Not breaking camel's back this time but getting donkeys to eat it.
Murph and Krug need to lose weight. According to the donkey society weight tape, they are not overweight in terms of kg but they have put on a bit so we have tried low cal haylage - which they love - zero chaff - which they don't love - and now straw.
Interesting reactions. First night left a section of straw next to Krug's feeding box, which had some low cal haylage in it. Next morning exactly where I left it. Murph on the other hand decided to carpet his stable with his straw then poo on it, mix it all up like a Jackson Pollock canvas. At £5 a small bale this is not helpful.
During the day, Krug nibbled it from a haynet. Murph continued to have a face like fury.
Second night, put straw in haybox - Krug picked out the haylage and left the straw. Murphy did a minor paint job of the stables but probably ate about half. And this time he didn't waste any of it by pooing on it, so netted it up and it is hanging in the yard for breakfast.
Aimee who does not need to lose weight at all, if anything would like her to gain, eats it like she loves it. Tintin went in and ate up Krug's straw.
So we will see if they eat it from nets or not. We had abandoned nets as Tintin the klutz was always putting a foot through them and you had to untruss him in the morning.....
Murph and Krug need to lose weight. According to the donkey society weight tape, they are not overweight in terms of kg but they have put on a bit so we have tried low cal haylage - which they love - zero chaff - which they don't love - and now straw.
Interesting reactions. First night left a section of straw next to Krug's feeding box, which had some low cal haylage in it. Next morning exactly where I left it. Murph on the other hand decided to carpet his stable with his straw then poo on it, mix it all up like a Jackson Pollock canvas. At £5 a small bale this is not helpful.
During the day, Krug nibbled it from a haynet. Murph continued to have a face like fury.
Second night, put straw in haybox - Krug picked out the haylage and left the straw. Murphy did a minor paint job of the stables but probably ate about half. And this time he didn't waste any of it by pooing on it, so netted it up and it is hanging in the yard for breakfast.
Aimee who does not need to lose weight at all, if anything would like her to gain, eats it like she loves it. Tintin went in and ate up Krug's straw.
So we will see if they eat it from nets or not. We had abandoned nets as Tintin the klutz was always putting a foot through them and you had to untruss him in the morning.....
