TooManyCobs
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Hi all..
My friendly local farmer has just donated me a big bale of lucerne hay.. never one to turn down freebies i've accepted but just wanted to check if everyone was of the opinion that my plans of how to feed it are safe!
I know its high in protein and low in sodium.. i've got that off the internet.. and i dont plan to feed it to my good doers at all. But for the two that need supplementary feeding in the winter, can i safely replace some of their grain feed ration with a haynet of the lucerne hay whilst maintaining their rations of medow hay? We have poor grazing here so they aren't getting a lot of grass in their diet, and i'll keep one grain feed a day so they can continue to have their multi vitamin.
Can anyone see any harm in giving it to them in this way?
Thanks in advance.
My friendly local farmer has just donated me a big bale of lucerne hay.. never one to turn down freebies i've accepted but just wanted to check if everyone was of the opinion that my plans of how to feed it are safe!
I know its high in protein and low in sodium.. i've got that off the internet.. and i dont plan to feed it to my good doers at all. But for the two that need supplementary feeding in the winter, can i safely replace some of their grain feed ration with a haynet of the lucerne hay whilst maintaining their rations of medow hay? We have poor grazing here so they aren't getting a lot of grass in their diet, and i'll keep one grain feed a day so they can continue to have their multi vitamin.
Can anyone see any harm in giving it to them in this way?
Thanks in advance.