Re: fjord ideal weight

2005-05-19 Thread CHERYL GARNICA
This message is from: CHERYL GARNICA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Good point on the nutrient/dust component. Many of us at the mercy of the local feed store for hay however. Remember reading an article where a trainer said you should have your hay analyzed for nutrition content. Local feed store had

Re: fjord ideal weight

2005-05-19 Thread Warren Stockwell
This message is from: "Warren Stockwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Original Message - From: "Marsha Jo Hannah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > CHERYL GARNICA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I am a 2 week newbie fjord owner and wondered about the wt. issue. [...] > > I am going by rule of thumb an

Re: fjord ideal weight

2005-05-19 Thread Marsha Jo Hannah
This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CHERYL GARNICA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am a 2 week newbie fjord owner and wondered about the wt. issue. [...] > I am going by rule of thumb and feeding by weight, meaning feed 2% > of body wt. estimated as I do with the other ho

Re: fjord ideal weight

2005-05-17 Thread Reena Giola
This message is from: "Reena Giola" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cheryl thanks for bringing it up about the density.also the richness of the hay has to be considered. When we moved from CA to MI the hay was much richer in CA, so a very small flake was requiredwe also do it by weight.and afte

RE: fjord ideal weight

2005-05-17 Thread CHERYL GARNICA
This message is from: CHERYL GARNICA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am a 2 week newbie fjord owner and wondered about the wt. issue. The trusty measuring tape I think MIGHT be ballpark accurate within 100# or so, MAYBEdon't think it takes into consideration the heavier boned legs compared to other