[AlpacaTalk] Re: alfalfa hay

 

Susan -- mine will nibble on cedar needles (we have fir, lodgepole pine, and cedar up in my neck of the PNW), but not as much as the fir or pine. I think the cedar oils probably don't taste good.

wikipedia has some decent pictures of ponderosa pine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinus_ponderosa

The boys have been known to pick them up and drag them (as does our great pyr) -- though I haven't caught them at it (I want a picture!).

Cheers,

Dani

Dani McKenzie & Hovey Moore
Longbottom Meadows
Roy, WA
360-400-0348
http://www.longbottommeadows.com/

--- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com, barngirrl@... wrote:
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> Does anyone know if cedar branches or other types of pine besides ponderosa
> are harmful to alpacas? That is a great idea, Dani we have lots of pine
> trees here that need to be trimmed but I don't know what type they are -
> I'll have to find out before feeding it to the alpacas.
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> SUSAN OLSON
> Alpaca Loco
> Riverside, CA
> _http://www.openherd.com/FarmPage.aspx?Farm=433_
> (http://www.openherd.com/FarmPage.aspx?Farm=433)
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> In a message dated 1/26/2011 8:31:22 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> edana_mckenzie@... writes:
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> Especially since our pastures are miniscule to the altaplano. Giving them
> different hay, pine tree branches (they love the needles, just make sure
> it's not ponderosa pine), or other treats will help their attitude.
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> Cheers,
>
> Dani
>
> Dani McKenzie & Hovey Moore
> Longbottom Meadows
> Roy, WA 98580
> www.longbottommeadows.com
>

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