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hexhammeasure

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Re: When to start feeding hay?
« Reply #15 on: November 08, 2013, 08:09:53 am »
I've always found my sheep eat home grown hay faster than bought in stuff - acquired tastes perhaps - starting to feed this week as the tups will be coming out next week or so - good for bringing everyone together for him and me!
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lachlanandmarcus

  • Joined Aug 2010
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Re: When to start feeding hay?
« Reply #16 on: November 08, 2013, 09:43:55 am »
I've always found my sheep eat home grown hay faster than bought in stuff - acquired tastes perhaps - starting to feed this week as the tups will be coming out next week or so - good for bringing everyone together for him and me!
Thats true of our sheep too, our late cut rough hay with lots of different species is eaten every scrap but they have to be really hungry to agree to eat any bought in in theory 'better' stuff (which is good quality, lots of clover and timothy not all rye). The horses take the opposite view!

 

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