Re: Can you soak haylage ?

Yes Lyn, you can, and yes the sugar will be removed.

Saying you can't find good quality hay - I think this winter will also be difficult to find hay or haylage, as usually the first cut is done at the beginning of June, but as the weather has been so unpredictable, unless farmers were lucky enough to get a cut done at the end of May when we had a week or so of dry weather, there's been no further chance of cutting (here anyway).

The farmer who does ours for us is sitting twiddling his thumbs when usually he'd be in the middle of cutting, turning, baling, wrapping etc, and my farrier was saying yesterday that one place he goes to is a big producer of hay, but this year they reckon they'll have very little quality stuff as it's past it's best for a good cut.

Re: Can you soak haylage ?

Hi Kevin, we have two horses but i know what you mean about the haylage not keeping for long ! We have a friend that we bought hay from last year so hopefully he will have some for us again this Summer.

Hi Sue, thanks for your help, I can't win with Tenor lol as soon as there is grass he just gains weight in a matter of days ! I have restricted his grazing and he goes into a bare paddock for half of the day, just keeping an eye on him atm, the weigh tape is coming out tonight !! I hope you are all fine, have a lovely weekend, Lyn XX