Fat foal

[davard]

I have a 7 mth old welsh sec d foal. She looks very plump, she gets wormed every 6 wks so pretty sure she hasn't got worms.
She gets a handful of chaff and two handfuls of mix twice daily and a section of hay twice daily. Is it to much coz it doesn't seem a lot but her belly is still growing?

 

[PalominoMare]

Does she live in or out?

Babies (and in my case I am referring to by welshie yearling) gets plump and then takes a growth spurt and looks a bit lean and then does the cycle all over again. Currently she is on the plump side but she lives out rugless and so it's not too much of a concern as she wil need it.

 

[MillionDollar]

I never feed my youngsters, i only would if they needed condition. Even my 2yo WB who lives out 24/7 on grass with no rug has never been fed.

 

[BigRed]

why don't you save yourself some money on the 6 weekly worming. Get a worm count done, then you can worm her only if she needs it.

 

[forestfantasy]

why don't you save yourself some money on the 6 weekly worming. Get a worm count done, then you can worm her only if she needs it.

Agree with this 100% ^^^

What mix are you feeding? You would probably be fine just feeding a multi-vit supplement with a bit of HiFi and no mix.

 

[davard]

She is out during the day and in during the night unrugged. She has only a basic livery mix!

 

[Polotash]

Cut out the mix (youngsters and especially natives don't need them and you don't want to make her joints and bones grow to fast) but then stop worrying about her. A bit of fat will see her through the winter and some of it is prob fluffy foal coat anyway ;0) !

 

[davard]

Thanks for your advice. It's my first foal I've bred x