We have used the pellets here in MIssouri. They have been running
anywarhere from $10 to 12.50 a bag. They are guarenteed to have 17%
protein. The sheep love them and they seem to stay with them. And
there is no mess to clean up. We also feed hay alflafa /orchard mix but
are haveing to use
Nancy, do you happen to know if the pellets were for rabbits? Also,
what quantity of pellets were you giving each sheep and was it their
only feed at the time? Sheep need approximately 4% of their body
weight in hay each day, so a 100 lb ewe will need about 4 lb of hay.
I can't imagine giving
Carol I found a product called forage feed' designed for older horses that
cannot chew up their hay very well.
http://www.lucernefarms.com/
I found it was a very clean (lack of dust) way to have hay for my rabbits
when they live indoors-- The packaging is about the size of a bale of
Ummm, good point, John. My grain mix costs about $0.25/lb, so it
would cost less than $4.00/sheep/month to feed 1/2 lb per day. In
contrast, my sheep eat (and waste) about 2 bales of alfalfa hay per
month (alfalfa is just about the only hay available here and none is
available now). So 2 bales
