And what consists of one flake? How many flakes should you give a horse??
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that will depend on what kind of bales you have. in a small square bale there will be about 16 to 20 flakes depending on the quality of the hay (the better the hay the larger the flakes will be and the less there will be of them) and you should feed about 2 flakes a day one in the morning and one at night for a smaller horse and as many as 6 a day for big horses.
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last time i checked there was 6 flakes and 1 horse at 1 time 3 flakes depending on size..the bigger the horse the more flakes.
it depends on the weight of the hay type of hay,
it depends of the weight of u'r horse how much to feed
it depends on how big u want the flake 2 b n how big the bale of hay or wat eva u feed ur horse is.
there usually is about 6-7 flakes in a bale of hay
First, you have to say what size and shape of bale before you can ask that question! Round bales can come 5x5 or 6x6 or 4x4 and rolled tight or loose, you'll have different total volumes of hay! Also, there are square bales in various sizes, having different total volumes of nay in them.
Next, I had no idea what a flake was, so I did a google search and I'll leave you some links that you should be able to find your answer to.
One site says"Answer: A 5-year-old warmblood, who is worked moderately for an hour a day, needs more than three flakes of hay per day"
Cattle are fed by weight of hay, not volume. One of those sites explains how a flake of hay may weigh 5# if it's alfalfa, but another flake being of bermuda grass may only be 3j#.
So read up on these websites to get the information you need.
it depends on the size of the bale and the size of the flakes. Some flakes are small, whereas others are HUGE!!Best to feed by wieght (just hold it and make sure it feels the same as yesterday) In my bales, there are 10-14 flakes per bale, i calculate 12 in each. The average amount of hay a horse gets is 6 or 7 flakes, but some get more and some get less, again depends.
Is it coincidence that I was counting the flakes in a bale of hay in my back yard then your question came up. I had reached one million and something but then forgot. I'll start again and let you know.
I get 12 to 14 flakes in my bales of hay. I feed 2 flakes, two times a day. But it is a draft size you'd need to feed more. You know what gets me are the people that answer %26 have no idea what a flake is... Those people shouldn't even answer the questions!! They should leave it for the people who have horses!!!
A standard bale (3 wires) of alfalfa will have 14 flakes, oat hay will have 12. Our horses got one flake of oat PM, one flake alfalfa AM, plus 2lbs of 4-in-one each feeding.
Bales very tremendously by how tightly they are packed, how big the flakes are, and how big the bales are. A standard size small square bale of grass or grass/alfalfa mix hay can have anywhere from 8-14 flakes if the bales are large enough.
A flake is literally like a "slice" of the bale. If you cut open a bale of hay, or straw, it will fall apart into its own little slices. Think of the bale like a loaf of bread, and each flake that pulls away is the "slice"... it's just called a flake.
A horse in moderate work needs to eat 1-2% of it's weight in hay per day... so if you have a 1000# horse, it needs to eat at least 10-20 pounds of a hay a day. A well packed flake of hay should weight 3 pounds. So, 3-5 flakes in the morning, and 3-5 flakes in the evening.
I can use my horses as an example, since I a variety of sizes %26 stages of life and usefulness, so their hay gets regulated -
My 9yr. old WB mare that is in light work 3 times a week gets about 4 flakes twice a day, plus grain. She paces the fenceline sometimes when she's moody, so she needs a little extra 'input'.
My 12 yr old miniature horse mare that does nothing but keep the above horse company, doesn't get any hay at all - she gets to scavenge what the big horse doesn't get to. All in all, 1-2 flakes per day total and no grain.
My 10 yr. old hackney pony that is in light-moderate work 2-3 times a week gets 3 flakes in the morning and 3 in the evening - he's just starting to get chunky, so he's getting cut back now to 2 %26 2.
My 23 yr old Quarter Horse that is experience discomfort because of severe navicular, is loosing weight because of it, and we are struggling to keep him happy and comfy - he gets as much hay as he could possibly eat, which is a little less than an entire bale per day, and grain in addition.
hey, idk alot? maybe like 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,...
In a normal Square Bale of hay usually 12 to 18 flakes of hay. Hay should be fed by weight not volume. One flake of grass hay will weigh much less than one flake of Alfalfa hay. Hay depending on how loose or tightly it is baled, if it was damp when baled, (hopefully not) or if it was too dry. All depends on how much to feed and how many flakes. A normal active Quarter Horse may eat a good grass and alfalfa mixture of hay at 2 flakes 2 times per day with grain twice a day and some pasture. An Arabian would probably need less. It all depends on how active your horse is, how nutritious the hay, the grain and the pasture is.
depends on the bale if there the big ones probably around 10 flakes little ones 5 or 6 i usllay give 2 at night and morn sldo hsvr cows so we do that in the winter too
a flake consists of where the natural break between sections in a bale.
In a standard bale in the USA - there will be 10-16 flakes pending the kind of hay. Alfalfa will have more flakes then 3way for the same size bale because its denser and not as much is fed.
Most average horses (around 1000 lbs) get 2 flakes 2x a day. the easy way to figure it is 1 flake per 500 lbs twice a day. Mini's would eat much less, drafts much more - we have the tallest living horse out here (23 hands) and he eats a bale per day. - my horses are fed cubes 2x a day and my TB gets an extra flake of alfalfa late night along with beat pulp (he doesn't keep weight on easy)
It all depends on how long the bale is. It will vary depending how the baler machine bales each one.
Horses need to consume 2-3% of their body weight per day so an average horse should eat about 20 - 35 pounds of hay per day. Rich alfalfa hay would be a little less, plain grass hay a little more. Flakes are not consistent nor is bale size. Bales from one baler and field can vary greatly in size and shape.
That is why you should weigh all your horses feed, hay and grain. All horses should have access to hay at all times unless they are overweight. Horses are designed to constantly eat. Two or three large meal per day can over tax their digestive system and causes colic. My horses always have access to hay. None are fat or thin and none have ever had bouts with colic in the thirty years I have cared for horses.
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