Feed Program

[A Little Blessing]

Okie, dokie! I have my Purina Enrich 32 in the garage, waiting to start making baggies for the people who feed at the farm and want to double check before I dole out the grain.

According to feeding instructions, Blessing should be getting 1/4lb of grain for every 5 pounds of hay she gets. According to the 2% "rule" which I will follow for now until winter sets in because she is QUITE the easy keeper, she should be getting just UNDER 1/4lb of the Enrich (As based on 4.6lbs of hay ((230x.02))). Now, she will only be getting the roughly 5lbs of hay in total a day, so I should be splitting the 1/4lb of Enrich, correct?

Oy vey! Remember, she is a 30", five year old who is an easy keeper. She will be in light to moderate work and turned out on a dry lot.

Thanks, sorry for all the questions!

 

[chandab]

With such a small amount, I don't know that you would have to split up the daily amount of Enrich 32; but, I like to feed everything twice a day (hay and grain), so I would split it.

I have a 31" stallion that gets 1/4# of ration balancer, it comes to about 2/3 cup; so, I feed him 1/3 cup 2x daily. Its a pitiful little amount in his bucket, but that's all he's supposed to get and he does fine on it (along with hay and/or pasture).

Really with ration balancers, the amount any mini gets is pretty small; my B-size minis on maintenance get 2/3 cup 2x daily, which really isn't much at all, but just fine for these easy-keeping chubbos. [i use a dry measure kitchen cup, well 2/3 cup measure, to measure out their feed. I did weigh it all initially, now I just scoop.]

 

[A Little Blessing]

I was questioning splitting it because it is such a small amount! Poor thing probably only just tastes it then it's gone! She was on 1/4 cup of Gro' N Win, but she wasn't in too much work then, so I'm thinking the 1/3 of a cup twice a day now that she is working will work.

 

[barnbum]

Julie--three of mine get-literlly--1/2 tsp of Mega-Cell twice a day. Once a half oz is divided--there's just not much there! I add one treat--bite sized. They still look forward to it and always get their hay right afterwards. So--she'll be fine. It bothers us more than it bothers them.

 

[A Little Blessing]

Sometimes i feel like it's "Here, here are four pellets!" Really though, the grain actually came out to a reasonable amount and little B cannot complain.

Did all of the AMs. Going to grab her MSM and do 200 more, but PMs this time!

I know it' s a lot to bag at once and I question separating it all, but this is the way it has to be and it has worked for me well in the past. Might have to see if I can find her some cookies at the tack shop today...

 

[Mominis]

Blessing should be getting 1/4lb of grain for every 5 pounds of hay she gets. According to the 2% "rule" which I will follow for now until winter sets in because she is QUITE the easy keeper, she should be getting just UNDER 1/4lb of the Enrich (As based on 4.6lbs of hay ((230x.02))). Now, she will only be getting the roughly 5lbs of hay in total a day, so I should be splitting the 1/4lb of Enrich, correct?

If I were to give Shake 4 or 5 pounds of hay, I'd have to roll him out to the round pen, not walk him. LOL!

 

[A Little Blessing]

I'm just going ot have to figure it out. As it stands, she will be getting a third of a cup of Enrich in the morning and in the evening and half a flake of hay after those meals. SHe gained weight at the farm she is at now (Grrr.), so I'm sure I will be adjusting anyway.