[Jacob-list] Alfalfa pellets
    Linda 
    patchworkfibers at alltel.net
       
    Thu Dec 28 14:05:38 EST 2006
    
    
  
Hey Cathy,
I also use a free choice salt/mineral mix and add a nutritional tub when needed.  The Blue Seal hay supplement/extender/stretcher/various brand specific names is the only one I've found in our area that doesn't have added copper.  Most are formulated for cattle around here.
Linda
 
www.patchworkfibers.com
Registered Jacob Sheep, Angora Rabbits, Handspun Yarn
 
Cathy wrote: What about
> vitamins?  Fresh alfalfa has several vitamins in it, these start to
> disappear when the alfalfa is old, after a year or two.  I wonder
> if they are still available in the pellets.  Maybe you have to
> supplement to get vitamins A and E.  Thanks for sharing the
> information, in case we also have a hay shortage. Cathy Moscow,
> Idaho
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