This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>horses seem to prefer the fence posts, cedar. NEVER build any fences or barns etc. out of cedar: They LOVE it! and it is so crispy to chew! I learned that after I built a lovely feeding area using cedar fence posts and boards. My fjords chew wood out of frustration and boredom, especially after it has been raining for days, and the rain also softens up the surface of the rails to make it more inviting. I looked out one day to see all four lined up at the inner fence (no electric) chewing away! Chewing seems to increase when the snow first comes also. I feed some Calf Manna in the winter months, quit it in the summer, but I feel that the Calf Manna has extra calcium and magnesium which helps deter the chewing. Also I cut green aspen saplings and throw lengths of green aspen logs into their corrals to chew on. They do seem to need to chew on something and Green aspen seems a lot healthier than dry (treated) boards! Wood chewing is not the same as cribbing..don't know if a cribbing collar would really work to deter chewing itself. These fall days my fjords are kept busy picking up the gold aspen leaves that are falling in their corrals..hardly a leaf to be seen! At least that keeps them off the fence rails! Jean in golden Fairbanks, Alaska, another 60 degree sunny day! ************************************************************ Jean Ernest Fairbanks, Alaska [EMAIL PROTECTED]
