This message is from: "jen frame" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Bonnie, all commercial feeds suggest what you just wrote about: you feed by weight not by Vollume. But I spoke with Dr. Dan of the Natural Vet--the products that were asked about in the first post in this chain--and he specifically said that when switching from commercial feed to whole oats, do it by vollume and not by weight. I double checked with him to make sure that was correct, since it is different than what we are all taught. He said you have to experiment to get the right amount, but to do it by vollume. what I am finding is that I need to lower the vollume when feeding oats. The supplements added are what are required to ballance the deficiencies in oats, and to make the calcium:phosphorous ratio correct. Jen
On 1/23/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > From my understanding of feeding it is best to feed by weight and not > volume. The same volume of one feed can weigh much more than another, even > the > same grain, but in a different form such as rolled oats verse whole. Whole > are > much heavier and feeding the same volume would not be a good situation. Get a > scale and weigh different feeds out. You just might be surprised at what > 1lb really looks like. I might suggest a good book call Understanding Equine > Nutrition written by Karen Briggs. This should answer most of your > questions. I manage over 40 horses currently including Fjords and do not > have any > over weight issues. Supplements have their place, but over all most do not > need as many as it seem except to make their owners feel better. > > > > Good Luck > > Bonnie Morris > > > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 > > The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: > http://tinyurl.com/rcepw The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
