getting him to actually eat his feed!

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fox had been on baileys topline conditioning mix, fast fibre, alfa a oil, micronized linseed and mint. i decided to stop feeding the mix as it wasnt making any difference and was simply a waste of money. but now he wont eat his feed, dont know if its too bland for him or something but he wont touch it. ive tried adding carrots, apples, polos, nothing works. dont want to add mollasses as they send him a bit loopy. any suggestions guys?
thank you :)
 
what about non mollased sugar beat, I'm using speedi beat it's been a godsend for me after months of searching for something that will get him to eat his concoction of supplements :)

there is also kwik beat and both companies will send you a sample if you ask them, you will have to google tho as I can't remember who makes them.
 
victoria1980x said:
what about non mollased sugar beat, I'm using speedi beat it's been a godsend for me after months of searching for something that will get him to eat his concoction of supplements :)

there is also kwik beat and both companies will send you a sample if you ask them, you will have to google tho as I can't remember who makes them.
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i was thinking about sugar beet, might give it a go :) thanks!

dilbert_uk said:
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the only difference it was making was making his feed taste better.. it didnt do anything to change his condition
 
OP you have my sympathies as I have one particularly finicky eater too! Have you checked whether it is taste or texture which is putting your boy off? Presumably the fast fibre is soaked, will he eat that on its own? If not, he might just prefer dry feed. I mention this only because it is my livery yard's policy to feed wet but one of my horses will leave wet feed, including linseed and mineral balancer. Kwik Beet is the one thing which she will accept wet - and REALLY wet! I have found feeding Kwik Beet as a separate feed with mineral balancer and powder-based supplements very successful, just leaving the yard to feed the pellet/chaff elements as normal. Mixing dry and wet bits together created bit of a lottery - one day she'd eat clean up, other days leave quite a lot. Might not apply to your boy but you never know.
 
its a pain hen! by all means he shouldnt be picky as he was left starving in a stable by his old owner for many months so youd think he'd eat anything! he prefers he feed really wet, he used to be on that ready mash extra and loved it but again it never made a difference so came off it! defo going to try the sugar beet though i think!
 
When I was trying to disguise some medication in my pony's food I very patiently grated her apples and carrots into it to spread them out :)
 
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