People who feed Micronised Linseed

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I have been doing some research and want to try my TB on this as he is a little underweight and all the research I have done seem to say it helps with this.

As i'm in the Channel Islands I don't have a very good selection of places to buy feed so just wanted to ask do I need to buy a bag of "Micronised Linseed" or is it manufactured by of the feed companies like spillers ? Secondly is it just added to feed or does it need to be soaked/ cooked at all first before being added to feed??

And how much do you reckon I should start him off on - 16.2hh TB Gelding, I know people say a mug or cup full but obviously the size of everyone's mugs / cups can vary !!


Thanks in advance
 
In the UK we generally get the micronised linseed from Charnwood Milling.

Simple System also do it.

If you can't get micronised (which is a form of cooking while keeping the omega oil in place) then you can use raw linseed, ground in a coffee grinder before serving.

I feed my elderly arab a coffee mug per day.

I feed my Tank (16.1, draft x, good doer) half that.
 
I feed a 16.2 poor doer 400g per day but would suggest you start with around 200g per day and see how you go. Falcon feeds also stock it and do mail order.
 
I give my TB 400grammes a day I would start at 100 and see how you go.
I get mine from Charnwood milling I think they will send it to you if you ring them.
 
charnwood will delivery (not sure about offshore though :o) or if your local feed store orders Equimins products then they do a 10kg bag that lasted my two a 3/4 months on two scoops per feed twice a day maintenance and 2months if on twice that for weight gain :)
 
Goldenstar said:
I give my TB 400grammes a day I would start at 100 and see how you go.
I get mine from Charnwood milling I think they will send it to you if you ring them.
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They won't send it to Northern Ireland so I doubt it :( and they were flipping rude when I asked too.

I get mine from Feedmark - it's more expensive but they are delightful to deal with. I also get whole linseed from a seed supplier, but that involves boiling it, which gives better results (horses look fantastic on it) but is a bit of a pita to do.
 
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