Out of feed and it's the weekend -- substitutes

[Shiloh Acres]

I have a female, possibly pregnant, and the feed store just closed and I don't have enough of her regular feed. Slight emergency earlier, and I JUST remembered.

She has a good quality free choice hay, but scarfs her pellets like she's starving.

I have rabbit pellets, layer pellets, kid and lamb (which does have copper) and a bit of leftover grain for dairy cows/goats. I also have calf manna. And other stuff like non-grain based catfood and dogfood, and hen scratch. I think that's it.

Am I right in thinking NONE of this is suitable, except calf manna as a top dressing only? Sigh. She's a picky eater regarding scraps. She'll eat fresh pulled grass from my hand but nothing from the kitchen that I've ever found.

I feel bad with her having nothing but hay and browse for a few days tho.

Any suggestions?

 

[Beekissed]

If it's just for the weekend, I don't see why you couldn't use the lamb feed. Two day's worth of the wrong feed couldn't do too much damage, could it?

 

[ksalvagno]

My suggestion would be that she would be fine for a couple of days without her grain. I don't give my alpacas grain every day anymore. If you really want to give her something, maybe a handful of calf manna.

 

[freemotion]

She'll be fine. You may need a hug, but she'll be just fine!

 

[mully]

I would go with the calf manna but for 2 days you need not worry

 

[Shiloh Acres]

Thanks y'all.

She lies the calf manna. I was concerned about giving her too much. It seems to increase appetite and she already dances around me like crazy when I have a feed bucket. She makes me feel guilty like I am starving her, LOL.

She does have the hay free choice and lays next to the bale most of the day, just munching. She won't let me get a good feel of her under that wool except around her head so I'm not sure of her condition, though judging by the muscle on her legs I THINK she's ok.

She's just so excited about food I feel terrible for depriving her for a few days.

Thanks all.