how much hay to give in winter

allym · Sep 7, 2012

I'm not sure if this is going to be one of those how long is a piece of string questions but, how much hay would you feed in winter to a 15.1 hh light weight cob who would be stabled over night and is a good doer.

popularfurball · Sep 7, 2012

Depending on their weight I would give 1.5-2.5% of their body weight in hay per 24hrs - my two are both very good doers and have 1.5% hay so silver at 200kg has 3kg hay (dry weight) per day split into a few feeding times

Joyscarer · Sep 7, 2012

For a good doer, I'd soak the hay and feed for up to 12 hours and feed as above in hayledge nets to slow the eating up.

how much hay to give in winter

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