SaffronWelshDragon
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Bit random I know, but it occurred to me last night and when I woke up this morning it still seemed like a good idea! I have a pony in her mid-thirties and one in her mid-twenties. I'm buying all sorts of soakable feeds for the older one, but suddenly thought, if I could chop my own hay up very very small I would save so much money. You look at the cost of a bag of plain grass chaff, compared to a bale of hay, and it's a no-brainer really.
I wasn't around at the time, but now aware that many yards used to cut their own chaff with chaff cutters. Why do these things no longer exist? There's a couple new on ebay but from India, so not sure I fancy my chances importing them. I also heard that some people use garden shredders, which sounds like a great idea, but I'm concerned the hay would be too fine and soft and just get mangled.
Do any of you guys make your own chaff? I'd be very interested to hear how you do it
I wasn't around at the time, but now aware that many yards used to cut their own chaff with chaff cutters. Why do these things no longer exist? There's a couple new on ebay but from India, so not sure I fancy my chances importing them. I also heard that some people use garden shredders, which sounds like a great idea, but I'm concerned the hay would be too fine and soft and just get mangled.
Do any of you guys make your own chaff? I'd be very interested to hear how you do it