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coat question

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tickles

Mama Doe
Some of my buns dont seem to have a thick winter coat and i wondered if there is any reason for this or if there was anything i could give them to make it thicker.
We currently feed wagg optimum which im thinking of changing to science selective again to see if there is an improvementx
 
Are they indoor or outdoor buns?

Also how old, if they are babies and only just gone outside they may not have had time to develop their full winter coat.
 
I should imagine they aren't feeling the cold yet? It's been quite mild, if you stay out of the wind/rain:roll::lol:

Unless they are old:? My old horse takes forever to grow a winter coat - he's double rugged already - & we had to feed a salt-based supplement:D
 
tickles said:
Some of my buns dont seem to have a thick winter coat and i wondered if there is any reason for this or if there was anything i could give them to make it thicker.
We currently feed wagg optimum which im thinking of changing to science selective again to see if there is an improvementx
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I wouldn't reccomend SS over winter, I changed recently and my buns are getting thinner. I know your talking about their fur, but body fat helps keep them warm too. I tend to increase food over winter and add in a bit of the meusli type mix.
 
Demismith said:
I wouldn't reccomend SS over winter, I changed recently and my buns are getting thinner. I know your talking about their fur, but body fat helps keep them warm too. I tend to increase food over winter and add in a bit of the meusli type mix.
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:? I find this strange, SS is one of the best foods out there. My buns were all on a different pellet (A+P) and they lost weight rapidly. I changed to SS this spring and all are doing fine :love:

Hopefully their coat will come soon Tina :love: Do you have snugglesafes? xXx
 
i have some snugglesafes:} going to change food gradually over the next few days.Increase hay and indroduce straw aswell x
 
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