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Are Raw eggs good 4 horses?

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i herd that giving a horse raw eggs will make their coat EXTREMELY shiney. Is this true? is ther anything else that will give a horse a wonderful shiney coat?

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  1. I don't think so. Eggs are not for anyone to eat it is for babies to hatch from but people eat them anyway.

    So don't feed a horse an egg.


  2. no, raw hamsters are better, especially with hot sauce.

  3. WOW!  NO WAY!!  They are actually really bad for horses.  Use coat shine and lots of grooming.  Soya oil is good for health and a shiney coat.

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  4. What ever you do do NOT give your horse eggs. Especially raw eggs! They are bad for them!

  5. Please don't feed your horse raw eggs.  Raw egg white binds biotin and horses were not designed to be eating that kind of animal protein source.  There are other, safer methods to getting a shiny coat.  Rice bran oil, rice bran, corn oil, flax seed, black oil sunflower seeds... I am sure there are more but they are all plant sources.

  6. Horses don't raise chickens or rob nests in the wild.  There's a reason for this.  Horses don't eat eggs.  Horses don't need eggs.  There are other sources of protein much better for your horse.

    Raw eggs are a good source of SALMONELLA.  If you wish to follow hearsay and proceed with raw eggs, maybe a whopping vet bill will change your mind.

    If you want a shiney coat try CocoSoya, sunflower oil or corn oil.  Much, much safer.

    <<+>> Nothing personal Rosi, I keep forgetting you're in CA and allegedly Salmonella is east of the Rockies. . .

  7. Actually, I used to feed my horses raw eggs when I could get my hands on any.  The barn where I used to board had chickens that would lay in my horsetrailer feeder daily, so I was assured that they were fresh.  I never had any issues with breaking an egg and mixing it in their feed, but at the price of eggs nowadays, I wouldn't do that.

  8. I have herd this with dogs as well.  I however would be worried about salmonella.  And the amount that it would take to work given the large size of a horse would be extremely large.  Like some one else said sunflower oil, you can use safflower oil as well in their in their food works really well.  They also sell a ton of supplements for coats the cheaper ones like super 14 work just as well as the expensive ones.  

  9. I don't know if there is either harm done or a benefit obtained in feeding horses eggs but as for me I would never feed any animal source food to my horses. Horses are roughage eaters, one of the non-ruminant group of herbivores, and it just does not seem logical that nature has equipped them to digest, absorb, and metabolize food stuff from animal sources. I just do not think any alleged benefit from feeding animal source food stuff to horses can possibly outweigh the risk of digestive disturbances it can cause. With all the specialty products available which are designed to improve a horse's coat condition, products of concentrated fat, protein and vitamins from plant sources, I would never consider feeding eggs as a means to do that. Eggs are for carnivores and omnivores but horses are herbivores and I just don't think I would risk tampering with the diet nature intended them.

  10. I wouldnt. Ive heard about this in dogs but never horses. Dont quote me on this but I dont think it would be a good idea as its an animal bi-product. Didnt mad cow disease come around by feeding cows cow bi products? Not sure bout that actually.

    Try Sunflower oil. Put two cap fulls in your horses feed every day and in about 2 weeks you should notice the difference. Its a natural product with no side effects.  

  11. Horses don't raid the chicken coup for a reason.  forget the eggs and try Omega Horseshine by Enreco...it is a flaxseed product and absolutely wonderful for shiny coat and hoof health.

  12. Actually, even though it sounds weird, raw eggs can be fed to horses.  I read it in a horse treat cook book.

    ONLY ONE PER DAY! Put it over their grain.  The biggest thing is to not let the egg touch the outside of the shell...THAT is where the bacteria is.  The inside of the egg is sterile.  ALSO! Make sure you clean out the feed bucket after the horse is done eating.  Any leftover egg will rot quickly and attract flies, and you obviously don't want your horse eating that.

    If you don't trust eggs, then you can give your horse  a capful of corn oil once a day, over the feed.  Any oils will make a shiny coat.

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