Re: [AlpacaTalk] Stock feed or sweet feed
Oh, I forgot to mention alfalfa pellets. They are also 14-16% protein, and I supplement my alpacas with either those or dairy grade alfalfa hay. I give it to the entire herd in the coldest months, and we give it to nursing dams. Pellets we feed 1 cup per head, per day. Hay, well, we give one flake per 5 or so head, per day.
Alfalfa pellets are the larger pellets, and until they get used to eating them, they can have some choke. It's safe to soften them a day ahead of feeding. I drizzle some water on them and let them sit overnight. And, 50 lbs of alfalfa pellets is only $10. Alfalfa hay is around $18 for a 125 lb bale, I think.
You can get along quite nicely with your good grass hay, alfalfa hay or pellets, and Stillwater 104.
I'd do my best to avoid corn most especially. We lost a color champion to a perforated ulcer on her first birthday.
Dr Cebra of OSU has been speaking out about corn in livestock feed for years, and he says alpaca deaths from perforated ulcers are more common than one would imagine. Corn is a major suspect.
Heather
Heather Zeleny
White Lotus Alpacas
Oregon
Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece
On Mar 15, 2010, at 10:14 PM, barngirrl@aol.com wrote:
Ken - try to find llama pellets instead, they are much less expensive and very similar, if not identical to alpaca pellets.SUSAN OLSONAlpaca LocoRiverside, CA
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