BeanOnTheMulledWine
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 27/01/2007
Posts: 7194
Loc: In a stable...
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Wish I had the money for haylage 
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parsley
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 23/08/2005
Posts: 5839
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The hayledge I am buying this year costs the equivalent of £3.30 a bale or £3.75 with delivery (a good hour's drive) and it is fabulous - not that much different from the £3 a bale that nice hay cost last year near me (and I had to collect it)
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physco_pony
addict
Reged: 19/02/2007
Posts: 535
Loc: N.Wales
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Haylege - £22 for a big bale and it's delivered. Last's me just over a week =]
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helenhorse
veteran
Reged: 09/03/2008
Posts: 1258
Loc: South Wales:p
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Hay is better as it gives them better condition, haylage just seems to give them a silage belly, but they go crazy for it..and thats all that counts lol!
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glenruby
Reged: 26/12/2004
Posts: 697
Loc: S. Ireland
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Im using haylage as find the horses do much better on it - only feed hay if i run out of haylage.
have only found them to get a silage belly if its not good quality.
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debsflo
enthusiast
Reged: 01/08/2005
Posts: 384
Loc: lincolnshire
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hay.i have a very greedy warmblood who guzzles haylage so quickly she chokes and a pony that gets the squits so prefer to stick to good quality hay
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ChristmasMouse
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 19/08/2005
Posts: 20505
Loc: Co. Tipperary, Ireland
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Haylage at the moment!
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NingaNoodle
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 28/12/2006
Posts: 6872
Loc: you take this road, then that ...
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Hay, Hemir hates haylage, will not eat it at all  LOL! But still not feeding hay as they have loads of grass!  
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Flintus
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 09/01/2007
Posts: 4474
Loc: warwickshire
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i get a 6ft long by 3.5 ft bale of hay in the summer for £25.00 and lasts me forever, in the winter I buy haylage, about 4ft long, 3ft wide for the same amount and it keeps Flint in great nic over these next coming months
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Zalacca
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 26/10/2007
Posts: 4927
Loc: Tewkesbury, UK
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Haylage - no soaking required!!
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flowerlady
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 23/01/2008
Posts: 1991
Loc: May be somewhere near
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in the winter I buy haylage, about 4ft long, 3ft wide for the same amount and it keeps Flint in great nic over these next coming months
When you've opened your haylage how long does it last you?? You say keeps flint in great over these next coming months??   Once opened it should be used within 5 to 7 days 
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Flintus
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 09/01/2007
Posts: 4474
Loc: warwickshire
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the haylage i get is great qaulity and I would rather feed dry haylage than dusty hay. He is kept in over winter with 1 hr turn out so it lasts about 3 weeks, he has never had any complaints from it, i get a new bale on a regualr basis. The best winters he has had with, the worst feeding poor forage, alot of the proffs on my yard use it or recommend it. If it sweats or goes off then it is binned
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flowerlady
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 23/01/2008
Posts: 1991
Loc: May be somewhere near
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Sorry I didn't say did I. I feed haylage but buy the small bales which last about 3 days. But that way I know they're fresh and less wastage.
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TinselW
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 18/01/2006
Posts: 3920
Loc: Essex
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Mac is out 24/7 and we feed haylage in the field.
Dolly is at another yard and will be coming in for the winter (out 9-4ish during the day) and she will be on hay.
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Charlie_boy
member
Reged: 07/01/2008
Posts: 136
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I would prefer to feed him hay as he is a very good doer but since he tasted haylage the fussy so-and-so point blank refuses to eay hay!
My grand plan is to fill his haynet 50/50 with hay/haylage to keep us both happy! Hopefully it will work!
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dezzie
old hand
Reged: 06/06/2008
Posts: 760
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i feed hay in the summer months as the haylage goes off to quick .. and feed haylage in the winter months..
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keoffee
enthusiast
Reged: 29/11/2007
Posts: 231
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i use both, i give adlib haylage in the field but when they are in i tend to give hay as, the haylage would last to long and go off. but its all good quality, i pay £20 for a big square or round bales of haylage and £2 for really good hay, have been a regular customer of my hay man for years so i get the same rate i first payed five years ago for being loyal!!!
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scotsmare
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 07/05/2008
Posts: 4031
Loc: Scotland
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I use both - haylage for the horses / youngsters and hay for the ponies. We have limited turnout in the winter (mornings only - and only if the weathers good) so I like them to have as much to munch on as possible.
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sarah23
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Reged: 15/10/2006
Posts: 525
Loc: Cambridgeshire
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Hay in the daytime as they get turned out and haylage at night. That is in the winter only, i will feed hay only in the summer if i need too.
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BeanOnTheMulledWine
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 27/01/2007
Posts: 7194
Loc: In a stable...
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Hay is better as it gives them better condition, haylage just seems to give them a silage belly, but they go crazy for it..and thats all that counts lol!
Hmmm not sure, as mine always looks much better on haylage than hay...
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