JenHunt
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bit of background - Tom is 16hh, 18yo, hunting short days once or twice a week, hacking out once or twice a week. out 20/7 most of the time, only coming in overnight before hunting and if the weather is foul. Been doing this 'routine' for 4 years. He was eating up, until last weekend, and just started leaving more of his tea each time. Last night he left half of it - he picks out the carrots, and the meadowherb mix...
I always clean his trough out, and don't leave the left overs in it.
Feed - speedibeet, micronised linseed meal, spillers conditioning chaff, and a handful of meadowherb mix. 2 measures of boswellia and some carrots. It's not a big "meal" it amounts to 2 stubbs scoops full, and he's got plenty of time to eat it as he's fed at 6 and turned out again at 10.
The meadowherb mix was added only to encourage him to eat up, as he has been known in the past to reject sugarbeet once the grass starts growing in spring, and it's usually enough to get him to eat up.
I usually use alfa A oil, but the supplier hasn't had any the last twice I've been in, so I've gone for the spiller conditioning chaff. Can't say I like it, but they have both been happily eating it (up til the weekend, when Tom, but not Ron has gone off it).
I use speedibeet as Ron is sugar sensitive and I'm not buying 2 bags...
His teeth were done 5 weeks ago, and dentist said there was a tiny bit on one side but nothing major. He looks, and feels well, he's bright eyed, his temperature is fine, he's drinking normally, and his stable is its usual pigstye after half an hour of being it (no runs, and no constipation). His coat is amazingly shiny!
my only thought is that there's still plenty of grass in the field and he's not hungry? any other ideas?
I always clean his trough out, and don't leave the left overs in it.
Feed - speedibeet, micronised linseed meal, spillers conditioning chaff, and a handful of meadowherb mix. 2 measures of boswellia and some carrots. It's not a big "meal" it amounts to 2 stubbs scoops full, and he's got plenty of time to eat it as he's fed at 6 and turned out again at 10.
The meadowherb mix was added only to encourage him to eat up, as he has been known in the past to reject sugarbeet once the grass starts growing in spring, and it's usually enough to get him to eat up.
I usually use alfa A oil, but the supplier hasn't had any the last twice I've been in, so I've gone for the spiller conditioning chaff. Can't say I like it, but they have both been happily eating it (up til the weekend, when Tom, but not Ron has gone off it).
I use speedibeet as Ron is sugar sensitive and I'm not buying 2 bags...
His teeth were done 5 weeks ago, and dentist said there was a tiny bit on one side but nothing major. He looks, and feels well, he's bright eyed, his temperature is fine, he's drinking normally, and his stable is its usual pigstye after half an hour of being it (no runs, and no constipation). His coat is amazingly shiny!
my only thought is that there's still plenty of grass in the field and he's not hungry? any other ideas?
