[Jacob-list] Jacob-list Digest, Vol 26, Issue 19

[Lynette Frick]

> How do you feed alfalfa pellets, do you purchase them in the 1ton bags?

> How much do you feed at a time and do you feed them in conjunction with hay?

> I had thought about using pellets but was not sure if sheep could or would

> eat them. They are alot less wasteful, and more easily stored than hay.



Thank you
Lynette
IDEAL FARM
Jacob Sheep
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Around here, I'm thrilled with a 50 lb bale.  Alot of local hay is fairly

> stemy and lighter.  Good bermuda hay runs around 50 lbs a bale ($4 to $5).

> I bought three bales of hay last year a local feed store without looking at

> it.  I was getting ready to drive around to the hay barn when I saw the guy

> walking towards my car - one bale in each hand and one under his arm.  I am

> not making this up!

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> I've used alfalfa pellets ever since I've had sheep, except for one

> year.  They seem to be a good alternative to hay in my area.

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> Linda

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