Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: feed
Hi Morgen,
Our alpacas eat primarily free choice 2nd cutting Orchard grass hay.
They eat this all day long, and probably a good part of the night as
well. :) We have no question that their rumens get adequate
stimulation.
Our pellets are solely a carrier for the vitamin/mineral mix. Alfalfa
is a bit higher in protein and fat than grass hay is, so it does
provide a small increase in that, but as I said, our pregnant and
nursing dams only get 1 cup per day, so this is not a major portion of
their diet. We don't rely on any alpaca pellet to provide rumen
stimulation, period.
I hadn't heard that about the alfalfa pellets being lower quality than
alfalfa hay. However, if it is true, I still feel it's a better thing
to feed my alpacas than brewer's or distiller's dried grain, wheat
midds, soybean hulls, or even corn that may not be a by-product..
what alfalfa pellets are made from is probably bits of alfalfa leaf
that falls off the stems during baling and whatever other processing.
Hmm, actually, baling is done in the fields, all waste from that
operation is plowed back into the soil.
I haven't been to AS in a very long time, I can't stand RH's stupid
tantrums and irrational behavior. I may waste a lot of time, but at
least I spend it doing something enjoyable rather than watching his
circus. My family has been raising alpacas for over 10 years. Some of
these "respected people", like RH in particular, have only heard of
alpacas maybe 6 or 7 years ago... hasn't been caring for them for
nearly that long,
Also, we don't drylot, and we certainly do not pour the pellets onto
the ground and make a free-for-all feeding situation where the
bossy/dominant animals get most of the feed and the lower ranking ones
get nothing or dust. He wants everyone to believe they only take what
they NEED, and no more, but that is not true. Ask the person who lost
the two dams to cyanide poisoning after they broke into her flax seed
bin after a gate accident.
Heather
On Dec 21, 2008, at 8:54 AM, dreamwoodalpacas wrote:
> Heather, I am curious about this b/c I was using pellets since I was
> having an impossible time finding alfalfa hay and I tried the Lucerne
> AlfaSupreme, but they wouldn't eat it. However, several well-respected
> people (and vets) on alpacasite said that pellets aren't as good b/c
> 1. they do not provide the necessary rumen stimulation b/c the rumen
> needs long stems and 2. the pellets are usually made from the waste
> and small bits at the processing plant and thus are a lower quality.
>
> Morgen
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