Some share better than others. It depends.
(This morning I found Fivla and Vitamin in the wee shed together so I popped both their buckets in).
Waffle is a kind pony and will always share his bucket with care-in-the-community Albie who seldom eats out of his own bowl by himself. I give Waffle’s bowl extra so no one misses out.
Lambie, of course (and did you even need to ask) cannot share. He hates it and gets very upset, so he has his own private dining room which makes him happy. He can then eat in peace. The other sheep all swap bowls every few seconds which upsets him hugely and he just stands there feeling put upon.
This afternoon, Pepper would not share. Despite being a non-eating day (she has since rallied and had her tea), she still stole Ted’s fishy shed-treat but, feeling sick, just sat with it. Upon her return to the shed now, however, I heard crunching and it’s vanished. Poor Ted. Snooze and you lose.
Also, Waffle came up on his own when he heard me open the gate to take the two haynets into the paddock.
The rest came cantering up a few minutes later.
Newt was not sharing.
But the rest were (Silver wasn’t interested so doesn’t count).
Also later on today, I found he old ladies having a discussion about the wee shed (again) – apparently a constant source of oneupmanship or is it oneupponyship?
(Fivla was not budging).
So, in conclusion, some animals share, some don’t and some won’t. It depends.
