ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: ridecamp-d Digest V97 #703

Re: ridecamp-d Digest V97 #703

Don and Jennifer (dandj@thevision.net)
Sat, 25 Oct 1997 13:52:55 -0700 (PDT)

>I have a supplier that has some 'bearded wheat hay'. I've never heard of
>it. Does anybody have any comments or experiences with this hay? I'm most
>interested in finding out the protein content, as well as if the horses
>will have any trouble digesting it (will the seeds stick in their
>gums?)...the Ca/P ratios, etc.
>
Karen,
We get beardless wheat in a forage mix. Any type of beared hay can act like
foxtails to horses as the beared parts a sharp and can stick in their mouth,
nose, eyes, or anywhere else. Around here anything beared usually goes to
goats.
J.C., Don, and the Gang

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