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Spring 2011
The current Feeding Plan:
Please remember that these supplement and feeding choices are based on the
condition and needs of our animals, which is a result of a combination of factors
including but not limited to weather, soil conditions, pasture availability and
health of the flock.
Here is what the sheep and horses are eating this month.
April/May Temps average in the upper 50s most days. Nights are in the 40s.
There are days of rain mixed with sunny, mild days. We add Apple Cider Vinegar
(ACH) to water troughs every time we fill them. This is a year-round management
technique to keep the sheep naturally healthy. It also makes their fleece softer
and I think they like the taste.
Ewes currently have a mineral mix of 2 parts “sheep salt with selenium,” and 1
part kelp, 1 part soy bean meal. The fields still have grass, so they consume
about 4 flakes of local second cutting grass hay throughout the day. Two older
ewes (with few or no teeth left) receive a soft mix of feed twice a day: Soaked
Beet Pulp, Soybean meal, Kelp, Flaxseed, Pumpkin Seeds, Rolled Oats.
The rest of the ewe flock receives this mix three times a week as a booster to
their diet.
My few rams and yearling ram lambs are also on pasture and receive local second
cutting grass hay twice a day and have a constant supply of mineral mix: 2 parts
“sheep salt with selenium” and 1 part kelp. Three times a week they have a few
hand-fulls of Chopped Alfalfa or rolled oats.
Melasol and Eidfaxi, (my horses) are on pasture during the day and receive 2
flakes of local grass hay per feeding along with LMF Super Supplement and have
a constant supply of minerals. Feet were trimmed March 30.
Hopeful for a sunny, mild spring ahead!
The current Feeding Plan:
Please remember that these supplement and feeding choices are based on the
condition and needs of our animals, which is a result of a combination of factors
including but not limited to weather, soil conditions, pasture availability and
health of the flock.
Here is what the sheep and horses are eating this month.
April/May Temps average in the upper 50s most days. Nights are in the 40s.
There are days of rain mixed with sunny, mild days. We add Apple Cider Vinegar
(ACH) to water troughs every time we fill them. This is a year-round management
technique to keep the sheep naturally healthy. It also makes their fleece softer
and I think they like the taste.
Ewes currently have a mineral mix of 2 parts “sheep salt with selenium,” and 1
part kelp, 1 part soy bean meal. The fields still have grass, so they consume
about 4 flakes of local second cutting grass hay throughout the day. Two older
ewes (with few or no teeth left) receive a soft mix of feed twice a day: Soaked
Beet Pulp, Soybean meal, Kelp, Flaxseed, Pumpkin Seeds, Rolled Oats.
The rest of the ewe flock receives this mix three times a week as a booster to
their diet.
My few rams and yearling ram lambs are also on pasture and receive local second
cutting grass hay twice a day and have a constant supply of mineral mix: 2 parts
“sheep salt with selenium” and 1 part kelp. Three times a week they have a few
hand-fulls of Chopped Alfalfa or rolled oats.
Melasol and Eidfaxi, (my horses) are on pasture during the day and receive 2
flakes of local grass hay per feeding along with LMF Super Supplement and have
a constant supply of minerals. Feet were trimmed March 30.
Hopeful for a sunny, mild spring ahead!
2011 Event Calendar
January
Cascade Icelandic Horse Club Meeting, Vancouver WA.
March
Northwest Equine Expo, Albany OR.
April
Spring Shearing 22nd
May
June
Scandia Fest, Astoria OR
August
Clark County Fair, Ridgefield WA.
September
Shearing.
Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival, Canby OR.
Cascade Icelandic Horse Club Meeting, Vancouver WA.
March
Northwest Equine Expo, Albany OR.
April
Spring Shearing 22nd
May
June
Scandia Fest, Astoria OR
August
Clark County Fair, Ridgefield WA.
September
Shearing.
Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival, Canby OR.