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From:Chuckey, Tn. USA
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posted 02-29-2004 05:16 PM         

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Hi everyone, I'm new here but have a question I need to ask. I have a 9 month old filly that takes her nose and throws out her sweet feed at feeding time. I would like to know if anyone has any tricks of the trade or might know why she is doing this. I will try anything. Please help, Jeannine

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posted 03-03-2004 05:02 AM         

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HOw are you feeding? Try mixing in some steam crimmped oats. mix well. Sounds like she's just beeing finiky. Also Using a sabalized DEEP hanging feeder will help. Sassy used to do this...

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posted 03-03-2004 06:15 AM         

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Hi, I want to thank you for your reply. I do feed her in a deep hung corner feeder. The feed is a 16% mare a foal but she acts like she's mad when she eats. I have added more molases to it and so far so good, Thank you again, Jeannine

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posted 03-05-2004 08:55 AM         

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Are there other horses around while she eats?? She could be food agressive as well.

How often is she eating. You could try Strategy, I've had no problems with it so far. She may just not like it.

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posted 03-05-2004 12:41 PM         

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Hi again, I don't know what it is. I do think I will have to go with the strategies though. Make her think she is more hungry then she is so she will want to eat it all. I thought by putting more molases in it she would like it better then the dryer version but it didn't last but a day. I feed her a pound twice a day and she is in with another colt but wont eat at ALL if he isn't near her. Not even to graze on green grass. I'll keep trying, thank you for your time, Jeannine

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posted 03-18-2004 10:40 PM         

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A friend of mine has a filly that acts like this. She eats in a deep bucket and she swings it around and kicks at it and tries to dump it. It sounds to me that she may just be bored. I talk to her and tell her to stop and she calms down and eats. Sometimes my mare even gets onto her. I think it is something she will just have to grow out of.

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posted 03-19-2004 06:39 AM         

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Thank you Sesna. I'm glad I wasn't the only one out there with this problem. The filly is doing a bit better. She does well if I stand there or give her a bite at a time, so I'm confident that she will grow out of this. Thank you again, Jeannine

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posted 03-19-2004 06:41 AM         

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Well I'm glad she's getting better. I did a little further research on this and It seems to derive from food agression. This is common in horses, and can be fixed with some training. You can help fix this problem, by hanging the bucket on a stable post, tree, or whatever. Then nailing through the middle of the inside of the bucket to the post or whatever its hanging on. This will stablize it much better. She won't be able to swing it.

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posted 03-19-2004 06:53 AM         

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Hello Samsintentions, You have been so much help and I want to thank you very much. I do have her a corner feeder up in the barn, it is very stable. She takes her nose and goes from one side and swishes it out with much force. The bucket is deep, but I thought about putting a board or peice of plastic on the other side of it so she can't waste it but I think she will do ok now. I'll be putting them out soon with the weather being so nice. Thank you again for all your help, Jeannine

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