viceversa
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Both out 24/7 on little grazing. One 15hh one 16hh. Both good doers. How many of the small £3/£4 bales of hay per day? Just a pondering 😁
Wow! That sounds expensive! Wouldn't big bales be more economical? Although I realise storage and handling can be an issueMy 4 are on surfaced turnout so no grass, they get through 3 ish small bales a day
It depends how much work they are doing but just as a ball park figure 1 - 1 1/2 bales is reasonable but it also depends on the quality of the hay; poor quality hay will need more to give the same amount energy (though if the horses will eat poor quality hay is another matter entirely of course lol )
It depends very much on the horses, not just their heights but their build and temperaments make a difference. I would allow up to 2 bales per day but actually at those prices, I would feel big baled hay, it works out much cheaper!.
We have 2 out on under 2 acres, it's grazed down but they're finding bits to eat as are usually grazing when I get there. They both have a bucket feed each day (year-long has proper feed, mine has chaff and the teeniest tiniest handful of releve) and a bale if hay between them - half in the morning, half at night. They have lost a little weight this way (they both need to!) but in all honesty probably not as much as I'd like. So for 2 slightly bigger horses that don't need to lose weight and with no grass I'd say at least a bale and a half a day between them, maybe 2 depending on weather and ground conditions.
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