This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dear mary, even if you decided against the swallows, how would you keep them out? it sounds like they are very industrious and crafty. denise, sierra foothills, calif. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jon & Mary Ofjord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 9:01 PM Subject: Feeding grain & Barn Swallows
> This message is from: Jon & Mary Ofjord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Denise wrote:>.....like purina strategy. it's not too hot." > > One of the boarders at our stable has us feed Purina Strategy to her horse. > It is listed at 14% crude protien-same as most sweet feeds, along with 6% > fat. The first ingredient on the label is "Processed grain > by-products"....just what the heck is THAT????? Plus, the stuff molds > quickly if any falls on the stall floor. We have to go in the stall and dig > out the moldy stuff on the floor every couple days. UGH! I wouldn't feed > it to my horses!!!!! Purina suggests feeding 1/2% of body weight to mature, > idle horses, so a 1000 lb horse would eat 5 pounds? Plus hay,of course. > Our Fjords would look like balloons on those rations. They look like > balloons anyhow. Our vet calls them turnips. > > I have a question for any of you out there who have barns. Do you allow > barn swallows to nest in the barn? We just put up our new barn (If you > build it, they will come) and almost immediately a couple barn swallows > started putting up a nest over one of the lights above the stalls. I > knocked down the nest every day for about a week and they have now put up > another nest in a less vulnerable area. I have heard that the birds can > carry lice that can fall onto horses and cause problems, not to mention > the droppings on everything.Is this true, or have the old wives been > telling tales again? I realize the birds do a great service by eating > insects, but does that benefit outweigh the potential problems? Any advice > anyone???? .......and just where did these birds live before we put up the > barn? > > Mary O. > North Coast Equestrian Center > Grand Marais, Minnesota > > > >
