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following on from yesterdays post in that it was suggested that the best way to judge haylage was to go by whats left in am ie there should be a couple of strands left in.

However I have complete and utter gorbs and no way will there ever be any haylage left in morning or evening when I go up!

The reason I know this is becasue when my boy was just new to us and very poor condition he was fed on advise of vet 2 large haynets of haylage and stuff on floor also, this was morning and evening and he never left a drop.

He is in good condition at the moment and currently get 2 sections of haylage morning and evening but I would say its gone by 9 oclock, feeding later isnt an option as we dont live there, is there anything you lot would suggest just to keep the boredom factor out of life, he doesnt go out when he is being worked in the winter as he turns into a raving lunatic! (even if out every day!)

thanks in advance

Natalie
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have you tried a feed ball with some just standard fibre pellets in? Bloss loves hers, it keeps her occupied for ages. is that the sort of idea you are after?

do you mean he dosent get turned out at all in the winter?
 
he gets out on his days off if its dry as if its been wet he skids and slids into the fencing and my heart is in my mouth continually!!

he just runs around then stands at gate and so on until my heart is in my mouth so much that I just bring him in!

May try the feedball idea actually good plan!
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When we had Bee on the last yard she gorbed her haylage so fast I was afraid she'd choke. Looking back I think it was the horse next door (who could reach over) intimidated her. I used to put her haylage into small hole haylage net then inside another one, it did slow her down but I worried then that she would develope the wrong muscles tugging all the time.

Since she we moved her she is feed on the floor and after the initial few weeks of gorbing she slowed down and now it isn't a problem. She does have a snack-a-ball too. A likit hanging up, and sometimes a turnip hung up. Also Katie likes to put the odd apple into drinker to bob but she gets it straight away, that is better done in a deep bucket.
 
Seconding a snack-a-ball.

Also using a haynet with little holes or one inside another. Have you tried hiding carrots etc in his bed? (depends on what bedding you use though.)

And the more you turn him out, the better he'll be. He'll get over the 'Whee! fredom!' thing and settle down to eat.
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