Haylage small bales

[smellsofhorse]

The normal small haylage bales approx £6-7

How much do you give the average 16hh tb?
Normally gets adlib
I know they are conpressed and im currently sharing large bales.

Just wondered in case i start buying my own!

 

[Irishbabygirl]

I did the small bales for a couple of weeks before I moved yards to save buying a big bale as usual - and wished I hadn't bothered! I was using one a day between two horses overnight! Ouch! Would have been cheaper to buy a big bale and only use half!

 

[smellsofhorse]

I did the small bales for a couple of weeks before I moved yards to save buying a big bale as usual - and wished I hadn't bothered! I was using one a day between two horses overnight! Ouch! Would have been cheaper to buy a big bale and only use half!

Yes I thought it may be dearer.

Im currently thinking of moving yards if i do they currently only have hay.
My horse will it hay but i was just checking out the costs and amounts.
I fill his hay bar currently from the large sharer bale, Id probably end up using the whole small bale just for him over night!

 

[Sol]

My 15.2hh would eat one of the small bales (like the horsehage size) probably overnight We were splitting 1 between 2 ponies who were out 24/7 just as an 'extra' and giving them less than we would if we had a large bale, but just enough for there to be a point... and still only getting 2 days out of it, just giving them some in the evening/inside out of the worst weather. Thankfully they are getting by without as I have no where to store hay yet, and there's no point getting a large bale for 2 of them.

 

[Irishbabygirl]

If hay is an option, I think it would be cheaper to feed that rather than small bale haylage

 

[hobgoblin]

I would use 1 small one per day etween two- a big bale lasts me 5 days ( ad lib 2x tb)

 

[touchstone]

My 14hh currently gets 6kg a day and it lasts 4-5 days, in severe weather I get through a bale every 3 days.

 

[autumn7]

10.5 x 20kg small bale haylage per week ad-lib for two 15.2hh cobs out on literally pickings of grass during daytime and in at night.

 

[Goldenstar]

My 6yo TB eats a bale and a half of small bale haylage per 24 hours.

 

[Kadastorm]

My 13.2hh nf goes through 3 small bales of haylage a week (high fibre horse hage). he has about 3 slabs and has 2 haynets mixed in with it per day. i buy the haylage, the hay is part of livery costs. It is expensive as its £7.65 per bale! But if he has a big roll, he just pigs out so i would rather do it this way.