Can haylage be fed to a good doer kept in overnight?

[CobSunshine]

Can haylage be fed to a good doer kept in overnight? and can it be soaked like hay to remove all the sugars?

I normally soak hay for 30 mins.

 

[Mongoose11]

My very good doer had haylage all last winter, couldn't get hay. I just tried to slow her down eating it, tricklenet or double netting. Mind you she had zero grass pretty much. She came out of Winter a similar weight as she went in and she loved the haylage. You can soak it but insure how long it would need soaking to remove sugars.

 

[noblesteed]

Hm I am interested in this, as my new yard only supplies haylage so not sure whether or not to order in some hay or to try the haylage first. I have a good doer who will be in at night. I use minimum rugs and no hard feed but even on that, last year he didn't shed any weight with soaked hay.

 

[nikicb]

Have you tried high fibre haylage? I have 3 good doers and it works well.

 

[Pearlsasinger]

We have to feed haylage, as we can't get good quality hay. We feed a relatively small amount and supplement it with oat straw chaff (Honeychop), so that they are not standing in with nothing to eat.