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Discussion on Ingesting Limestone screenings
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Member:
remmi
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Posted on Friday, Jul 18, 2008 - 3:45 pm:
I have read the various discussions and articles about horses ingesting limestone. I am building a farm and just put in a limestone dry lot to avoid mud problems. However I now wonder if I made a big mistake given the risks involved in ingesting limestone. Even my new stall runs are made with screenings.
I wonder if mud would have been the lesser of two evils!
I read various posts regarding using a hay feeder with mats underneath it. What type of hay feeders work the best and the safest? If anyone has pictures they would be willing to share I would sure appreciate it.
Thanks much.
Heidi
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Member:
babychop
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Posted on Friday, Jul 18, 2008 - 6:43 pm:
Good luck on the feeders Heidi, my mare just picks the flake out of the top & DrOps it on the floor, darn her hide!
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cheryl
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Posted on Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 - 8:06 am:
I use hay boxes - they are simple boxes - four sides and a bottom - made from whatever wood we had available - Fox will occasionally throw some of her hay out but not often - the boxes are chest high to the horses and are about 30X36". They are heavy but not too difficult to dump over to clean them out. I put metal striping around the top edge to keep them from chewing - worked great. We have screenings in the stalls and covering most of their dry lot - so far no problem also no mud.
Cheryl
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Member:
scooter
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Posted on Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 - 12:00 pm:
Heidi, I'm not sure what you mean by stall runs, but I have a paddock and lean-to that has limestone, by the way I love it, no mud ever.
I put a layer of shavings in the lean-to and feed them on that. I have also used boxes like Cheryl's and they worked well also, made from plywood pretty much with 2x4's for the frame. I made them at a place I use to rent otherwise I would take a pic for you. Mine were attached right in the lean so they never got rain and didn't need cleaning.
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