kirky
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Post by kirky on Feb 26, 2015 21:27:43 GMT
Would I be correct in saying that you should not steam or soak haylage?
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Post by chalky284 on Feb 27, 2015 9:12:29 GMT
Yes you are correct!
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Post by kirky on Feb 27, 2015 9:42:08 GMT
Thank you, didn't think things had changed but some people are advising others to do it.
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Post by sjw87 on Feb 27, 2015 10:25:10 GMT
I've always been taught not to soak haylage but I'm sure I saw mention of steaming haylage on the website of a company who make hay steamers. Not saying it's right but they seem to be recommending it...
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Post by kirky on Feb 27, 2015 11:01:06 GMT
I've just read that too, interesting ... so maybe things have changed after all.
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Post by deucoch on Feb 27, 2015 12:08:15 GMT
I don't think you should soak haylage as it is fremented as it is.
You shouldn't need to steam it for dust.
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Post by thimble on Mar 7, 2015 20:40:22 GMT
My vet recommend soaking hay to get rid of the goodness for laminitic ponies but must be in clean water each time & not soaked for too long. Hay steamers are great to get rid of dust bugs but must reach a high temperature to achieve this.
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Post by mcnaughty on Mar 7, 2015 22:36:18 GMT
Haylage does not need steaming or soaking for dust. If you want a lo calorie alternative you should be going to hay first and then soaking this. Steaming hay, I believe, will only remove dust not calories.
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Post by norwalk on Mar 8, 2015 12:20:21 GMT
Following with interest. One of mine was on the brink of laminitis (but we caught it before she was afflicted). Vet advised to soak hay or Haylage for 12 hours before feeding to leach the sugars out, thereby giving lots of fibre with little feed value. I've also seen vet advice stating that Haylage can be a more "stable" nutritient content than hay, so more suitable for laminitics than we traditionally thought... I'm not saying these views are correct, hence why I'm interested in people's answers! It certainly did no harm to mine soaking the Haylage (but as the weather warmed up it did smell like a brewery if the water wasn't tipped straight away!! I believe it's also considered as "effluent", so strictly speaking should be disposed of correctly - it definitely killed the veg when my mother thought she would be "green" and recycle it!!).
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