Feed related question

[Helena88]

how quickly do you go through a 20kg bag of feed? cos i was looking at a feed website and it says that a 16.2+ horse (weighing around 550-600kg) should be fed 4kg/day (obv. split up) but that means a bag only lasts 5 days... is that right?

 

[Marilyn]

That sounds an awful lot! I feed mine of fibre alone (hay, alfa a and hi fi) and the youngster has a bag every week-10 days and the older mare a bag every 2 weeks...

 

[Marquire]

In the winter I feed my boy 3kg competition mix per day and go through 4/5 bags per month. He's 16hh and weighs 525kg. Add to this 5l Soya Oil, 1kg Mudgard, half a bag of Alfa A and 1/3 bag speedibeet per month.

Winter is an expensive time for me!

 

[piebaldsparkle]

15kg sack of sugar and cereal intollerance mix lasts my 15.3hh cob mare about 12 week, Alfa A Oil about 4 week and Hi Fi Good Doer 6 weeks - She doesn't get fed much (bless) as mainly lives off hay.

 

[_daisy_]

a bag of feed is currently lasting me 6days, Ebi gets approx 3kg of feed a day, however she is feeding a foal