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Post by pst on Aug 19, 2009 20:07:09 GMT 1
I'm wondering what to feed Eddie this winter, he always does sooo well when out on grass 24/7 I was thinking of trying a grass feed like "just grass" from d&h. He gets top spec balancer & I wont be changing that & he usually gets calm & condition & he does well on that too... but I thought since he does so well on grass if I could keep feeding him grass all year round out of the bag he might keep his condition better..... what do you think??? He isn't a big hay eater, I can fill his haynet & he'll only eat about half normally.
Has anyone tried grass pellets or grass feeds?
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Post by chestnuttymare on Aug 19, 2009 20:21:46 GMT 1
Wee Mintys teeth have smoothed out so hay is difficult for him. I have been giving him Spillars hi fibre cubes. I soak them for him because of his teeth and he really loves it and is looking brilliant. He will continue to get that over the summer.
Worth a try i suppose.
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Post by pst on Aug 19, 2009 20:43:58 GMT 1
Yeh that might be an idea & worth a try  |
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Post by ldf on Aug 19, 2009 20:51:27 GMT 1
I use Badmintons Fibre nuggets, they love um, can be fed wet or dry
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Post by bingbong on Aug 20, 2009 10:22:14 GMT 1
iv fred the redy grass before - think its the same stuff - its lovely and the horses love it but you have to feed quite alot of it it obv not as good as fresh grass as its been dried tho you are ment to feed it by the bucket load and some horses got a bit borred of it i found but was good to just add as a chaff to tempt fussy feeders i sound like im contradicting my self lol but all horses are different - my old boy would be happy to eat anything but coisty is fussy and he liked a handfull in his dinner but any more than that and he would end up not eating it al all i must say iv tried it and it tastes like tea  and smells lushhhhh smells like the silage when its just cut and put in the pit im babbling sorry   |
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Post by getatem on Aug 20, 2009 11:28:07 GMT 1
i agree with linz i always feed ready grass over the winter to buzz he loves it and as linz says it has a lovely smell i usually just give him a bucket aswell as his haylage and feed and he eats away at it the bag lasts me a while though its fab stuff !!x
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Post by valerief on Aug 20, 2009 12:09:43 GMT 1
I fed Todd A big bucket of Just Grass over the winter in his stable along side his hay and he loved the stuff.
Todd's not a big hay eater either and would also leave half is hay net.At least giving him the Just Grass I knew he was eating something at night.
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Post by gemmat on Aug 20, 2009 12:29:29 GMT 1
This might sound silly Pam but have you tried him living out all winter? Finnie does really well out all year..  |
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Post by pst on Aug 20, 2009 12:41:51 GMT 1
That's exactly what I was thinking of doing just leaving him a bucket of the stuff to nibble away at through the night, everybody now I'll look into which product to go for  Gemma I couldn't leave him out as my oh has built me a shed 24 x 36 ft with internal stables & if I tell him I'm going to leave the horses out I think he'd be leaving me |
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Post by bingbong on Aug 20, 2009 13:22:03 GMT 1
ha ha pam i think he would too lol last year argy was the same he would leave have his hay net but i gave him some of the drier cow silage as a treat so he had a bit of fibre variety - i know your not ment to but didnt do mine any harm lol hormones are making me come out with alsorts of confessions these days ha ha yeh do that with the big bucket - see if he likes it im sure hes not as fussy as coisty ( that wouldnt be hard mind you lol) |
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Post by lisah on Aug 20, 2009 16:39:39 GMT 1
That's exactly what I was thinking of doing just leaving him a bucket of the stuff to nibble away at through the night, everybody now I'll look into which product to go for Gemma I couldn't leave him out as my oh has built me a shed 24 x 36 ft with internal stables & if I tell him I'm going to leave the horses out I think he'd be leaving me Pam - I give Rambo readi grass in the winter, a big bucket to pick at overnight and it did make a difference. Also, if you put Eddie out early and leave him out till late then he won't be standing in too much anyway. That is what I am going to do with mine now they are all together and at home. They will get thrown out at about 7am and not back in until 8pmish I think that they will be happy though, well except Denzel who loves being in his stable! L xxxx |
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Post by pst on Aug 20, 2009 20:42:25 GMT 1
I will leave him out as long as possible during the day but I'm definately going to give him a bucket of grass as a midnight feast for him to munch away on, I really think he'll do well on it. I know my feed merchants have the Just Grass that Valerie's mentioned so I think I'm going to give that a bash. thanks everybody
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Post by michellec on Aug 21, 2009 8:07:20 GMT 1
I fell in love with grass pellets and found them great for my boys. so much so they will be part of their winter regime. I like readigrass but it can be dusty and I have enough trouble feeding hay without it blowing away I'd have no chance with the readigrass.
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Post by pst on Aug 21, 2009 12:26:25 GMT 1
Michelle do you feed grass pellets wet or dry? I did ask to see grass pellets at my feed merchants but they didn't have any  do you know which company does them? |
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Post by bingbong on Aug 21, 2009 13:52:31 GMT 1
my sister soaks them but just for like an hour but her pony is very old you see
hers just come in a canvas bag not sure of the company but i think gibbs make them do they not?
they just look like pony nuts but greener you often get them in course mixes if you look in the ingredients list
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