Hay cubes/pellets

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dollyanna

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Does anyone know a source of hay cubes or pellets in the UK? I don't want grass nuts or anything with alfalfa in, just want hay in a different form as part of my youngsters winter entertainment. When I was younger we used to get plain hay cubes, but can't find them anywhere now :-(
 
Simple Systems do Lucie Brix and Meadow Brix which are compressed 1kg hay blocks. I think there's 20 in a bag which works out cheaper than any other similar products on the market.
Equilibrium do single hay blocks which have various herbs added for £3-4 each. They're nice but expensive.
 
I know about the blocks, but they won't go in my field toys! :-) Looking for something I can use in various toys over the winter as partial hay replacement and entertainment in one. So needs to be pellets or cobs, but nothing with alfalfa (makes one itchy) or molasses, or the fillers that are usually in high fibre stuff. They seem to be so easily available in the States, how come you
can't get them over here any more?!
 
Hi not really a reply but have a super oldie who according to vet not enough teeth for hay .Is it possible to keep a small pony alive without he was somewhat vague when I asked still v lively and stroppy so reluctant to send her on her way at mo gets sugarbeat conditioning cubes grass nuts all soaked to toothpaste consistanc(her preference) but there is only so much of that you can stuff in a small pony when you work full time and don't live there any idea's/experience
 
Thanks Jill, but sadly as fell ponies they don't cope with more than a tiny amount of grass pellets before they either start to expand or, in the case of my gelding, they go to his head. I have used these in the past when they were babies but as they get older it gets harder to get away with with no adverse effects :-( I want to use the toys as partial hay replacement as well as entertainment, just to help stretch things out for them as I need to restrict them slightly.
 
Baileys high fibre cubes maybe? they are nice and chunky (as round as a pound coin) but not really hay admittedly

I have had a lot of luck with soaking the hay blocks and leaving a pony with the resultant tub trug of gloop, that keeps them occupied for quite some time, more so if you chuck a couple of polos in!

I've also bought the expensive herbal hay blocks and pulled them apart (its very easy) and put wedges of that in a decahedron type treat feeder
 
Oh I might have to try that WelshD! I was going to soak the blocks and leave in the field as well, just to add variety, but if I can break up the herbal ones as well that would be great. Never thought to try. At least it gives me a bit of variety, maybe I can mix a bit of the expensive ones with Halleys cheaper ones and add a few chopped veg for variety and interest. Gives me something to experiment with anyway!! Cheers :-)
 
I realised you could soak the blocks after my pony took to dumping them in his water bucket as he couldn't eat them quick enough! They take a good few hours to completely break down in the water - I suppose about three hours upwards. I have left a pony with a soaking block and they skim the bits off the water as the block breaks up too

I also use the soaked blocks as chaff as they have nothing added unlike many chaffs

The herbal blocks are nice and easy to break up but the more solid ones are not easy to break

The solid blocks I use are called Equiblox High Fibre, the ponies seem to prefer those to the Halleys ones though either seem good quality and do the job
 
Fab, I'll start giving him them then as he's starting to want something extra now and they'll be easy to transport round in my car!!
 
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