Choosing the Best Bedding for Your Chicken Coop
The popularity of raising chickens in the backyard as a potential source of healthy, fresh eggs and meat is soaring in the United States. To properly house chickens in a backyard environment, the birds need a safe area to roost, lay eggs and get out of poor weather. This safe area is typically a chicken coop or chicken house. Since the coop is a semi-confined space, the environment within the coop...
How to Supplement Your Horse's Diet with High-Quality Hay
Hay is the cornerstone of a horse’s diet, providing essential fiber, nutrients, and energy. Given that horses have evolved as continuous grazers, they require a consistent intake of forage to maintain optimal digestive health. When pasture access is limited or unavailable, hay becomes the primary source of forage. It supports proper gut function, maintains a healthy microbial balance, and helps...
5 Tips to Help Manage Gastric Ulcers in Horses Using Feed
The digestive system of a horse is uniquely designed for consumption and digestion of forage (pasture/hay). A small, simple stomach designed for small, frequent meals and an expansive cecum and colon containing a diverse microbiome to ferment plant fiber make the horse ideally suited to slow, continuous consumption of forage. Unfortunately, the demands of performance (competition) often force...
5 Tips to Get Your Horse to Drink More Water During Winter
Water is the most essential aspect of any horse’s diet. Without adequate water intake, horses will not survive. An adult horse (1000 lbs.) in a cool, comfortable environment that is not working, or lactating, needs a minimum of seven to ten gallons of fresh, clean water every day. The amount of water required is closely related to the amount of feed the horse has eaten. Most horses will drink 1.5...
Essential Winter Care Tips for Your Horse's Nutrition and Well-Being
During the winter season, temperatures typically fall below what is necessary for pasture grass to grow. Pastures become rapidly depleted of natural forage and horses must increasingly rely on their owners to provide them with a nutritionally adequate diet. To properly feed a horse during the winter months, several key factors must be addressed including water, fiber, and essential...
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