AmyMay
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Do I feed them in the shell or out of the shell??????
thanks
thanks
Black Sunflower Seeds
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amandaco2
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as they come in shells.
i soak mine to help them be digested, otherwise the birds eat them when they come out the other end.
i soak mine to help them be digested, otherwise the birds eat them when they come out the other end.
AmyMay
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How long do I need to soak for A??
Shipley
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I feed them straight away without soaking in the shells as they come from the feed merchants
Keltic
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I feed them straight away without soaking in the shells as they come from the feed merchants
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Me too, the girls love em!!
I feed them straight away without soaking in the shells as they come from the feed merchants
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Me too, the girls love em!!
AmyMay
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How much do you all feed?
kerilli
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i don't soak them and haven't found any in the poos yet! i'm sure mine are digesting them fine.
i feed a mugful per horse, two times a day, to those with bad feet, and 1/2 a mug 2x daily for the others. very palatable, have had no probs feeding them at all.
i feed a mugful per horse, two times a day, to those with bad feet, and 1/2 a mug 2x daily for the others. very palatable, have had no probs feeding them at all.
amandaco2
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i feed half a small scoop in the morning feed.soaked overnight.
Rainbowrider
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I feed about 1/4 pint per day. If a blue tit can peck open the shells, I can't see a reason a horse would struggle! Mine love them!
They make my chickens eggs taste peppery too, if I give them some as a treat!
They make my chickens eggs taste peppery too, if I give them some as a treat!
AmyMay
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Thanks all for your observations.
I bought them at the weekend - and then suddenly thought that I should have bought shelled ones. The white ones can be bought shelled.
I'll start him on them tonight and see how we get on.
I bought them at the weekend - and then suddenly thought that I should have bought shelled ones. The white ones can be bought shelled.
I'll start him on them tonight and see how we get on.
tabithakat64
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Lady gets a mug a day (un-soaked), fat boy Fudge doesn't get them any more as he's dieting
Is Thumper still getting choke?
TarantuLove
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I feed 1lb a day split in 2 feeds. My very fussy neddy eats them out of my hand!
Keltic
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1 mug each
amandaco2
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my horses dont peck open the shell LOL,in fact they seem to just gulp it down rather than chew them so they go down whole into the gut lol.(judging by the number of whole seeds that came out when i started feeding them unsoaked)
AmyMay
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Is Thumper still getting choke?
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Hi Tabatha - no. Touch wood no more episodes of choke since last February. I've changed my management of him, which seems to have done the trick.
Good memory madam!
Is Thumper still getting choke?
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Hi Tabatha - no. Touch wood no more episodes of choke since last February. I've changed my management of him, which seems to have done the trick.
Good memory madam!
Nuttymanxmare
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I feed one cup a day to my 15.2 with the shells on and unsoaked
