Mark4510
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Jan 13, 2006, 2:04 PM
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Re: [LazyJ_Arabians] Alfalfa Cubes
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Good for you for spoiling a horse. I wish more were spoiled…
We feed cubes as part of our feed program and have for years. We started for the same reason you are….getting good weed free bale feed is a challenge. When we first moved from bale feed to cubes, not to be confused with pellets, we were worried about choking and them wolfing through it too quickly. We had a reiner at that time that barely drank water but loved to dunk his feed. It’s been at least 7 years now that we feed the cubes and have never had a problem.
Having said that, not all cubes are the same. When we made the jump we were worried that the cubes would just be a way to hide bad feed and for many manufacturers I think that’s true. Once the feed is shoved into a cube it’s really hard to tell what is in there. We did find a manufacturer that had superior cubes and, not surprisingly, it’s because he started out with great feed out of his fields. Compared to the bale feed you find from a normal broker this stuff was fantastic regardless of whether it was alfalfa, oat, orchard, etc. His facility is spottles. It was cleaned every day. No dust, no bugs, no rodents……nothing.
So look for a place that uses only the best product from the field. Then see if they put any coloring agent, flavoring agent, any binders or if they steam it. Too many places use a green dye because it does hide bad feed. Many places use a binder or steam to keep it together and both of those take away from the taste.
We still use bale feed for their 3rd feeding at night. Mostly we use it in the winter so they stay warmer and don’t pester each other too much.
Hope that helps.
Mark
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