Not interested in hay?

bay_blnd jmpr07 · 09-18-2008, 08:08 PM

It seems Legz is interested in hay.

She doesn't get much grain at all. What she gets coveres the bottom of a small bucket, just covering it. Beet pulp is included but it's not much.

Neither of my 2 year olds gulp their food. They both take their time.

I feed Legz her small amount first. Then get Mars's made and feed him. And then I throw out hay.

Legz HAS to be done eating before Mars, right? Mars gets a LOT. And he's not a fast eater. But Legz can't be that slow...

Tonight she was still in her stall an hour later after feeding. Mars was out in the hay, spreading it out like he does

Legz was still in her stall...grazing off the floor or something. She doesn't get hay put in her stall. And I highly doubt she'd be dropping feed that it would take an hour to pick it all back up...

Mars doesn't chase her from the hay. They get along great. They hang out in the same stall. And when playing gets too rough for Legz she goes right into her stall and hangs out while Mars calms down outside (a bar just high enough for Legz to get under keeps him out). Neither of them have been agressive to the other.

Can she just not be interested in hay?

Dawn · 09-19-2008, 01:52 PM

Have you observed her eating? If she's having issues chewing, then it could take her a long time to eat the food, cause her to drop a lot, and the cause her to take a long time to pick up what she dropped. It would also decrease her desire to eat hay if there is a pain issue involved.

09-18-2008, 08:08 PM	#1
bay_blnd jmpr07 Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: N.Granby, Connecticut Posts: 11,058 Images: 424	Not interested in hay? It seems Legz is interested in hay. She doesn't get much grain at all. What she gets coveres the bottom of a small bucket, just covering it. Beet pulp is included but it's not much. Neither of my 2 year olds gulp their food. They both take their time. I feed Legz her small amount first. Then get Mars's made and feed him. And then I throw out hay. Legz HAS to be done eating before Mars, right? Mars gets a LOT. And he's not a fast eater. But Legz can't be that slow... Tonight she was still in her stall an hour later after feeding. Mars was out in the hay, spreading it out like he does Legz was still in her stall...grazing off the floor or something. She doesn't get hay put in her stall. And I highly doubt she'd be dropping feed that it would take an hour to pick it all back up... Mars doesn't chase her from the hay. They get along great. They hang out in the same stall. And when playing gets too rough for Legz she goes right into her stall and hangs out while Mars calms down outside (a bar just high enough for Legz to get under keeps him out). Neither of them have been agressive to the other. Can she just not be interested in hay? __________________ Semper Paratus Fiona's First Class-Oldenburg/Arabian mare Waldemar-Hanoverian gelding Illusive Legacy-Miniature filly

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09-19-2008, 01:52 PM	#2
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 31,458 Images: 1390	Have you observed her eating? If she's having issues chewing, then it could take her a long time to eat the food, cause her to drop a lot, and the cause her to take a long time to pick up what she dropped. It would also decrease her desire to eat hay if there is a pain issue involved.