cheekywelshie
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So the Welshie has been out in the day with two mares and in at night with a haynet and his dinner (Safe and Sound) over spring and summer. He's fairly trim - (puts weight on easily) and seemed ok ( tho I had seem him trying to graze over the fence) - until the other night when he seemed to come in starving as he wolfed his food down then we had an episode of choke - fortunately only lasted fifteen minutes or so.
The next day he went out as normal. There isn't lots of grass but it isn't a bare paddock either. He's out with 2 others though in the evening the field may be grazed by the three that go out at night - they have access to another field which they seem to go in but sometimes they graze in the 'daytime' paddock as the other field is accessed through this. Anyway on Friday I left him out all day (during the day he's in the 'day' paddock only, the gate to the other is closed) and then all night where he had access to the other field. I went down the next morning and he looked a bit sleepy but not starving.. Saturday I did the same. I expected he will have less energy but of course now the rain has come I am worried maybe 24/7 not a good idea - maybe he'll put weight on - he's fairly good at the minute or maybe he'll be at risk from lami - or...arghhh what are most folks doing this time of year ! Should I go back to the old routine and give more hay, or turn out at night and in in day or just leave him out 24/7 and see how he goes!
The next day he went out as normal. There isn't lots of grass but it isn't a bare paddock either. He's out with 2 others though in the evening the field may be grazed by the three that go out at night - they have access to another field which they seem to go in but sometimes they graze in the 'daytime' paddock as the other field is accessed through this. Anyway on Friday I left him out all day (during the day he's in the 'day' paddock only, the gate to the other is closed) and then all night where he had access to the other field. I went down the next morning and he looked a bit sleepy but not starving.. Saturday I did the same. I expected he will have less energy but of course now the rain has come I am worried maybe 24/7 not a good idea - maybe he'll put weight on - he's fairly good at the minute or maybe he'll be at risk from lami - or...arghhh what are most folks doing this time of year ! Should I go back to the old routine and give more hay, or turn out at night and in in day or just leave him out 24/7 and see how he goes!
) but it would still be controlled. The other option could be to bring him in to a haynet for half an hour before you feed him so he doesn't wolf it down and get choke again.
