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| Has anyone ever used an A&M crumble??? I currently only feed 1 CUP of ultium twice a day.. we are talking a few ounces just to get their vitamins and curost in them... THey literally eat it in 2 -3 bites.. lol my horses are extremely easy keepers and even this tiny amount of a higher fat feed is not needed I am thinking. :) I have one horse that can't have oats, the others can but I don't want to use 3 different things with 3 different horses. My feed store just started carrying an alfalfa/Molasses crumble thats high fiber, and very low fat.. like less than 2% which is a great idea.. lol I'm not worried about the molasses really as it will be such a tiny part of their overall diet.. But I have never seen an alfalfa crumble before!
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| I did waaaaay back when, like I was a teenager way back when.. I remember my parents ordering our feed on the phone for the feed store to deliver to us, there would always be about 6 bags of A&M in our feed room.. we had high performance hunter jumpers at home to feed. Other than that, I remember it was very moist upon opening and then it'd get hard like concrete and for some reason I was warned to never wet it before feeeding. I'm sure the formula has been perfected since then but I think if you are just using the ultium as a way to get your supps in, I'd just stick to that, unless you aren't happy with the way they are looking. If that A&M is anything like I remember, if you don't use it up pretty quick you'll be dealing with a concrete brick to chip away at when it's time to feed. |
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| Thanks ! My point for feeding it would be to eliminate the fat in my horses diets. Lol they are just staying to fat, even on Very Little ultium. Lol |
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Location: Smack Dab in the Middle | In your position, I'd just get a good, high quality alfalfa pellet or cube, wet the small amount that you want with water or even an oil (I'd choose a good omega 3 oil) and feed that.
I wish I had your problem of needing to eliminate fat :)
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| RockinGR - 2018-03-29 6:25 AM
In your position, I'd just get a good, high quality alfalfa pellet or cube, wet the small amount that you want with water or even an oil (I'd choose a good omega 3 oil) and feed that.
I wish I had your problem of needing to eliminate fat :)
LOl I tried alfalfa pellets and since they get alfalfa hay, they sift through and won't eat them. They are eating the timothy pellets rather good so that might be an option. lol THey of course love oat pellets but that will put me right back where I started. LOL.. |
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| I have one of those easy keepers who gets fat on air. He also cannot have oats. I just started him on the Bluebonnet stride 101 product, he gets about 1/2 cup twice a day-provides all the mins and vitamins. I have 100 acres of good grazing and I have to keep him up a few hours every day. If he is up over night for weather he gets a few alfalfa cubes and Timothy hay. Edited add I have 7 horses so I am used to feeding them differently-you should see my instructions when I have to have someone feed for me, lol
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Location: Texas | I used to take a handful of alfalfa cubes, add my supplements, then add water until it was almost soupy. Let it stand for 10 minutes and the alfalfa cubes turn to mush. My horses would slurp it up and lick the bucket. |
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Location: LouLouVille, OK | What feeds do you have excess too?
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| cindyt - 2018-03-29 11:15 AM
What feeds do you have excess too?
Pretty much everything except Blue bonnet etc. I'm going to stick with my one cup of Ultium gastric care I think.. Pretty amazing both my horses get used pretty hard and stay very much plump.. lol THey look amazing. I just want to keep their weight down if I can. |
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