pistolpete
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Cheapest feed to use purely for adding supplements. Not too fussy native who doesn’t need calories. Does need to taste of something. The straw type chaff is a step too far! Was thinking maybe hay replacer or grass nuts?
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TheMule
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I find grass nuts very cheap to feed because they bulk up so much when soaked. They eat them well, though I do add a handful of plain chaff for a bit of texture
criso
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The emerald green stuff is cheaper than a lot of others. I use Grasstastic to make the expensive stuff go further but Fibre Fabulous is the low cal version and is £13.50 at my local feed store for a big bag
Highmileagecob
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Old Dobbin is going to move onto total forage replacers this winter, as he is losing teeth. Soaked sugar beet and dried grass chaff will be the mainstay, with Fast Fibre and Mollichaff on the side just to bulk out the rations. I have been wary of molassed chaff for years, but after reading the Mollichaff blurb, I'll give it a try. Roughly £8 a bag from my feed store.
Squeak
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I've found that the Dodson & Horrell Just Grass chop goes a long way, it's more tightly packed in the bag than the emerald green and so seems to last longer. If it's for more than a filler I still prefer the Emerald Green but for a filler I find Just Grass cheaper.
tda
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Id say grass nuts will last the longest
Unmollassed beet (long soak) will be the cheapest if you can be bothered
Unmollassed beet (long soak) will be the cheapest if you can be bothered
meleeka
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Speedibeet is obviously quicker and soaks to 5 x water, so it lasts ages.
criso
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If it was just a couple of pounds, I could justify the convenience but Speedibeet is £18.65, long soak unmolassed is £8.99.
criso
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They're both sold by weight and you get 12.5 kg of the Fibre Fabulous or Grasstastic and 12kg of Just Grass so how they're packed shouldn't make a difference.
The one that is slightly misleading is the Dengie Meadow Grass with Herbs which is a 15kg bag but has small pellets in it so is heavier.
Squeak
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Yes and no - it depends if you feed by volume or weight
the just grass is lighter and fluffier than the emerald green so if you're just going by volume if fluffs up to a lot more, if you feed by weight then agreed, it would both be the same.
criso
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And actually fluffier could be good for a fatty.Yes and no - it depends if you feed by volume or weight
Having said that I have found a difference in Grasstastic, it tells you which field it comes from and they do differ some being fluffy, though they all seem to smell the same and are equally palatable.
That's the Grasstastic though and in this case, OP may be better with the Fibre Fabulous and I've not used that.
Squeak
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Ahhhh I've never tried their grass tastic only their normal grass one. I do actually prefer Emerald Green but for the summer when I've just needed a filler the Just Grass has been useful now we're getting back in to winter though I'll be going back to Emerald Green.
criso
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I always think of Grasstastic as being the standard grass chaff and the Fibre Fabulous as the special low cal one.
I've got a skinny tb so I'm always thinking about calories per £ and I have to stretch out the Agrobs musli which is his favourite but would bankrupt me if I fed just that
I've got a skinny tb so I'm always thinking about calories per £ and I have to stretch out the Agrobs musli which is his favourite but would bankrupt me if I fed just that
tda
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And speedibeet is a 15kg bag and long soak is often 20kg
Squeak
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Oops I got confused - I thought that their grass tastic was their low calorie one and they did another 'normal' one - It is grasstastic I usually use from them
I also have a TB so also have the pain of getting as many calories as possible in the winter
Sandstone1
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What make is the long soak? I use speedibeet but soak for 8 hours anyway so thinking i could save money...
criso
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Trident is the brand I use. They do two, Equibeet is unmolassed and Supabeet is the Molassed.
Sandstone1
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Thanks, will see if I can try it.
Sandstone1
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Must be more expensive here. Ive looked it up Speedibeet 20.95 trident long soak one is 16.95
tda
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Just had a quick look in our local shop, speedibeet £18.90 15 kgs, trident sugar beet , doesn't say if molassed or not £14.20 25kgs,
It's probably molassed as last time I bought simple systems purabeet,£15.00 15kgs bag
It's probably molassed as last time I bought simple systems purabeet,£15.00 15kgs bag
Follysmum
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Molichaff have a range of chaffs which are good value for money especially if you want to bulk feed out
criso
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That's the molassed supabeet which is more expensive locally at £12.75, that comes in 25kg.. Last time I bought the Equibeet earlier in the year it was £7.99 but the bag is 20kg but Titmuss is very cheap.
Anyone in Oxon, good price here
Trident Equi-Beet Pellets | bebeequine
Equibeet is a highly palatable, high digestible fibre feed for horses and ponies, ideal for promoting gut health. It is suitable for laminitic animals, 'fussy eaters' and those with poor condition or digestion.
Or a bit more in Cheshire
Equi-Beet Unmolassed Pellets
Equibeet is a low-sugar, non-molassed sugar beet feed designed specifically as a non-heating, high-fibre bagged feed for horses and ponies* that’s also ideal as part of a feeding strategy to reduce the incidence of laminitis
www.leighsanimalfeeds.co.uk