Oily herbs and fussy eaters

[webble]

Having seen all the positive posts on here about oily herbs I decided I would give them a go. Bloody fussy eater horse won't eat them though! Has anyone else had this?

I have tried adding molasses, apple juice and tumeric (not all together) but that hasn't helped. Any polite suggestions please?

 

[Roxylola]

Try just a sprinkle and build up?
What do you feed them with? Only that Bon (who isn't fussy) went off linseed this time last year and has just done the same this year. He goes from polished buckets to half a feed pushed about and ignored. I've reduced linseed and added a little more mix which has done the job (for now)

 

[webble]

Yes it's possible I've over done it, I was expecting him to like it. It's with baileys no 8 and dengie healthy tummy

 

[Cloball]

No help here mine eats them by themselves and licks the plate

 

[Horseysheepy]

My boy loves his oily herbs, I find they are very good at masking other things, like I've just introduced brewers yeast in his feeds and some don't like the taste, but he didn't notice!.

I feed 60ml a day, but I introduced it a tiny bit at a time until on full amount, so maybe start with a smidgen and go from there.

 

[Roxylola]

When I first started progressive earth balancer I had to work up to a full dose.
Tbf, they're pretty strong tastes

 

[webble]

When I first started progressive earth balancer I had to work up to a full dose.
Tbf, they're pretty strong tastes

Yes that's why he has the no 8 to hide his pe balancer

 

[TPO]

Have you tried making a tea/infusion with them? Basically add boiled water and let them stew for a while then use that to dampen his feed?

I'm another with a fussy eater -ironic given that Fat Cob is the size of a double decker bus- who had inhaled them from the get go.

 

[Surbie]

Having seen all the positive posts on here about oily herbs I decided I would give them a go. Bloody fussy eater horse won't eat them though! Has anyone else had this?

I have tried adding molasses, apple juice and tumeric (not all together) but that hasn't helped. Any polite suggestions please?

Yes, mine wasn't keen. I had to take it right back and build up.

 

[Titchy Reindeer]

Mine wasn't fond of the full dose of oily herbs with her barley, so I've worked up to it and mixed them in with a bit of soaked grass nuts stolen from the Old Lady. I've never seen a horse so keen on grass nuts as Little Madam, she then licks the bowl clean.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

Try a small amount and slowly increase although mine ate the full dose from the off they seem to really like them.

 

[SEL]

A wide bowl means the smell dissipates a bit too. A normal trug means their nostrils are right in amongst the food and any horse that is a bit funny with smells gets it magnified.