Re: [AlpacaTalk] more questions

Alfalfa is also too high for horses but they do okay on it. I don't feed it
to the older ones and I mix it with grass hay for all my horses.

I wouldn't feed alfalfa to the alpacas by itself but I would think that
mixed with a lower quality hay like bermuda or lower-quality pasture grass it
should equal the protein level of orchard grass. Anyone?

SUSAN OLSON
Alpaca Loco
Riverside, CA

In a message dated 3/5/2009 4:51:12 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
alpacatalk@westwindalpacas.com writes:

What I understand is that alfalfa is too high in calcium which if not
in correct balance with - ugh, something else... phosphorus?
potassium maybe? - for alpacas, it can cause problems. Also,
depending in the protein content of the alfalfa, it can be too high
for alpacas. Not all alfalfa harvests are equal, and protein levels
will vary.

That's as much as I know. :)

Heather

On Mar 5, 2009, at 4:38 PM, _LunarStruck@LunarSt_
(mailto:LunarStruck@aol.com) wrote:

> We used to feed straight orchard grass until it got way too
> expensive ($24 a
> bale). We switched to 1/2 pasture grass, 1/2 alfalfa hay and they
> are doing
> well on that so far. The leftover alfalfa stems they can't eat are
> thrown
> to our horses in the next pasture over. I too wonder why we can't
> feed 1/2
> alfalfa, 1/2 bermuda hay. Anyone?
>
> SUSAN OLSON
> Alpaca Loco
> Riverside, CA.
>
>
>

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