Hippona
Well-Known Member
Think I may have to swap to haylage for the pony....he has developed a hay cough for the second year running.
Managed it last year with wetting the hay, but it was not a pleasant experience in the really cold weather....am thinking getting haylage would be easier but I'm worried about his waistline...he's nice and trim going into winter, albeit hairy and I want him to stay that way or even drop a little more before spring.
Is it possible to keep him trim on haylage without leaving him for long periods without forage? I like him to have ad lib hay as he doesn't get hard feed as such, just a scraping of Fast Fibre for his brewer's yeast..
Would it be better to buy the branded stuff as a big bale would get wasted?
Aaargh......head scratch time, advice appreciated
Managed it last year with wetting the hay, but it was not a pleasant experience in the really cold weather....am thinking getting haylage would be easier but I'm worried about his waistline...he's nice and trim going into winter, albeit hairy and I want him to stay that way or even drop a little more before spring.
Is it possible to keep him trim on haylage without leaving him for long periods without forage? I like him to have ad lib hay as he doesn't get hard feed as such, just a scraping of Fast Fibre for his brewer's yeast..
Would it be better to buy the branded stuff as a big bale would get wasted?
Aaargh......head scratch time, advice appreciated