Dengie and emerald green ...

[Flowerofthefen]

Have both run out of grass nuts. Emerald green til at least the end of April.

 

[Squeak]

That's odd. I wonder if more people were feeding grass nuts due to the price of other feeds.

Here's to hoping that the grass starts growing soon so that they can eat the stuff in their fields rather than needing grass nuts.

 

[Peregrine Falcon]

Not much grass grew last year. I'm not surprised they are in short supply. We're mixing them up with fast fibre so a bag lasts longer!

 

[Flowerofthefen]

Not much grass grew last year. I'm not surprised they are in short supply. We're mixing them up with fast fibre so a bag lasts longer!

I definitely think it is down to last year's non grass growth. There are no grass nuts and no grasstastic, which I also feed. There was something else, chaff I think, that the feed merchant mentioned and that had sold out as well due to people buying that instead of the nuts.

 

[Rowreach]

I discovered this yesterday. My supplier has a pallet of some other grass nuts coming on Friday, but I'm petrified of changing my horse's feed once I've got her settled on something.

I think it's a combination of lack of grass last year and also people cutting down on compound feeds and using grass nuts instead.

 

[PurBee]

Here’s some grass nuts in stock:

Grass Nuts

Argo Grass Nuts are made from 100% natural grown grass with no additives. In order to prevent too rapid a consumption we recommend that grass pellets should be fed with at least an equal volume of a bulky feed. Alternatively they may be soaked before feeding to form a mash. Pure grass with no...

www.oakfield-direct.co.uk

I havent used them or know if theyre truly dried grass leaf or ground-up hay made into a pellet (should be called hay nuts, but sometimes can still be called grass nuts).
Doesnt say which type of grass/hay either - get in touch with them if you want further info. But if you dont mind if theyre grass or hay, they might suit?

 

[SEL]

Our feed store ran out of both last month - I'm on simple systems blue bag which they all seem to like

 

[Peregrine Falcon]

Our lot aren't fussy-they'll eat any brand (if we can find any to buy!!) I've just been to our local Scats (Mole Valley, but it's still Scats to me). None in there.

I did, however, pick up 2 bags of Dengie Ulcer Kind Chaff for half price as slightly damaged. Definitely worth popping in if one is local to you to see if they have damaged bags. The price of feed has risen significantly so every little helps.

 

[criso]

Thanks for the heads up. Someone from the yard was going to Titmuss and picked me up the last bag of Grasstastic they had. I use it to stretch out the Agrobs musli which has gone up from £18 to £26 in just over a year.

 

[Flowerofthefen]

I only go once a month as its a fair trek for me. So inbetween last months visit and today its all gone!!

 

[criso]

I share a delivery with someone else every couple of months and that would be due middle of April. I've maybe got enough to last till the end of April if I'm stingy but as someone was popping in, o asked them to pick me up a bag.

 

[dominobrown]

I have moved on to simple systems blue bag grass nuts

 

[Hallo2012]

I have moved on to simple systems blue bag grass nuts

same, all i could get at £5 a bag more than dengie.....

 

[Melandmary]

Yep, I buy emerald green meadow magic for my 2 ems ponies and I order it in to my feed merchants. They told me I wouldn’t need to pre order any for next month as that is all they can get in now in the way of grass nuts so people would be buying those instead now. I think graze on still have stock. I admit I panic bought 6 bags to last me!

 

[Zoeypxo]

Thanks for posting this, i didnt know about the low stock. Luckily my local store had a few bags left so ive stocked up.

 

[Britestar]

All down to last year's drought conditions.
I have one bag left.

 

[YorksG]

Friendly farms do grass nuts, they are based in Doncaster. We buy them for the sheep, as they are a bit rich for our horses

 

[nikicb]

I use meadow magic in place of grass nuts. No problem getting hold of them currently.

Emerald Green Feeds Meadow Magic Grass Pellets 20kg - Emerald Green Feeds

Emerald Green Feeds Meadow Magic Pellets are a high fibre, low sugar and starch feed aimed primarily (but not exclusively) at those horses and pony’s which have any of the following traits or conditions: Good doer, laminitis, Cushing’s disease, stomach ulcers and obesity. Meadow Magic is 100%...

emeraldgreenfeeds.co.uk

 

[Squeak]

I use meadow magic in place of grass nuts. No problem getting hold of them currently.

Emerald Green Feeds Meadow Magic Grass Pellets 20kg - Emerald Green Feeds

Emerald Green Feeds Meadow Magic Pellets are a high fibre, low sugar and starch feed aimed primarily (but not exclusively) at those horses and pony’s which have any of the following traits or conditions: Good doer, laminitis, Cushing’s disease, stomach ulcers and obesity. Meadow Magic is 100%...

emeraldgreenfeeds.co.uk

I think where it says out of stock on their website it means that your current supplier wont be able to get more from them when they've sold what they've got so you may want to buy a couple of extra bags while you can!

 

[nikicb]

I think where it says out of stock on their website it means that your current supplier wont be able to get more from them when they've sold what they've got so you may want to buy a couple of extra bags while you can!

Thanks. Luckily I have just stocked up anyway, as I am going away for a couple of weeks soon, and don't want to have to worry about feed orders for a while.