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Remaani · 01-09-2008, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by croft

Awwww now i feel guilty about lobing another 2 on ya.
Can bring the boys here if ya want Lol.

Hahaha nar they are easy, its just i have a young girl riding Sprite in the arvo's & she rocks up at the most inconvenient times to ride, like 5pm tonight but i wasnt here.
I normally have them "get stuck" here type of thing, you know what i mean? LOL.

croft · 01-09-2008, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Remaani

Hahaha nar they are easy, its just i have a young girl riding Sprite in the arvo's & she rocks up at the most inconvenient times to ride, like 5pm tonight but i wasnt here.
I normally have them "get stuck" here type of thing, you know what i mean? LOL.

Yep i know what ya mean

well i will see you tomoz then, and if ya want to soak then soak if not should be ok to feed as is......

Caroline · 01-09-2008, 08:42 PM

I would at least feed them dampened to reduce dust. Even just add some warm to hot water to the grain before feeding. Soaked grains tend to be slightly more digestible.

Horsewest · 01-09-2008, 09:16 PM

They don't need to be fed soaked, however we had the pacers on crushed lupins for a while and 4 choked on them and cost an absolute fortune at the vets so I don't feed the crush ones dry anymore. Have gone back to soaked whole lupins and never had a problem since.

lorradaux · 02-09-2008, 09:38 AM

i used to soak my crushed grain as well. Takes less time to swell than whole grain and they get more out of the grain. Never had a problem with them choking on crushed lupins... although I never feed without at least wetting the feed down to reduce dust and stop the picky ones pushing all the minerals to the bottom of the bucket.

My boy used to LOVE soaked crushed barley and oats... they go all porridgey

Ali · 02-09-2008, 03:53 PM

I personally don't like crushed grain as I find it too dusty. Soaking or boiling the whole grain can be a pain but I prefer it but each to their own.

CC · 02-09-2008, 08:06 PM

I feed mirconized Lupins & Barley, not dusty and my horse seems to love them. I also dampen his feed so the chaff doesnt blow around. I used to feed crushed lupins and never had a problem.

Remaani · 02-09-2008, 08:13 PM

I soaked them Croft & was quiet suprised in the 10 mins, how much they swelled still!!

Bucking mad · 02-09-2008, 08:21 PM

seems that once you crack throught the hard outer shell the inner content swells quite quickly.

citygirl · 02-09-2008, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Bucking mad

I feed flaked lupins and flaked barley. Neither needs to be soaked but I damp the whole feed down with mollasses water.

To my understanding, lupins need to be soaked when whole due to them swelling poor digestability and feed conversion whilst barley wheat and oats need to be soaked to release the starch and sugars, hence the reason you need to drain the water before feeding if it is a hot horse.

Price wise, I find whole lupins best but it is more fiddley and labour intensive.

just an add'y to this..and not having a go at you bucking mad

...I've found that Crushed or rolled LUPINS still swell after adding water..I'd hate to think...what happens in your horses stomach after eating a dry feed...and then going..{like they do}...and having a drink

cheers
Lee

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