Big, but not obese. They are fed correctly and living in ideal conditions in your climate.
Have you had them on a scale?
I'll try to get his measurement.Big, but not obese. They are fed correctly and living in ideal conditions in your climate.
Have you had them on a scale?
Tom, they eat everything! One thing I have done, though, is to feed them a small amount of Mazuri daily (about 1/3 cup now). I've done that since they were about a year old (about 12 pellets then.) This is just one part of their daily diet. They have endive, alfalfa sprouts, kale from time to time, cactus and it's fruit when in season, escarole, hibiscus flower and leaves, grass, weeds, Timothy hay, romaine, carrots, and anything I know they can eat. I'm sure I overfeed them, but they eat everything and some. I have been trying to limit their intake of Mazuri cause they really don't need it, but my heart breaks when they look for me to give them their favorite foodTell us more about what you are feeding them?
There growth is unprecedented, so I don't think you will find anyone to match yours, but there is not necessarily anything wrong with that. And yes, they will eventually slow down. Unless they are of Sudanese origin, they are not likely to top 120-130 pounds. If they do have Sudanese genetics, they might keep browning until 250 pounds, and I've seen a few that were even larger than that. Time will tell.
Tom, they eat everything! One thing I have done, though, is to feed them a small amount of Mazuri daily (about 1/3 cup now). I've done that since they were about a year old (about 12 pellets then.) This is just one part of their daily diet. They have endive, alfalfa sprouts, kale from time to time, cactus and it's fruit when in season, escarole, hibiscus flower and leaves, grass, weeds, Timothy hay, romaine, carrots, and anything I know they can eat. I'm sure I overfeed them, but they eat everything and some. I have been trying to limit their intake of Mazuri cause they really don't need it, but my heart breaks when they look for me to give them their favorite food
They graze all day long; so, it hard to guess. But, I would say that grass, hay, and weeds make up at least 50% of they diet. Other veggies make up about another 25%, and then there's the mazuri. Oh, and I mix about 1/4 cup of grassland into the mazuri, which is then divided in half for each of the sullies.The daily Mazuri certainly offers some explanation.
Approximately what percentage of their diet does the grass hay, grass, and weeds make up?
See here in Michigan starting soon the only thing I will be able to feed from the yard is snow. We had our first half an inch of snow yesterday.I'm trying to wean them off mazuri by adding more and more hay/grass. There's only so much green grass especially during winter months. That's when I go to the feed store and get bales of hay. I put down rye grass seeds during winter months cause, in Florida, it doesn't do well in heat, but grows wonderfully in the winter. The boys just love it too.