Author Topic: Feeding carrots (Read 5113 times)

kelly58 · « **on:** December 14, 2014, 05:38:36 pm »

Getting a load of carrots so was hoping to give the sheep some. Could anyone give me a rough idea how many to give them pls

mab · « **Reply #1 on:** December 14, 2014, 10:18:54 pm »

I'd start with a small amount and increase slowly with anything new - although my easycares don't seem to like carrots (my old shetlands did like them).

kelly58 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 15, 2014, 07:25:27 am »

Thank you Mab

cant believe there were a 100 views and only you that responded !

devonlady · « **Reply #3 on:** December 15, 2014, 08:43:59 am »

I dare say the other 99 were wondering too

Our Jacobs enjoy a carrot or two but the Texels aren't tempted. I only give them as a treat.

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #4 on:** December 15, 2014, 08:49:49 am »

Quote from: devonlady on December 15, 2014, 08:43:59 am

I dare say the other 99 were wondering too

This one certainly was!

Womble · « **Reply #5 on:** December 15, 2014, 08:57:34 am »

Ours eat peelings.....

....... nothing more than.... peelings.

Deere · « **Reply #6 on:** December 16, 2014, 09:33:53 pm »

I viewed and wasn't 100% sure they would eat them?

mab · « **Reply #7 on:** December 16, 2014, 09:53:53 pm »

Actually your post made me think about it again, and it occurred to me that when I tried carrots before there was still a lot of grass and I was just bucket training.

So I tried again today as there's much less juicy grass, and lo:- Easycares do eat the carrots - although there were some funny faces being pulled as they chewed them.

lesbri · « **Reply #8 on:** December 16, 2014, 10:24:39 pm »

My Ryland crosses certainly love them, they graze with my horses and all get carrots and hay at this time of year. They probably dont eat more than 1 or 2 a day each though, as they are obviously much slower eaters than the horses!

moprabbit · « **Reply #9 on:** December 17, 2014, 12:05:54 am »

My girls love carrots and would eat as many as I gave them!!!!!!! They also LOVE beetroot!

laurelrus · « **Reply #10 on:** December 17, 2014, 11:49:08 am »

My Ouessants also like carrots as a treat.

waterbuffalofarmer · « **Reply #11 on:** December 17, 2014, 11:52:59 am »

Did you know that carrots are a cleanser or so I have read.

Me · « **Reply #12 on:** December 17, 2014, 12:03:38 pm »

Reading is one thing, believing is another!

Garmoran · « **Reply #13 on:** December 18, 2014, 01:45:33 pm »

I borrowed a suffolk tup a few years ago who absolutely loved carrots. Problem was, he was quite capable of removing fingers and thumbs in his attempts to get more.