kdtexas
Well-Known Member
I'm going to start weighing my grass hay so I can more closely monitor the amount Liberty is getting. I want to give her 1-1.5% of her body weight in grass hay, right?
I don't have scales; so do I need to purchase some or is there another way. I know sometimes when I move a bale of coastal bemuda around one bale will be heavier than another one so I know I can't just assume a flake will weight a certain amount all the time.
My Liberty (2yr old, 30-31") is really too fat; not obese but is getting higher on the body condition chart and I don't want any health issues. I cannot feel her ribs and she has some fatty pockets; vet has seen her and also says she needs to stop gaining weight. I'm also going to gradually remove her Strategy pelleted feed, start her on Born To Win, about 4 oz a day, her hay and then she will graze with a grazing muzzle on. I've gone over this plan with my vet and she is in agreement for me to try this before we do think about a thyroid test (a one time thyroid test is not diagnostic in her words).
So my question is how do ya'll weigh the hay? If I need to purchase a scale what type? Is lit like you see in farmers market to weigh you vegetables?
I don't have scales; so do I need to purchase some or is there another way. I know sometimes when I move a bale of coastal bemuda around one bale will be heavier than another one so I know I can't just assume a flake will weight a certain amount all the time.
My Liberty (2yr old, 30-31") is really too fat; not obese but is getting higher on the body condition chart and I don't want any health issues. I cannot feel her ribs and she has some fatty pockets; vet has seen her and also says she needs to stop gaining weight. I'm also going to gradually remove her Strategy pelleted feed, start her on Born To Win, about 4 oz a day, her hay and then she will graze with a grazing muzzle on. I've gone over this plan with my vet and she is in agreement for me to try this before we do think about a thyroid test (a one time thyroid test is not diagnostic in her words).
So my question is how do ya'll weigh the hay? If I need to purchase a scale what type? Is lit like you see in farmers market to weigh you vegetables?