Chaff

[shadowboy]

What brands or types of chaff do you use? My local merchants are very restrictive as to what they stock so i would be interested what people use. I tried to get a different chaff to my usual from the advice of a friend and couldn't get it anywhere! What do you use, and is there a reason why?

 

[Evil_Cookie]

I feed hifi lite... because it's not got mollases and is a low calorie bulk feed... new horse is laminitis prone...

EC

 

[sleepingdragon10]

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I feed hifi lite... because it's not got mollases and is a low calorie bulk feed... new horse is laminitis prone...

EC

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Hi-Fi Lite DOES contain molasses extract, though only a very small amount(think it's 3.5% sugar)

Use Hi-Fi Lite/Happy Hoof/Applechaff.

 

[Chex]

Just now I'm feeding Spillers happy hoof, but when Chex is not so fat he's usually fed on horsehage mollichaff extra, or Elliots molassage.

 

[Fairynuff]

Ive never seen chaff here so I chop my own using hay and straw-hard bloody work! Mairi.

 

[Tia]

None. We don't get chaff over here.

 

[eventergirl87]

I use readi grass myself

horses love it

one of my boys will no eat any hi fi stuff ...... tooooooo fussy

 

[riotgirl]

I use Spillers Happy Dieter on my Welshie. I can give her more to fill her up/keep her occupied and it doesn't put weight on her.

 

[nomini]

Use alfa-a - not sure why actually, never thought about it, was just the one my old instructor suggested I tried!

 

[Blizzard]

hifi lite

 

[jewel]

i ticked other as i feed hi-fi senior or horsehage veteran chaff. other 2 have hi fi lite

 

[showjump2003]

I use horsehage apple chaff mainly because it's cheap!

 

[Evil_Cookie]

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Hi-Fi Lite DOES contain molasses extract, though only a very small amount(think it's 3.5% sugar)


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oops lol well minor detail...

it is certified by the laminitis trust though...

EC

 

[sleepingdragon10]

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Hi-Fi Lite DOES contain molasses extract, though only a very small amount(think it's 3.5% sugar)


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oops lol well minor detail...

it is certified by the laminitis trust though...

EC

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Yes,it is,and it's mostly fibre anyway.
It's just that there seems to be a common misconception that it's totally molasses free.

Bethxx

 

[lillie]

just feed hifi lite coz as my cob only has a small feed for his supplements

 

[S_N]

Well I have some Hi-Fi Lite that B will have once weaned. ATM they have Dodson & Horrell Alfalfa (feed store had run out of Dengie Alfa-A). Before this they had Dengie Alfa-A Lite. When I stop feeding oil, then I will most likely feed Dengie Alfa-A Oil - it's TOTALLY unmolassed!!!

 

[threeponies]

Hi Fi Lite or Good Doer, have fatties!

 

[clipertyplop]

i changed to dengie hifi original after many years of useing molliechaf as i noticed that they were putting more and more mollassis in with it .......i just think it cant be v.good for the horses put too much weight on,

 

[samsaccount]

Dengie Hi Fi Lite - i also have a fatty!

 

[Bright_Spark]

Amber has Alfa-A in feeds and a bucket of readigrass at night, Gypsy and Septre have hi-fi as both tubby moos.

 

[fairhill]

One has happy hoof, the other is on D&H (I think) Safe and sound.

Happy hoof cos she's a fatty, but needs corn for energy as well, so it's easy for me to adjust feed depending on workload.

Safe and sound for the other fatty as that's all the 'hard feed' she gets, and it's got a few more 'bits' (ie. nuggety things) in it than happy hoof.

 

[WelshRareBit]

Have been feeding Alfa-A will be changing to alfa oil. Use it because it was on offer at the feed store to be honest. xx

 

[TGM]

I use AlfaA which is an important constituent of my horses' diets rather than just something to bulk it out with. Don't use normal chaff as I resent paying inflated prices for what is basically chopped straw with molasses!

 

[sevenoceans]

Skinny TB... Alfa Oil...

 

[sallyf]

Another alfa a oil user here plus D & H safe and sound or D & H Just grass

 

[Judie]

Don't use chaff at all - I just don't get it..

 

[eventergirl87]

Mistletoe......... my thoughts exactly on chaff

(added the fact that one of my boys wont touch it lol)

afla or dried grass

 

[K9Wendy]

Have to admit, some chaff looks like floor sweepings to me, a great way of making money on a very cheap product!! I use Readigrass..

 

[idefixbis]

I have been using alpha A oil for almost two months now as a big part of my horse's diet. It is great stuff, he has a shiny coat and is so much calmer than last winter when he had alot more cereal based mix with only a little happy chaff to bulk out his feed.

 

[Law]

Hi Fi Lite as a hay replacer (fed alongside hay/haylege)
Apple chaff for proper dinner although i've still not started feeding yet.

SM- New surface goes down on the arena next week! Woot! Will PM/text you.