Our OP is in the Ukraine. What is listed may be what's available.When sun is up he is on the free range. Would barley and oats will be a good addition to they hay to gain more weight?
I got my hands on a decent hay (no luck with alfalfa so far), beet pulp, fodder beet and oats grain. As I understand there is no point in getting barley since oats are superior.Our OP is in the Ukraine. What is listed may be what's available.
OP both of those are high in phosphorus. You'll need something higher in calcium to balance them out like alfalfa. At this age you want to desire balanced diet and not over feed as pushing growth will cause this to get worse.
By decent I mean that it's green, has wild flowers and grasses. Smells and looks goodDefine decent hay?
If you can't get alfalfa and are just trying to balance Calcium and phosphorus in an oat/beet pulp diet, you can feed: 0.85 kg of beet pulp per 1 kg of oats
Fodder beet is not high in either calcium or phosphorus but can be a good source of energy.
The problem with the above mentioned diet is protein deficiency. This diet is also deficient in minerals.
With how bigger it becomes after soaking I can't imagine feeding it dry. Took him a good day and help from other mare to understand how to eat the soaked beet pulp.HI, the problem is feed in the USA is different that what is available in the Ukraine. Your water and soils are different, So the mineral content of your feeds will be different than ours. A good quality grass hay with doing a free feed , beet pulp should be soaked about one to two hours before feeding. Some horses can colic or choke on dry beet pulp. better to be safe than sorry, plus you will be giving him some extra water. If you can find hay pellets you can feed those also , and you can also make those into a wet feed.
I hope you are safe. I saw today that a town was won back. i hope all your countryman stay safe. Good luck to you.
I would get a good farrier out to trim those hooves. With a good feed he could improve.
I hope and pray for Your dads safety . I hope your country can stay free. It is very sad.By decent I mean that it's green, has wild flowers and grasses. Smells and looks good
Thank you for exact numbers. He has salt and mineral block
With how bigger it becomes after soaking I can't imagine feeding it dry. Took him a good day and help from other mare to understand how to eat the soaked beet pulp.
Thank you. Our family escaped from the war when it just started in 2014 and we're living in the safe place now. Liberated cities are bringing tears to my eyes. My father is in the army too. Hopefully one day our home town and whole country will be free
