WEANING FOALS
A DIFFICULT TIME. Weaning time is perhaps the most critical period in the life of a horse, for a setback here may adversely influence its whole career. Whore possible, the colt should suckle five or six months. By that time, it will be feeding along with its mother, ami the weaning process will not bo so difficult, as the quantity of milk consumed will have been gradually decreased. When weaned, the dam and foal should be kept well separated, and the colt placed in quarters where it cannot injure itself while fretting for its mother. By having a separate feed box, the colt will soon learn to cat grain while its mother is feeding. After it is weaned, it should bo fed on such feeds as will keep it growing and develop bone and muscle. Good pasture (says a writer in the Farmers’ Advocate), with oats as the grain food, will fend to accomplish this. Other concentrates which may be used ore wheat, bran, linseed meal and peas, all of which are rich in nitrogenous matter and tend to build up muscle.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9979, 9 July 1925, Page 7
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184WEANING FOALS Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9979, 9 July 1925, Page 7
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