Chewing on tail remedies?? Help

[angelsdream]

Anyone know of any remedies to keep Cruz from chewing on Lakota's tail? Little boy is tearing it up....

[Michelle Clarke]

Chewing manes/tails is a basic lack of silica in the diet. Usually well grown hay and good quality grains have enough, but sometimes individual animals need more (especially a teething colt!)...try adding a cup of white millet daily for the Lakota and Cruz to share with their regular grain.

[angelsdream]

Thanks Michelle. I thought he was just bored and chewing on her tail cause he is a play body and always into something. What is millet and where would I get it? Would alfalfa help?

[DianneC]

There are products that taste bad too, I had to use them on some lead ropes that the boys were too busy chewing on to pay attention. You'd want to make sure it was safe of course.

[Michelle Clarke]

You should be able to get white millet at a larger feed/seed store. Alfalfa will help some, depending on how deficient he is.