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Post by racaille on Jun 6, 2010 10:43:07 GMT
My neighbour has had his grass field cut and offered me the grass. I know lawn clippings are dangerous but what about long stalky grass drying quickly in the heat? I've said no just to be on the safe side but can't help wondering how it is different to hay? (although I don't feed that fresh cut either)
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Post by duckles on Jun 6, 2010 11:07:29 GMT
I don't know - but strangely enough I was thinking the exact same thing yesterday.
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Post by fleabitten on Jun 6, 2010 13:44:06 GMT
Well, i dont really know because i dunno what the heat is like in france but freshly cut hay would be near enough the same thing as haylage would it not? but unless the horses were used to haylage/fresh cut probs better not to feed it. when kieran was stabled at a yard last year he fed his horses fresh cut hay but he said he wouldnt feed it to kieran cos he wasnt used to it, so we just got our own hay for him.
do you think that freshly cut grass in a field would be bad for them? i dunno whether it would be the same as lawn clippings? and i dont mean grass that has been dried a bit already - i mean green lush grass just out lying there?
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Post by fimacg on Jun 6, 2010 15:41:53 GMT
I guess it depends on how long it has been lying there, if its dried out and similar to hay or haylage then I would imagine its OK to feed, I think teh problems tend to arise more if it is baled wet or is fermenting into silage.
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Post by dannyboy on Jun 6, 2010 15:49:06 GMT
I know I've probably heard before but why is freshly cut grass bad for a horse?
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Post by fleabitten on Jun 6, 2010 16:41:07 GMT
it can give them colic. i cant remember the actual reason but its something to do with fermentation i think.
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