This message is from: "ruth bushnell" <fjo...@frontiernet.net>
This message is from: jern...@mosquitonet.com>
So how big is a flake: are they consistent? what weight? And what kind of
hay? I
have found that "flakes" vary in thickness and weight from bale to bale.
Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska , still moderately warm for October at 55
degrees!
THAT'S absolutely right, Jean.. about the only way to know is to weigh your
portions.
I might add that portions also depend on the individual Fjord, also their
circumstances--
youngsters require more, and sometimes elders do too. We feed more in cold
weather too,
or if they're worked hard. There is no "one-portion-fits-all".. best to keep
an eye on their
waistline. Of course pasture is overly rich in the springtime and should be
timed, but
this time of year we allow all day browsing because the grass is mostly
dormant.
We run them out mornings, back in evenings.. they look great. (never feed at
night)
It's too easy to overfeed a Fjord.
Ruthie, nw mt US
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