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>>>Beverly, if you ever saw my flyers climbing on the >>>cage and saw the bulges I see all over , you would be >>>flabbergasted and say " Agnes your flyers are not >just >>>fat, they are obese.". I swear to you, my females, >>(I rarely give corn ... it's very fattening. It's >>what they use ...) to fatten cattle and other 'meat' >>livestock. Plus, if the corn is 'dry' (like that used >>for feeding chickens, or mixed in wild bird feed >>....), it's suseptible to many different molds. I >>once asked a vet if I couldn't help my lanky 17h. TB >>gelding, Mr. L, to gain weight, by adding whole or >>cracked corn to his grain. The vet was the one who >>advised me about the mold problem, with corn, and said >>it took an expert eye to actually be able to tell if >>the corn was moldy. Evidently, for cattle and >>chickens, it's not that much of a problem -- but >>cattle have much different digestive tracts than >>horses (or humans or squirrels ... lol!), so perhaps >>they're better able to 'filter' out any toxins from >>the mold. I think if you eliminate the corn and peas, >>it should help a good bit. >> >>Anyway, I do know how you feel! I give sugar-snap >>peas, mostly, because they seem to be mostly 'pod', >>rather than 'pea' (it's the pea that has most the >>starch and carbohydrates, I believe ...), along with >>broccoli. I do give apples and pears, and >>blueberries, too -- and strawberries. And mushrooms. >>My guys never, ever use a wheel, although they do have >>one. They have two 'active' periods, at night, when >>they do quite a bit of running and climbing (I have >>blankets and woven cloth pinned on the walls, so they >>have plenty of traction). But Mike Robe and Iota are >>still 'chubbies', while the others are slimmer. >> >Two of my three girls are "biggie size"--Zoe WP and >Betty--but Hope has stayed little and petite! The two >males, Barney and Coach, use the wheels but the girls >don't seem to enjoy it. I know that mine get a very >healthy and varied diet so I have decided not to worry >so much over the size issue. As for corn, I do feed >them corn slices but I use fresh corn that I slice >into rounds and then quarters; and corn is offered at >most 2X per week. Mine are deliciously happy right >now--we found fresh strawberries, right from the >patch, and ALL OF US are pigging out. I am even >having strawberry shortcake for Breakfast!!! Before >you say anything, Ags, remember that strawberries have >a short storage span, unless you turn them into >preserves, which is not on my work schedule right now, >so we eat them as our way to "preserve" them! LOL! > > > > > > >>>unlike my males are very obese. I am worried.. I >have >>>been giving them more orange lately rather than >apples >>>and pears, and I think I am going to cut the peas and >>>corn out of their veggies too. Maybe if I stick to >>>fresh broccoli, etc.. that will help.. And no more >>>yogurt and applesauce every night. only twice a >week. >>>If that doesn't help, I am giving up. They have a >>>large aviary with lots of wheels and toys. But the >>>girls do not use the wheels.. Too lazy I think...
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