Rugging up for winter at Plummers Farm Stables
Posted on 04. Oct, 2010 by Ben in Blog
We had frost last week down on the farm which gave a shock to our freshly clipped sheep flock! Our liveries are all being rugged up at night and with the recent wet weather more are bringing their horses in. As we have so much grazing to share around, horses can stay out all year [...]
Hay or haylage?
Posted on 22. Feb, 2010 by admin in Blog
Moving from hay to haylage by Ruth Bishop Horse & Hound looks at the consequences of converting from hay to haylage As hay becomes harder to find and increasingly expensive, each winter brings more “haylage virgins” – first time users of this similar, but definitely different, forage. Haylage is not a complete feed. It’s halfway [...]
