[Jacob-list] Feeding Question

[Linda]

I've used the Blue Seal Hay Stretcher pellets. I (and my sheep) like 
them quite abit. The larger size seems to make the sheep spend more time 
chewing so they don't choke.  As far as I've found in our area, Blue 
Seal has the only pellets labeled "Hay Stretcher" that do not contain 
added copper.
Linda
On 1/2/2013 5:36 PM, lgnewsome at comcast.net wrote:

> Just a note to those feeding Blue Seal Hay Stretcher Pellets... I mix 

> the 50# pellets with 100# sheep grains. My sheep love them, and they 

> think they're getting more delicious grain! During maintenance periods 

> I give about 1/2 cup per sheep of the mix, plus all the hay they want. 

> I feed grain all year, as the sheep come running and it gives me a 

> chance to look them over closely everyday. I also add 1 cup of 

> Ammonium Chloride to the combined 150# of feed to avert urinary 

> calculi issues (have had none). Now to the note... Blue Seal recently 

> changed their label on the Hay Stretcher from "for horses and other 

> livestock" to "for horses and other non-ruminant livestock". I 

> contacted my Blue Seal dealer (I work at a feed store) and was 

> informed that this was due to the fact that in some mills the Hay 

> Stretcher is processed with machinery that also processes Blue Seal 

> Lamb & Rice Dog Food (though not at our regional mill), so there may 

> be a small chance that a trace amount of lamb meal could mix with the 

> Hay Stretcher pellets during production, so legally the label must 

> read "for non-ruminant livestock", even though the chance of 

> contamination is minimal.

>

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