06 9:40 PM
Serenity06 - 2017-03-06 9:28 PM
I buy Bryant Alfalfa pellets because they are softer. I found the standlee pellets way too hard. Soaking isn't always possible so I choose to go with a softer pellet. I was using the Bluebonnet pellets but the Bryant ones are cheaper and are still great quality.
Good info, thank you! I'll have to see if they carry it around here. I'd like to not be able to soak.
I had a run in with the Standlee pellets once, fed them without soaking as I'd done many times before but this particular horse ended up choking at 10 o clock on a Sunday night. Definitely learned my lesson there.
Where do you get the info for Bryant alfalfa pellets, I googled but cant find anything on them. I wanted to see if theres any binding they use for them. |
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| WiscoRacer - 2017-03-06 8:36 PM
Just picked up a bag of Ametza Bermuda/Alfalfa pellets and found these super hard black pellets in it. Thought it could be molasses but I literally had to take a branch cutters to cut them in half. And don't judge me but I did taste one and they're not sweet at all and won't dissolve. Any ideas??
Or any suggestions for a pellet I can get in AZ that's good quality? Not a fan of standlee.
As you know, to make any type of pellet the product has to
be wet down, mixed, chopped up and then run thru a
pressurized baking procedure as the pellet is formed.
This appears to be burnt pellets caused by faulty equipment,
break for lunch, over night, and the head was not cleansed
of the burnt pellets before bagging started.
Or a change over from cow pellets to horse pellets with different
ingredients and different heat requirements...
Why don't you call the company and let us know what they say?? |
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| WiscoRacer - 2017-03-06 8:36 PM
Just picked up a bag of Ametza Bermuda/Alfalfa pellets and found these super hard black pellets in it. Thought it could be molasses but I literally had to take a branch cutters to cut them in half. And don't judge me but I did taste one and they're not sweet at all and won't dissolve. Any ideas??
Or any suggestions for a pellet I can get in AZ that's good quality? Not a fan of standlee.
As you know, to make any type of pellet the product has to
be wet down, mixed, chopped up and then run thru a
pressurized baking procedure as the pellet is formed.
This appears to be burnt pellets caused by faulty equipment,
break for lunch, over night, and the head was not cleansed
of the burnt pellets before bagging started.
Or a change over from cow pellets to horse pellets with different
ingredients and different heat requirements...
Why don't you call the company and let us know what they say?? |
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| BARRELHORSE USA - 2017-03-06 10:12 PM
WiscoRacer - 2017-03-06 8:36 PM
Just picked up a bag of Ametza Bermuda/Alfalfa pellets and found these super hard black pellets in it. Thought it could be molasses but I literally had to take a branch cutters to cut them in half. And don't judge me but I did taste one and they're not sweet at all and won't dissolve. Any ideas??
Or any suggestions for a pellet I can get in AZ that's good quality? Not a fan of standlee.
As you know, to make any type of pellet the product has to
be wet down, mixed, chopped up and then run thru a
pressurized baking procedure as the pellet is formed.
This appears to be burnt pellets caused by faulty equipment,
break for lunch, over night, and the head was not cleansed
of the burnt pellets before bagging started.
Or a change over from cow pellets to horse pellets with different
ingredients and different heat requirements...
Why don't you call the company and let us know what they say??
I messaged them on Facebook and they saw it but no response yet. At least they're an ionophore free company.
I honestly worry more about choking hazard. There's quite a few of them in the bag and even though I soak them, whatever these are don't dissolve and are insanely hard. |
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 Brains Behind the Operation...
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Location: Arizona | I used Lakin brand pellets when I lived in AZ - lived there for 14 years & never had any issues with the brand. I use Standlee now that I live in MT, and do like them very much as well. Standlee has been super consistent from bag to bag. |
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| WiscoRacer - 2017-03-07 6:36 PM
Just picked up a bag of Ametza Bermuda/Alfalfa pellets and found these super hard black pellets in it. Thought it could be molasses but I literally had to take a branch cutters to cut them in half. And don't judge me but I did taste one and they're not sweet at all and won't dissolve. Any ideas??
Or any suggestions for a pellet I can get in AZ that's good quality? Not a fan of standlee.
ametza are crap..... sacate is out of az but I don't know where you are so I don't know if they ship to your neck of the woods
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Tried and True
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Location: Where I am happiest | There is a Standlee factory/mill whatever you want to call it by me. If you saw the hay they use you would never feed it. I'm sure the inside of the bales are good, but the outside sure as heck isnt. We are talking black slime mold. |
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Location: Northwest | ThreeCorners - 2017-03-07 2:28 AM
There is a Standlee factory/mill whatever you want to call it by me. If you saw the hay they use you would never feed it.  I'm sure the inside of the bales are good, but the outside sure as heck isnt. We are talking black slime mold.
That is really interesting! |
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I just read the headlines
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| ThreeCorners - 2017-03-07 4:28 AM
There is a Standlee factory/mill whatever you want to call it by me. If you saw the hay they use you would never feed it.  I'm sure the inside of the bales are good, but the outside sure as heck isnt. We are talking black slime mold.
Well, crap, I switched back to Standlee cubes because I have a horse that sweats A LOT in the summer on alfalfa and thought he might do better on the timothy/alfalfa. Well, I guess I'll be going back to Mustang Sally cubes.
Thanks for the info, ThreeCorners.  |
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Location: Got Lobsta? | ThreeCorners - 2017-03-07 5:28 AM There is a Standlee factory/mill whatever you want to call it by me. If you saw the hay they use you would never feed it. I'm sure the inside of the bales are good, but the outside sure as heck isnt. We are talking black slime mold.
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