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[RC] Social eater, or just not hungry? - Sarah WMy two 10 mth old colts, born only 1.5 weeks apart, are now becoming "big boys"... by this I mean I am starting to feed them seperately rather than together. They had been fed and stalled together since before I ever picked them up and I have been slowly introducing seperation. I am now starting them on seperate diets to ensure both can utilize what is being fed out. I have been feeding seperately off and on for almost 2 mths and am now fully feeding seperately. They have both been exposed to the feeding conditions they are currently under - same stalls, same feed type, same schedule, etc. The more timid of the two has decided that he doesn't like this what is going on, therefore, is not finishing any of his feedings. This guy has never had left overs in the past while eating seperately. He can see his counterpart over a low stall divide and it is all familar ground. I have spent a great deal of time monitoring him and all vitals and other habits are normal. He is drinking plenty of water, licking the salt block, and running around like he should be. Just not interested in finishing off his food unless directly with his counterpart. I have not tried penning him with either of my other horses only because I have an older and currently ungelded colt that is too rough with these guys. Any opinions on this? Will my colt grow out of this phase or should I be more concerned? Thanks, Sarah Lansing, MI __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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