Rural Gardening: Donkey doesn't want sweet feed , 0 by CajuninKy

CajuninKy wrote:
The glue in wafer board can also cause them to colic. It's even worse for a horse. We boarded 2 donks for a friend so our farrier could get their feet into shape. She had rescued them when they were skin and bones and she was killing them with kindness thinking she was helping them. She was feeding them each 2 3# coffee cans of sweet feed a day plus hay twice a day. They were both foundered very badly but my farrier is also a smith and he works wonders with such cases. They both had to be sedated to be worked on because of their sheer strength but they did well and when they left our barn 2 months ago they were both sound and happy. They were both galloping around the lot and bucking and jumping. They could barely stand when they came to us. It brought tears of joy to my eyes to see them doing so well.