Hi all, I'm getting a bit stressed because Jack, the smaller of my two (separated) boys, is still not keen on eating hay.
Both him and his brother William are fed twice a day with a level eggcup of Burgess Excell pellets, with a small handful of greens at night. William gets a him-sized amount of bog standard meadow hay from Tesco in the morning, and hoovers it all up - he likes it more than his pellets! I've been giving Jack two fibafirst sticks in the morning, to increase his fibre intake as he won't touch the Tesco hay. I ordered the taster pack from the hay experts. We're on day two and sample two, and I'm giving him a small amount with his breakfast, and taken away the fibafirst sticks. He's still not been interested so far.
Now I'm conflicted as whether to reduce his pellet amount or not, to try and encourage him to try the hay. He's quite a small boy, and still a little on the skinny side. He's got a great appetite for his pellets, and I'll be trying the other samples in turn, but I'm just not sure about reducing his normal intake until we find a hay that he'll eat Thoughts?
Both him and his brother William are fed twice a day with a level eggcup of Burgess Excell pellets, with a small handful of greens at night. William gets a him-sized amount of bog standard meadow hay from Tesco in the morning, and hoovers it all up - he likes it more than his pellets! I've been giving Jack two fibafirst sticks in the morning, to increase his fibre intake as he won't touch the Tesco hay. I ordered the taster pack from the hay experts. We're on day two and sample two, and I'm giving him a small amount with his breakfast, and taken away the fibafirst sticks. He's still not been interested so far.
Now I'm conflicted as whether to reduce his pellet amount or not, to try and encourage him to try the hay. He's quite a small boy, and still a little on the skinny side. He's got a great appetite for his pellets, and I'll be trying the other samples in turn, but I'm just not sure about reducing his normal intake until we find a hay that he'll eat Thoughts?