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Mine are out 24/7 with a run in but there is no pasture. I tried free choice hay, but I have 1 horse who has no self control and got way too fat that way.
So, I feed in slow feed hay nets in the morning before work, usually around 6 am. It typically lasts until noon or 1 pm. I then feed just before sundown. In winter that is around 4 pm, in the summer it may be around 8 or 9 pm. The hay is usually cleaned up by morning.
I don't feed grain, but in the evenings they each get about 1lb alfalfa pellets with their vitamin/mineral supplement to fill in what the hay is lacking.
So, I feed in slow feed hay nets in the morning before work, usually around 6 am. It typically lasts until noon or 1 pm. I then feed just before sundown. In winter that is around 4 pm, in the summer it may be around 8 or 9 pm. The hay is usually cleaned up by morning.
I don't feed grain, but in the evenings they each get about 1lb alfalfa pellets with their vitamin/mineral supplement to fill in what the hay is lacking.