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Hi there
A client is bringing me hay from Iowa -- second and third cutting 
alfalfa that has been in the barn. He was originally bringing 240 bales 
which I understand how to feed. Now he writes:
"bringing 6500lbs of hay that 16bales at just over 400lbs per bale. 2 
high across the goose neck trailer thats 30 by 8."
I have never fed hay in this form. I have a pasture with 15 
geldings/mares and then a large paddock with 3 mares and then a large 
paddock with a mare and 2 foals (yes, my wonderful Silver adopted an 
orphan) and a stallion pasture with a mare and stallion and another with 
2 stallions.
My question is this: do I just put a huge bale in with my 15 pasture 
horses and then buy hay from the local feed store for the smaller 
pastures/paddocks? Do the big bales break up into mega flakes???? Thanks 
for any light on the matter.
Bette, who is a CA girl unused to the Midwest feeding practices.

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Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians
Home of Bunny and 16.2h TLA Halynov
who lives on through his legacy Hal's Riverdance!
http://www.arabiansporthorse.com

"Life is not  a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely
in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside,
thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming --WOW-- what
a ride !! "



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