Micronized Linseed.. Answers please!

[Dumbo]

I've been told that my horse would do well on micronized linseed as a replacement of weight gain mix as well as fast fibre and an unmolassed chaff.

So.. I'm about to order 'Micronized Full Fat Linseed Meal' from Charnwood Milling.

Can this be fed straight from the bag, or does it have to be cooked/soaked first? I can't find a definitive answer and I want to be 100% sure!

How much should I be feeding a poor doer, TB who is ridden twice weekly (hacking)? He's just come off weight gain as he's looking good, so as of last week gets 1 scoop of Fast Fibre and 2 scoops of chaff twice daily. I just want him to hold his weight now

 

[hoggedmane]

It doesn't need cooking/ soaking. I feed my large 17hh shire x TB about a mugful a day.

 

[silverghost]

My 15.1 22yr old cob also has a mugful a day, I just mix in with rest of feed. Can even feed on it's own, add a little water and roll into a ball

 

[D66]

there are feeding recommendations on the bag, from memory about 100g a day, we weighed out 100g to check the amount when we started using it.

 

[Dumbo]

Thank you

 

[Scarlett]

My TB's get a mug in each feed. I measured out a small coffee mug at 130g - I increase it and decrease it depending on how they are doing.

 

[FfionWinnie]

Just add it to his feed as it is.

I feed 600g per day for weight gain but that's about as high as you can feed or it is just wee'd out.

 

[amandaco2]

I feed two mugs twice a day. Straight from bag.