Hard feed for native baby ?

[Simbapony]

Collecting a 7 month old weaned welsh D foal tomorrow all being well. What would you feed in terms of hard feed, and quantities? Its not from the breeder.

 

[Amy May In A Manger]

Does it need hard feed? What is its current management?

 

[honetpot]

In my experience none, but I have picked up a youngster from a stud where they were fattening them like bullocks. I just give them as much forage as they can eat and perhaps a token feed to establish a routine of something like Suregrow.

 

[Follysmum]

Suregrow is great

 

[rhino]

Suregrow is good and very popular. My now 2yo has done really well on the keyflow nurture pro balancer (he was introduced gradually to it from 7 months), they suggested I used the lower feed rate as he’s a native x

 

[Mrs. Glittery Jingle Balls]

I would just give adlib forage with a very small hand full of hard feed with a good supplement in It. More harm done overfeeding babies than is understood I think.

 

[gallopingby]

Suregrow contains the essentials and as you only need a small amount a bag should last a long time.

 

[millitiger]

Handful of Suregrow every day and unlimited hay.

I got my section D at the same age and he is now 4 and been on above food since I got him.
He's like Goldilocks, not too far, not too thin, just right

 

[MarvelVillis]

I'm feeding my 1.5 year old Exmoor a small handful of Thunderbrooks chaff to mix in with Spillers Gro N Win.

 

[tda]

Adlib hay/haylage and turnout on grass is what I think they need. I know others may not agree.

Please go and have a look at the ingredients of suregrow, its mainly GM Soya

 

[Titchy Reindeer]

My 6 month old pony is currently getting a small amount of soaked grass and lucerne nuts with a vit and min supplement, salt and oily herbs. Basically what his mum eats as that's what he's been playing with, then eating, since he was a baby.

 

[Horseysheepy]

If kept out with a herd and constant access to good quality haylage and a salt lick that should be enough.
Monitor condition and ensure regular worming.
Otherwise, I've used either Suregrow or Baileys Stud Balancer in the past mixed with a basic chaff.

 

[JesterandPatch]

my babies get a small handful of molasses free chaff in morning with Mare, foal and youngstock balancer, a bit of protexin as came with a worm burden so were a bit loose after worming, egg count zero now, out on limited grass with hay available if wanted, then evening a tiny bit of Pink mash, chaff, more balancer and some linseed to help with coat and adlib hay, coats and condition is looking so much better and both growing nicely. They have a salt lick in their shelter and absolutely love it.