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Horse Care and Comfort

HAY

By:

jnjkennels_2008

Date:

2011-Aug-28 at 10:20PM

WE HAVE A YOUTH RANCH IN ARKANSAS. WE HAVE 17 HEAD OF GREAT KIDS HORSES. WE ARE ALSO IN A DROUGHT AND THE HAY FEILD WE WERE GOING TO CUT JUST GOT HIT BY GRASSHOPPERS. IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN FEED TO HELP STRETCH WHAT LITTLE HAY WE HAVE. WE ARE PRAYING WE DON,T HAVE TO SALE ANY FOR THE KIDS ARE VERY ATTACHED TO THESE HORSES. THANKS FOR ANY HELP.

Gen (Queensland, Australia) 2011-Aug-29 at 03:41AM

I don't know if you can get it over there, but you could try feeding Oat, Wheat or Millet Hay with your other hay.
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To get my horses to eat it and to make my Lucerne or Alf Alfa hay go further, I make both into chaff and mix the two together. That may or may not be practical for you I understand.
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Some places also produce baled grasses that you can put out as big round bales or chaff up and mix with your other hay as well.
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Hope it all works out for you.
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Kind regards,
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Gen

Dennis 2011-Aug-29 at 03:53AM

I am so sorry to hear that you are having such a trying time. One thing that you have to be careful of with horses is changing their feed. The horses digestive system is pretty delicate. Unlike cows that have multiple stomachs the horses gut is a single organ. If there are grass fields around you you can introduce them to plain grass. Since it sounds like your funds are very limited I will not suggest any manufactured feed. The only immediate suggestion I have is to beg, barrow but don't steal as much hay as you can. If you cannot keep up addequate feed for your horses, perhaps on of the rescue groups could help out.

Also try to get your community to help. The local 4H or FFA groups may be interested in sponsoring some of the horses as a project. People will usually help those that ask, and it sound like the kids are really luck to have you helping them.

Good luck
Cheers

star 2011-Aug-29 at 11:32AM

Crazy weather we are having everywhere.
We have pasture for my horse, lots, but the quality this year is the pitts.
One old farmer told me if you cut your fields down,as close as possible, after the first full moon in August next year it will be good fields again. We are doing that.
All the farmers are saying the same thing, weeds everywhere, and the hay farm I have always used has such poor quality hay this year I went to my backup, more expensive, but I had to do something.
I feel for you and like Dennis said do your best, ask around.
Hoping you solve your problem.
Ronda