Chaff Online??

[dominobrown]

My local feed merchant has out the price of Alfalfa chaff from around £12/13 a bag to over £18 a bag in a week!! I know things are going up in price, but all the feed has had a massive hike in price due to managers/ stock buyers or something. I am a little bit pee'd off!

Anyways where can I get alfalfa (pref with oil) however must NOT be smothered in molasses.
I also need oat straw/ oat straw alfalfa blend, which must not contain molasses as it is for the fatties

Where is the cheapest place to buy? I know i will have to factor in postage, but I would like to buy about 10 bags of each.

Thanks

 

[Pearlsasinger]

I haven't got any from them myself but Halley's in Scotland do on-line chaff and other feeds. If I have another muddle with my supplier about Honeychop, I will give Halley's go.

 

[dominobrown]

I haven't got any from them myself but Halley's in Scotland do on-line chaff and other feeds. If I have another muddle with my supplier about Honeychop, I will give Halley's go.

Thank you! I had heard of them on here before, and thought I must take note of the company, but then never bothered and totally forgot about them!

 

[honetpot]

http://www.efeed.co.uk/products/horse-feed/chaff
I think if you order about 22 bags its £5 delivery. I have used them and it usually comes in about 3-4days

 

[windand rain]

mole valley farmers seem to have a lot to buy online dont know what the prices are like with postage but without are reasonable

 

[FfionWinnie]

If you go to Carrs Billington and buy a pallet (it needs to be loaded onto a trailer on the pallet ie no work for them) they will give you 20 quid off.

 

[dominobrown]

http://www.efeed.co.uk/products/horse-feed/chaff
I think if you order about 22 bags its £5 delivery. I have used them and it usually comes in about 3-4days

Postage for me is £7.19 for 30kg, 60kg is £15.59 and 70kg is £23.99 which is very expensive IMO

 

[Wagtail]

http://www.efeed.co.uk/products/horse-feed/chaff
I think if you order about 22 bags its £5 delivery. I have used them and it usually comes in about 3-4days

This. They have recently added un mollassed oat strw chaff too.

 

[dominobrown]

mole valley farmers seem to have a lot to buy online dont know what the prices are like with postage but without are reasonable

Don't do home delivery on the products I want

*bashes head against wall!*

 

[Pearlsasinger]

Thank you! I had heard of them on here before, and thought I must take note of the company, but then never bothered and totally forgot about them!

Someone in York posted a link on here, I looked it up, as I was so fed up of waiting for Honeychop. I think they were advertising free postage for 2 bags.

 

[dominobrown]

If you go to Carrs Billington and buy a pallet (it needs to be loaded onto a trailer on the pallet ie no work for them) they will give you 20 quid off.

Very local to them, I have actually visited the factory before.
It doesn't say what feeds they do, however I might go and visit them tomorrow and see what I can get!

 

[loz9]

Can highly recommend Halley's. I buy their chopped straw & grass blocks. It is usually with me in a few days. Postage is free too!

http://www.halleysfeeds.co.uk/

 

[FfionWinnie]

Very local to them, I have actually visited the factory before.
It doesn't say what feeds they do, however I might go and visit them tomorrow and see what I can get!

They have a shop in Penrith I think. They have a massive selection so should be able to provide what you want.

 

[Wagtail]

Can highly recommend Halley's. I buy their chopped straw & grass blocks. It is usually with me in a few days. Postage is free too!

http://www.halleysfeeds.co.uk/

How many blocks do you feed and how long do they last? They look very interesting.

 

[Brightbay]

How many blocks do you feed and how long do they last? They look very interesting.

I use the blox as "entertainment" for field kept horses - especially when it's been raining non stop and they seem to crave something crunchy and dry. I use the Big Fibre ones and the timothy ones (though, to be honest, they don't seem to distinguish between them at all!). 3 blox last 3 big horses between 15 mins and half an hour. I think I worked out they cost about 80p per block.

I've read (on here I think) of people sticking one in a bucket, adding water until it broke down, and then letting horse have it along with rationed hay/haylage overnight too. Tbh, if I was doing that, I'd probably just use their chop damped down (I'm sure it would work out cheaper ).

I think Halleys should put me on commission I do love them, though, because I've been looking for unmollassed, non alfalfa chaff for years, and Halleys deliver so I don't need to drive miles to find a local stockist!