Cut back on Haylage...She's eating her bed

[maddielove]

Well horse is like a time bomb now the grass is starting to come through..just waiting for her to blow up like a balloon. She was on quite an excessive amount of haylage so I've cut this back (cause she has access to it in the field too). Now the past two nights that I've been up at about 8ish she's been taking the odd mouthful and I'm quite worried. As tonight was snowy, she was good and some numpty had put her in her lightweight stable rug (she's fully clipped and it's -2

) I gave her a wee bit more to keep her happy (this was about 10ish)
Have no idea what to do...should I just give up and give this constant amount (maybe soak it?) or do something about her bedding?
Suggestions welcomed

 

[Nari]

Well her bed isn't as fattening as haylage so unless she's pigging loads or is prone to impaction colic I wouldn't worry. If it really concerns you put her on something she won't eat!

 

[maddielove]

It was the colic thing i was most worried about...didn't know she needed to pig out loads

If only I had the money to buy shavings..I'm allergic to straw

 

[suzyseymour]

You could try diluted jayes fluid on her bed, used to work wonders for my old mare.

 

[maddielove]

Do you know how much to dilute it by?

 

[flyingfeet]

What are you bedding her on?

Mine all eat a bit of their bed, as its very nice straw! Could you swap to hay so that you can feed her a bit more?

 

[maddielove]

She's just on straw and TBH it isn't that nice

dusty and a bit grey looking!
I thought about soaking haylage so I could feed a bit more..She was getting hay at the start of winter but we've ran out now

 

[CBFan]

Feed the haylage from a small holed net so it takes longer??? even split it into two nets hung different sides of the stable - takes even longer!!

echo the jeys fluid tip - just a couple of glugs in the bottom of a watering can and add water should do it