Hay, haylage or both?

[MizElz]

If money/supply were no object, the quality of both was good and you could feed either or both, what would you choose?

 

[charliesarmy]

Purely because hay can make mine cough if not excellent quality, hay/lage together she'd pick the haylage out and leave the hay....in saying that I've 150 bales of hay to use before I crack open the haylage...bet she can't wait....

 

[BankEndRescue]

I feed hay in the fields and haylage in the stables

 

[dieseldog]

I would perfer to feed hay, but we have no barn so can't store it, and my horse coughs on hay. I prefer hay as it doesn't go off once you open it, although if money was no object I could afford mini haylage.

 

[SillySausage]

Haylage, my mare kepts a bad cough on hay!

 

[jewel]

i prefer haylage

 

[flowerlady]

I feed haylage stable and field when necessary.

 

[Murphy88]

Hay, simply because haylage would make both mine blow their brains!

 

[Gucci_b]

I feed both in the haynet

 

[HerbiesHuman]

Herb was always been on hay since i've had him (3yrs) but recently moved to a yard that just has haylage and i have to say he's put on rather alot of condition since but he hasnt fizzed up which is rather useful at this time of year

 

[Lamicjoa]

haylage, rye-grass to be specific, no chance of a cough and abit extra energy for juming!

my horses always have a better appetite for it too

 

[katie_and_toto]

Haylage, Toto refuses to eat hay

 

[Shilasdair]

I feed both hay and haylage to my three at the moment, because I am an equine science study addict

Behavioural studies suggest giving horses a range of forages encourage them to have more natural time-budgets i.e. they spend more time eating.
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[Mosh]

Hay, although he loves both equally as much. Haylage sends him crackers. More than normal anyway