Due to shortage and high rise in the San Diego county for hay, the ranch I board at is increasing board and looking to options of alfalfa pellets to stop the increase of board more.
I never feed my horses straight pellets before, so I am going to slowly begin to wean them. (I am wanting to put my 30 year old and 17 year old on pellets anyhow, so this is perfect timing actually. Those two loose weight easily due to age and high metabolism. My 8 year old holds weight extremly well, so I have to becareful about his portions.)
How much poundage of pellets do you feel should I feed per feeding per body weight? *yes, I will ask my vet too.
30 gelding: 1200. 17 Mare: 1,000. 8 gelding: about 1250.
Their diet changed abit as I just moved them down here on base from the mountains up North. They where on straight Alfalfa, now on Alfafa in mornings and bermuda at night. With our own supplement of 1 flake for lunch (for two older horses). The supplement flake will remain hay.
P.S has anyone bought from Cowboy Corral in Yucca Valley, California?
http://www.cowboycorral101.com/products/feed.htm
we were struggling down here in Australia as well. No feed in the paddocks and the hay prices were astronomical.! I have always feed my horses grain as well as lucerne/oaten/grass hay. I have a 16y/o Arab and 11y/o Appi mare. They keep weight extremely well. I use 5 cups of chaff, 2 cups of lucerne chaff, 2 cups of mitavite (pallets) and 1 cup of completo (grain corn,oates,and plenty more). This would happen daily to replace all the nutrients lost from grazing. But also keep in mind that it can cause colic if you only feed grain. We would offer them a biscuit of grass/oaten/rye hay as well. My horses are fat as pigs. I am now building it into muscle with lots of mountain riding. We have very different terminology for our feed down here. I think your flakes are our biscuits. Good luck.
For my best friends birthday, (March 31) i want to take him to a concert. My main choice is the Colin Hay show at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica on the 22nd but it is sold out 
What are some other good shows in the South Orange County region that are either at the end of march/beginning of april? He likes Five for Fighting, John Mayer, Colin Hay, Dave Matthews, and of these types. Suggestions, thanks!
LA Weekly is a great resource for concert info, and I’ve posted the link below along with the LA Times music guide.
These are the concerts around those dates that I’m hoping to check out, and maybe they’re ones your friend would like:
OK Go @ the House of Blues Anaheim on March 20.
Missy Higgins @ Orpheum in LA on March 21.
Cold War Kids @ at the Orpheum on March 27.
The Hotel Cafe is one of my absolute favorite venues, but they haven’t posted their late March / early April concerts yet, so I’d encourage you to keep checking their site for updates. I know for a fact that a really awesome local singer is going to be performing there in early April.
Coachella is mid-April. If you got him tickets for that, he’d probably officially declare you as the most awesome friend who ever lived. : )
Have fun!
Our 120 acre plot of land will be coming out of CRP this Fall in Ray country Missouri. The state currently pays CRP $65/acre for us not to do anything with 40 of the acres and it can be renewed for another 4 years. 50 acres is dense woods.
I’d like to explore some other possibilities of what to do with the land…all or some. I’m hoping to get a return of greater than $100/acre if possible.
The soil is Missouri soil grade 4-8.
I’d be open to various crops, hay, renting out for crops, hunting trips, etc but have no idea how much any of it would be worth and what the best types of crops would be for the type of soil, climate etc. My neighbor believes it’s only good for hay.
I don’t think you can get good advice for that on here. You should be talking to local farmers or a local soil conservation district.
I’m looking for halloween activities for children. especially fun farms, pumpkin patches, hay rides, and corn mazes
You need to tell the state as well as the town or county. Keep looking.
I go hunting here and someone put up all kinds of "No Tresspassing" signs, I think this is public land and it is just some other hunter trying to keep competioion out but I want to make sure. The property lines are key. The place is in Webster County, Iowa
First one that shows me the map I will give you "Best Answer"
Go to your city’s website and find out if it has a zoning ordinance map. Usually in the planning department websites in California cities. This will help to map the property line.
I go hunting here and someone put up all kinds of "No Tresspassing" signs, I think this is public land and it is just some other hunter trying to keep competioion out but I want to make sure. The property lines are key. The place is in Webster County, Iowa
First one that shows me the map I will give you "Best Answer"
Go to your city’s website and find out if it has a zoning ordinance map. Usually in the planning department websites in California cities. This will help to map the property line.