Molassed Chaff, Hifi original, Alfa A??? Eeek confused!

[kinglouis]

Anyone know of a fibre feed that doesn't contain Alfa A or too much sugar? I was warned by his previous owner that Alfa A can heat him up...not sure if this is typical? He is currently on molassed chaff but having read up on it I realise it has quite alot of sugar which can make horses fizzy. I have looked up the main manufacturers...Spillers, Hifi, Dodson and Horrell but they seem to all have one or other of these ingredients! Advice greatly appreciated!

 

[ecrozier]

I can't feed my gelding molassed ANYTHING as he goes a bit crazy, but seems fine on alfaA oil (has up to 2 scoops a day in winter), which I know is the opposite finding to some people who can't feed alfaA oil as it hots their horses up! I believe hi fi is lower in sugar/molasses than alfa A?
Probably best to see if anyone else at yard feeds any of these and ask to borrow a week's worth maybe?

 

[amycov]

I'm guessing its alfalfa that can fizz him up and that the molasses doesn't help either. Molassed chaff does contain a decent amount of sugar. If I was you I would go for Hi-Fi lite as this is a mixture of soft chopped straw and alfalfa but more straw than alfalfa...It's basically a fatty/lami chaff. My mare is on it as she doesn't need any extra calories but obviously needs a chaff to feed along side her mix and supplement.

 

[teddyt]

Hi fi lite is probably the lowest sugar, because it has mollasses extract and not straight mollases. D&H fibergy has some mollasses but also oil. Think both of these may have alfalfa in them though. Obviously mixed with straw though, not straight alfalfa like alfaa

 

[rolls1392]

Had similar questions
Rang D&H feed advice line and they cleared it all up.
Very helpful.

 

[martlin]

QR
There is unmollassed Molichop without alfalfa

 

[Pearlsasinger]

It depends how much energy you want from the feed. Instead of Alfa A you could feed Readi-grass which obviously has no alfalfa and also has no molasses. That, or Speedibeet, would be my choice every time.

 

[punk]

I second that! Readigrass is great stuff as it is uncomplicated - just dried grass and no additives. It is also long fibre - so good for digestion, and makes them chew their food. Our horses LOVE it and is especially useful if you are going overnight (or longer like a 3-day event) for horses that normally get a lot of turn-out.

We use it in feeds as 'chaff', and for the ulcer prone pony, we put some in a tub trug as an alternative to haylage (as recommended by the Dick et College in Edinburgh).

 

[laceyhiggs]

i seccond hifi lite thats the o nly chaff i could feed mine without him going nuts!

 

[kellyeaton]

redigrass molli chop lite molli chop herbi there are quite a few!