Is there anywhere that sells wheat straw?

[cobsarefab]

So I've been looking for some wheat or oat straw long enough to put in a Haynes and have yet to find anything I have a grossly overweight mare who is muzzled and needs some forage which won't make her put on weight. Anyone know where the formentioned straw can be located?

 

[Sparemare]

Which area are you?

 

[cobsarefab]

Glos area.

 

[Sparemare]

No good for my local dealer then! Will she not get enough going through her system just being muzzled 24/7?

 

[Cecile]

Could be of no use to you at all

If you do a search for Total Equestrian in Beenham they sell oat straw in compressed bags,
if you contact them and ask for the name of the supplier you could contact the company directly.
It is good dust extracted straw, if you have no luck finding the information I can jot down all the details from my bags tomorrow
so that you can contact the company and ask them any questions on price, delivery or local stockists

It may help tie you over until you locate some

 

[loz9]

efeed.com sell chopped oat straw, with nothing added. I feed it in a bucket to my fatty, & I may be remembering this wrong, but I seem to recall reading some research that said short chopped fibre takes longer to chew than long.

 

[cobsarefab]

efeed.com sell chopped oat straw, with nothing added. I feed it in a bucket to my fatty, & I may be remembering this wrong, but I seem to recall reading some research that said short chopped fibre takes longer to chew than long.

The only problem is she can't take in chopped straw through a muzzle and if i take it off she starts eating tree bark and brambles again.

 

[Ladyinred]

A couple of years ago I bought 150 very expensive bales of beautiful oat straw for my (fat) girls. They had been happily eating the not very fragrant wheat straw that made their beds so I thought I was doing them a favour.

They HATED it! Wouldn't go near the stuff. I ended up using it all as bedding. What a waste.

The moral being try it before you buy it!!

Top Chop Zero is oat straw and very palatable as flavoured with mint and apple. Ours love it and it might be an easier alternative. It is also, considering the manufacturer, surprisingly cheap, we currently pay £8.70 per bag.

 

[loz9]

Must just be my weirdo that manages to get everything through her muzzle! lol! She has even managed to get hay out of a double netted net when I haven't been quick enough getting her muzzle off.
Have you spoken to any local farmers? or a local hay/straw merchant?

 

[{97702}]

Try Jackie Talbot at Ross on Wye - if you are on Glos Horse Riders on FB she is on there - she delivers, and has excellent quality products. I can't guarantee she has wheat straw but it's worth asking!

 

[spacefaer]

Most straw is wheat straw - I would guess 90% of what suppliers sell. It's much harder getting oat or barley straw. I'm surprised you are struggling - if you are the right end of Glos, then Jackie Talbot is your woman! If not, try any feed merchants, they'll be able to recommend a supplier.

 

[cobsarefab]

Most straw is wheat straw - I would guess 90% of what suppliers sell. It's much harder getting oat or barley straw. I'm surprised you are struggling - if you are the right end of Glos, then Jackie Talbot is your woman! If not, try any feed merchants, they'll be able to recommend a supplier.

I can find copious chopped pay and barley straw but no unchopped wheat straw.

 

[spacefaer]

I can find copious chopped pay and barley straw but no unchopped wheat straw.

Where are you looking? I wouldn't know where to go for chopped wheat straw!

 

[cobsarefab]

Countrywide stock it. At least the one near us do.

 

[{97702}]

Countrywide stock it. At least the one near us do.

Well that won't last when they are sold off

 

[cobsarefab]

Ok so if I can find unchopped wheat straw but it says it's for bedding can I still feed it to her?

 

[Auslander]

Ok so if I can find unchopped wheat straw but it says it's for bedding can I still feed it to her?

Wheat straw is wheat straw. The question is, why do you want to feed it? Feeding straw is fine, but oat and barley are easier to digest than wheat. It's tough and fibrous, and I wouldn't feed it, for fear of impaction

 

[cobsarefab]

Wheat straw is wheat straw. The question is, why do you want to feed it? Feeding straw is fine, but oat and barley are easier to digest than wheat. It's tough and fibrous, and I wouldn't feed it, for fear of impaction

Oh right. I was told that wheat straw was less likely to cause imp action but i can't find any unchopped straw. I'll have a look for some barley straw.

 

[spacefaer]

Wheat straw is wheat straw. The question is, why do you want to feed it? Feeding straw is fine, but oat and barley are easier to digest than wheat. It's tough and fibrous, and I wouldn't feed it, for fear of impaction

I think the OP wants to feed fibre with limited nutritional value, for weight loss? (correct me if I am wrong)

OP you need a hay and straw supplier, not a shop.

 

[popsdosh]

Wheat straw is wheat straw. The question is, why do you want to feed it? Feeding straw is fine, but oat and barley are easier to digest than wheat. It's tough and fibrous, and I wouldn't feed it, for fear of impaction

Wheat straw less likely to cause impaction than the others.

 

[cobsarefab]

Wheat straw less likely to cause impaction than the others.

That's what i was told, i think people's opinions must differ on this subject.

 

[cobsarefab]

I think the OP wants to feed fibre with limited nutritional value, for weight loss? (correct me if I am wrong)

OP you need a hay and straw supplier, not a shop.

Yes the vet came out to check hef back and agreed she could lose 50-100khg

 

[Cecile]

I don't feed or use straw as a bedding for the equines, I use it for ruminants, I use this when I am waiting for my delivery if I have run short, no idea how much it weighs but it is heavy and is sold for equines

Easy pack Compressed straw, high fibre, low sugar feed
Sealed and grown in West Sussex, compressed to make it roughly 1/3 normal size
www.easypackhaylage.com

Tel: 01306 627654

 

[Cecile]

I don't feed or use straw as a bedding for the equines, I use it for ruminants, I use this when I am waiting for my delivery if I have run short, no idea how much it weighs but it is heavy and is sold for equines

Easy pack Compressed straw, high fibre, low sugar feed
Sealed and grown in West Sussex, compressed to make it roughly 1/3 normal size
www.easypackhaylage.com

Tel: 01306 627654

I buy and use oat straw when I buy the above and it is not chopped up

 

[Auslander]

Wheat straw less likely to cause impaction than the others.

How come? I'm no expert, as I don't feed straw - but as far as I'm aware, the lignin/silica content of wheat straw is a lot higher than oat straw, so I can't see how it can be more easily digested. Always happy to be educated!

 

[Leo Walker]

I fed wheat straw mixed with high fibre haylage, but only because he ate very little of it and it worked to slow him down as he had to sift through it.

I fed a lot of chopped straw though. If you make her paddock small enough she will soon eat it down so its bare and then you can feed the chopped straw in big buckets if its an issue

 

[Rowreach]

How come? I'm no expert, as I don't feed straw - but as far as I'm aware, the lignin/silica content of wheat straw is a lot higher than oat straw, so I can't see how it can be more easily digested. Always happy to be educated!

This, plus the fact that wheat straw is less palatable which is why it is more commonly used for bedding (although there will always be some horses who find it tasty enough) . Similarly oat and barley straw are a lot yummier so rather pointless to use as bedding as it will disappear overnight.

 

[Auslander]

I think the OP wants to feed fibre with limited nutritional value, for weight loss? (correct me if I am wrong)

I know that bit. I was just confused about the specific requirement for wheat straw over oat/barley.

 

[spacefaer]

I know that bit. I was just confused about the specific requirement for wheat straw over oat/barley.

Apologies. I assumed lower nutritional value?

 

[cobsarefab]

Got a very small 2kg bag of barley straw to see if she'll eat it I'll obviously buy much larger quantities if she will.