3Beasties
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For the last week or so my suger beet has been frozen or icy when I have come to feed it (never frozen solid, just the excess water). Would you risk feeding it like this? What do you do to prevent it freezing?
Freezing Suger Beet
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CrazyMare
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Don't feed it anymore but we used to put the bucket inside a bigger bucket, with a layer of straw in the gap between the big and little bucket.
Chestnuttymare
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i wrap the bucket in a rug and then put bigger bucket over it. either that or just do a batch for the day. If mine is frozen i pour hot water over it. i wouldn't feed it frozen tho'. can't imagine it would be very nice on a cold day.
MistletoeMegan
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I wouldn't risk feeding it personally, but one way to stop it from freezing is to make it up in a coolbox
amandathepanda
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When it is cold like this I make it up about 5 hours before feeding with hot water - it soaks more quickly with hot water and you know it won't be frozen.
Shilasdair
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For the last week or so my suger beet has been frozen or icy when I have come to feed it (never frozen solid, just the excess water). Would you risk feeding it like this? What do you do to prevent it freezing?
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I use speedibeet, and take it home at night, then use hot tap water to fill the bucket up. It soaks while I drive to the yard in the morning, and do their hay.
It doesn't spill either, as it soaks so quickly.
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For the last week or so my suger beet has been frozen or icy when I have come to feed it (never frozen solid, just the excess water). Would you risk feeding it like this? What do you do to prevent it freezing?
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I use speedibeet, and take it home at night, then use hot tap water to fill the bucket up. It soaks while I drive to the yard in the morning, and do their hay.
It doesn't spill either, as it soaks so quickly.
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Tinkle
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I have my Alfabeet mixed up in an old picnic cool box - not frozen as yet.
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measles
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I wouldn't feed it frozen or very cold, no. Others have lots of good ideas to prevent freezing.
MagicMelon
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Why not feed it very cold? I do, sometimes with small chunks of ice in it! Horses quite like munching ice sugar beet. I do keep mine in an old freezer (obviously not on...) though which helps a bit.
wonkey_donkey
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I keep mine on a table off the floor with a towel over the top. Never had it freeze yet.
Ali2
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My horse wont eat his Speedibeet unless its hot! He gets his full ration for freshly prepared for supper and just gets Alfa Oil and hay for breakfast 