lupinfarm
Loving the herd life
I'm thinking of switching to small squares for the rest of this season. My girls aren't eating as much hay right now as they were say 3 or 4 weeks ago since we're coming up for real spring. The days are warmer, the nights are warmer, all that jazz.
Anyway, I currently have a 1 roundbale and 3/4 of a roundbale at home, about 500lbs and 350lbs in weight I think.
I've noticed that Mylies current hay in her field right-this-minute is on the dusty side. It doesn't smell *musty* to me but it IS quite dusty. It's been there for a while and I'm thinking of taking it out and giving her the 3/4 roundbale which is dusty but not super dusty (what roundbale hay *isn't* dusty?). I can get small squares at probably 50-60lbs each from a guy nearby for $2.50 a bale and was thinking of going to buy 50 bales. I'm also feeding the pony, who will finish up the full roundbale (I'm taking hay off in flakes for her).
Is it realistic to think that I could feed a quarter bale at breakfast (2 flakes) and a quarter bale at dinner (2 flakes) per horse? They're on pasture 24/7 and get the proper amount of Equalizer per horse twice a day.
Anyway, I currently have a 1 roundbale and 3/4 of a roundbale at home, about 500lbs and 350lbs in weight I think.
I've noticed that Mylies current hay in her field right-this-minute is on the dusty side. It doesn't smell *musty* to me but it IS quite dusty. It's been there for a while and I'm thinking of taking it out and giving her the 3/4 roundbale which is dusty but not super dusty (what roundbale hay *isn't* dusty?). I can get small squares at probably 50-60lbs each from a guy nearby for $2.50 a bale and was thinking of going to buy 50 bales. I'm also feeding the pony, who will finish up the full roundbale (I'm taking hay off in flakes for her).
Is it realistic to think that I could feed a quarter bale at breakfast (2 flakes) and a quarter bale at dinner (2 flakes) per horse? They're on pasture 24/7 and get the proper amount of Equalizer per horse twice a day.