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Do I need to start hecs on the mature food?

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Post by Zo Sun Jul 10, 2016 2:17 pm

He's 4 today, I'm just wondering if I should be buying him the mature food now?
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Post by Thumper2001 Sun Jul 10, 2016 5:41 pm

I would say no. My two are also 4 and I'm not planning on switching over any time soon. They're still like a pair of spring chickens Laughing

I didn't start Thumper on it until she was much older than 4.
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Post by Zo Sun Jul 10, 2016 6:40 pm

That's what i was thinking, he's still really active and i don't want him to lose weight!!
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Post by iiisecondcreep Sun Jul 10, 2016 8:42 pm

MJ and Philip are on mature food, but thats because I'd started T (and therefore also MJ) on it. She was 9. Philip and MJ are 5-6.

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Post by woodwench Mon Jul 11, 2016 1:02 am

I've had Henry on SS4+ since he turned four but I did so because I thought about the longevity and size thing (bigger buns don't live as long as small). Henners is medium to large and as he was a rescue with previous diet unknown I weaned him onto SS4+.
Now, with his appetite not what it was because of his heart condition, he rarely eats a quarter of his old daily nugget allowance but he does eat about 1 and 1/2 scoops of Protexin-Profibre and plenty of wild forage (I dread what he will do when the forage is gone and it's getting poorer everyday).
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Post by KatieB Wed Jul 13, 2016 12:10 pm

I havent moved Daisy onto mature food (he's 8 now) as I feel like hes doing well as he is. Hes not a kit by any stretch but he is happy and still binks like a loon!
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