What Chaff

[moneypit1]

Because I have two "good doers" i use HiFi Lite, but quite frankly the horses don't like it and Fly always snorts in it and blows it away! What is a really nice yummy chaff that i can feed along side his working mix (he needs something for energy as works hard) but that is a bit more interesting and not so dry? I add Superflex 5* and fresh apples daily.

 

[vieshot]

mollichaff herbal!

 

[TGM]

A lot of horses find Happy Hoof more palatable than HiFi Lite and it is still low in calories.

 

[aran]

Happy hoof or healthy hoof are good - very palatable and low in calories - I've never had trouble with horses/ponies not liking them

 

[PennyJ]

Dodson & Horrell Fibergy chaff. It's got mint in it, mine love it and I don't find it hard to get hold of even though it's not one of the most well known types. I have 2 good doers too (NF Ponies) and they are fine on it, one also with what I suspect is a sugar/molasses intolerance and he has no reaction to it, whereas happy hoof sent him loopy.

 

[RachelB]

Definately Happy Hoof. My YO says she's never met a horse who didn't like HH.

 

[Coffee_Bean]

Bean has Molichaff Garlic Chaff I think...

 

[Spot_the_Risk]

Dengie Healthy Hooves or Good Doer, Spillers Happy Hoof, Mollichaff Hookfind, Mollichaf Applechaff...

 

[mpicton101]

Happy hoof, the rest who all also good doers have Saracen 'Minty Chaff' and they love it.

 

[amzy]

Are you feeding it dry? If so, try dampening it with water.

 

[Forget_Me_Not]

Honey chop hands down.

 

[Lady_Bug]

I used to feed Honey Chop to my old mare and she LOVED it

 

[Kermie]

I remember a nutritionist at a feed seminar saying that most chaffs are rubbish, have very little nutritional value and are full of sugar....have to say that mollichaff was one of those although I think they have a new(ish) one out that is better.

I use alfa lite - it's an acquired taste IMO because it isn't full of molasses but if the ponies choose not to eat it, then that's their choice! They're fat enough without me giving them something they don't need.

 

[Theresa_F]

Mine love their green gold (alfa a) and lucie stalks - (stalks from lucrene) from simple systems. I do feed it damped down with a few carrots.

I have also used Dengi Good Doer which has mint in it the past, again damped down.

In summer I used water and in winter sloppy speedibeet but mine are not at all fussy with their grub.

 

[tabithakat64]

Happy Hoof, neither of mine 'liked' HIFI Lite