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We are two weeks in and we have continued fat loss in the mustangs. Time will tell if its my imagination or not, but it really looks as if they are loosing at a faster rate now. We have been working at achieving fat loss for almost six months now, but the rate has been slow before the recent changes of eliminating ration balancer, soaking… Read more

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Thanks @Doc-t . Coincidently, I made notes on my calendar to review his diet when the seasons begin to change. Hopefully he will eventually equalize now that we seem to have found the sweet spot of grazing access and turnout, but I’m not holding my breath.

Interesting article. Thanks for sharing it @Kathy.

Thank you so much! I knew there was an answer somewhere. 🙂

Thanks for the continued feedback!

We are trying out a new system this week and I’ll report back on if it works. We’re using a programmable garden watering timer to fill our soaking trough at 3:30am for a 5:30am feeding. Also building a contraption that keeps the hay submerged and doubles as a screen for rinsing and draining.

I attended a seminar on molds in pastures and hay a few days ago. At the Q&A I asked about molds in soaked hay. The woman in the UK (Meriel Moore-Colyer) who also is a spokesman for HyGain hay steamers said that reports show that molds are actually reduced after soaking hay BUT they will increase soon afterwards (hours?).

My advice then is to…

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