We have one girl, Wyonna who is looking a little thin. After some research we determined that alfalfa is a good way to add weight. Alfalfa hay is not readily available in our market so we opted for pellets.
I gave Wyonna some this morning and after about two bites she began to choke. Oh, no! Not again. I stroked her long neck with great force to try and dislodge the stuck pellet and after a few minutes she appeared to be fine.
The pellets are a good size and perhaps this was the problem. Instead of feeding them whole I decided to put the pellets in a bowl and wet them to soften them up. While this did work (you need a good amount of water) Wyonna was not very interested. Apparently alfalfa is not very palatable.
Next step was to mix a handful of the sweet feed ration in with the mushy alfalfa and this was a hit. Hopefully this will do the trick.
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