Alternitives to feeding barley

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peerielee

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My youngster lost condition over the winter. He was on ad lib hay, speedy beet, chaff and balancer. (Out with good weather , in at night) So i added a little barley to his feed which worked a treat. He has put on condition and is looking good again without looking fat. My problem is i think he has an intolerance to barley as he began to itch like mad (Worming and de-lousing up to date). But as soon as i cut the barley the itching subsided. As the spring grass is coming in soon i probably wont need to replace the barley but can anyone suggest any alternitive to barley, something which allows them to put on weight and condition without the fizzyness of oats?
 
What chaff are you using? If it is just a normal one then why not swap it for a high calorie one like Alfa A Oil (which has as many calories per kg as some conditioning mixes).
 
You could increase the speedibeet. That will give more energy without starch. Or as TGM says, feed alfalfa chaff.
Topspec cool condition cubes are cereal free.
 
Because Alfa A Oil contains oil, it is significantly higher in calories than D&H Alfalfa - the Alfa A Oil is 12.5 MJDE/kg compared to D&H Alfalfa at 10 MJDE/kg.
 
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