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How do you break a bad habit when my horse eats straw instead of hay?
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∙ 11y ago
The horse is eating the straw because it is either hungry or bored. A horse should have hay available at all times to prevent bad behaviours, ulcers, and colic. You can use a slow feed hay net to accomplish this. Another note is that straw is not necessarily the best bedding for horses it may benefit the horse to have it's bedding switched to pine shavings or even large particle sawdust (small particle sawdust is bad for them).
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Is it OK if a horse eats a straw bedding?
It is not good for the horse to eat straw. Instead of using straw for the bedding I would switch to sawdust so you will not have to worry about your horse eating the straw.
Can you brush a horse with straw?
no, only if you want to rub the horse down. you have to use a proper horse brush
Why do horses suddenly start eating their straw bedding?
If a horse is hungry straw is similar enough to hay that they will eat it.
Can you put pine straw over grass seed instead of wheat straw?
If you are using pine straw, be sure to use aged straw. Fresh pine straw has a chemical that causes issues with plants.
How much does horse semen cost per straw?
$500
Is straw good for a horse?
To eat NO absolutely not! It is good for bedding though!
What does straw smell like?
Straw smells very natural. Its hard to explain exactly what straw smells like, even if you do go out to eh barn everyday and feed your horse, life me (:
What good is straw?
A straw is used for many things but mostly drinking. If you drink with a straw, it won't damage your teeth. Straw in the sense of dead hay, (similar) then it can be used as bedding, horse food, kindling, thatched houses etc.
Is straw bales used for feed?
Not often. Straw has little food value as it is hard to digest. Hay bales are used, instead.
Can you use straw for a guinua pig bedding?
Yes, you can. Line your guinea pig hutch with newspaper, then put the straw on. You can use more or less straw depending on the weather. A bedding of straw and newspaper will need changing once a week. Instead of straw, you could use wool, paper shredding or tissue paper. Instead of news paper you could use thin cardboard, scrap paper or sawdust.
Will wheat straw hurt a horse?
Wheat straw is normally used as bedding quite safely.If your horse eats too much of it ,it could cause colic as feces become impacted.Oat straw can be chopped and fed as chaff many chaff mixes contain oat straw.I wouldn't feed straw as colic is very painfull and disstressing and can kill.Chaff based mixes are a good source of fibre and safe to feed.If your using straw as bedding and your horse tends to eat it ,use diluted citronella or eucalyptus and spray over it should stop him/her eating it.
What to do to keep a horse from eating straw?
Horses eat straw to keep busy, typically from a lack of needed chewing time. The best thing to do is make sure the horse has hay available at all times. This can be done by hanging a couple of slow feed hay nets in the stall or using a slow feeder from the ground. You can also place a grazing muzzle on the horse to limit the amount of straw it is eating in the stall, but the horse must be watched carefully if a muzzle is used.
