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 Feeding Alfalfa Pellets
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11/29/11 09:56 PM
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Bar G
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Has anybody ever ran alfalfa pellets through there feeder? Did it bring in anymore deer?
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Re: Feeding Alfalfa Pellets
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11/29/11 11:54 PM
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I tried it a few years ago and had to quit. The pellets were too dry and the deer looked as if they were choking when they ate them.
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Re: Feeding Alfalfa Pellets
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11/29/11 11:57 PM
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Used them in a self feeder but for some reason either we got a bad batch or the deer quit liking it because they just quit touching it. Now they love protein pellets all the time, of course they would though, they cost more. 
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Re: Feeding Alfalfa Pellets
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11/30/11 02:17 AM
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I mixed half and half with corn so we will see what happens i figured the alfalfa would be better for them and since corn is about the same price i would try both. i hopr to feed year round this year so hopefully it will pay off feeding something other than just straight corn.
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Re: Feeding Alfalfa Pellets
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11/30/11 03:10 AM
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Enter Standman
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Used them in a self feeder but for some reason either we got a bad batch or the deer quit liking it because they just quit touching it. Now they love protein pellets all the time, of course they would though, they cost more. My FIL said they switched from protein pellets to goat feed. Supposedly has the same protein content at half the price.
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Re: Feeding Alfalfa Pellets
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11/30/11 04:08 AM
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Moisture will cause pellitized grain to swell. It can stop up your feeder
�There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never cared for anything else thereafter.�- Ernest Hemingway
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Re: Feeding Alfalfa Pellets
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11/30/11 04:21 AM
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I put out some of the big ones and the deer never touched them at all.
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Re: Feeding Alfalfa Pellets
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12/02/11 03:50 AM
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It seems to me that feeding pellets formulated for a deer's nutritional needs is a better idea?
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Re: Feeding Alfalfa Pellets
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12/02/11 04:48 AM
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The best thing for deer would be to feed a pellet like acco's antler plus or ful-o-pep's hill country 20. Alfalfa hay is also a good choice deer love it. They will provide much better nutritional balance than corn and alfalfa pellets. I wouldnt feed goat feed to deer, two different animals and each animal has different mineral and nutritional requiremnts. I think deer can handle larger dose of copper than sheep and goats and I am sure that there are several things that can go the other way.
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