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angelarab
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 Posted - 26 Sep 2008 : 1:43:57 PM
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HI, thinking of changing from Dengie Alfa a to Alfalfa Oil, this is part of the Mollichaff range. looks cheaper to buy but won't compromise on my horses feed quality so opinions welcome.  Ta
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 "Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened."
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Edited by - pat day on 26 Sep 2008 2:34:16 PM
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loosefur
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Posted - 26 Sep 2008 : 1:51:08 PM
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Me!
I use the Mollichaff Showshine. It's fab. The horses love it - so do I (it smells of cherries!). Much better than the Dengie range IMO. |
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Geena
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England
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Posted - 26 Sep 2008 : 1:55:54 PM
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| Zebedee on Mollichaff herbal and boy does he love it. He was on Hi-Fi lite but silly enough it has a higher suger and energy rating than most of the Mollichaff! |
  
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egyptianstallion
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England
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angelarab
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Wales
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NUTTER
Platinum Member
England
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Posted - 26 Sep 2008 : 7:40:29 PM
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Used to use the alpha oiland cant remember now the name but now use ordinary cheap moli..
If they are on bluechip or mare yearling mix plus mine have alpha beet thought id cut back and buy cheaper moli
They are more than happy and look good even if i say so myself!! |
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jillandlomond
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Posted - 26 Sep 2008 : 8:27:22 PM
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Yep, I feed Mollichaff My boys like the Showshine cherry flavoured one the best!
I noticed that Molichaff Extra is 20kg and has appears to have the best levels of vitamins/minerals compared to Showshine and Apple Mollichaff etc which are only 12.5kg bags ......for roughly the same money!
So Molichaff Extra seems to be the best buy, but Showshine the most palatable! |
    
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arabic
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England
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Posted - 28 Sep 2008 : 9:55:05 PM
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| You took the words right out of my mouth Jill, I stumbled on this last year and altho I only feed a small handful of chaff, the 20kg bag is by far the better buy. Also, if you tweak it a bit (I usually turn mine upside down and squeeeeeze)the bag will fit in your bin easier that trying to cram in the chaff if you take it out of the bag! My boy loved the showshine at first but eventually we both got sick of the smell of cherries and as he only has a small handful the oil content didnt really make a difference. |
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sarahlock
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England
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Posted - 28 Sep 2008 : 10:05:45 PM
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I have fed mine on it since the Dengie prices went through the roof !
Mine love it so i think i`ll go for the Moli Extra next time ! |
     
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Cage Alma Arabians
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England
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Posted - 28 Sep 2008 : 11:04:30 PM
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We used the mollichaff products but have recently changed to "Ossi-chaff". They do "sweet" and "garlic" versions. It is the same price as the Mollichaff with garlic but is better value as it comes in £20kg bags as opposed to 12.5kg. It is also lighter and less stodgy and our youngsters find it easier to chew.
Not a fan of the Dengie chaffs- find them too dry and dusty. The mollichaffs are ok but we found them a bit too heavily molassed for our babies to eat easily- too sticky. The Ossi-chaff seems "just right"!!!! |
     
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angelarab
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Wales
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Posted - 29 Sep 2008 : 08:20:19 AM
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| had the sample of the alpha oil and we both give it thumbs up, looked much fresher and no molasses |
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arabic
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England
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Posted - 30 Sep 2008 : 3:24:38 PM
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| Ossi-chaff sounds great but alas - no stockists in my area :-( |
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SarahA
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Posted - 30 Sep 2008 : 11:18:37 PM
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| Amber has just changed over to the hoof kind one. Seems to like it. She prefers happy hoof but price has gone up way to much recently. Its nearly £11 a bag now, the ossi chaf sounds fab but no stockests here either. So the extra version of moli sounds a good option for next time. Any more cost saving tips anyone? |
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arabic
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England
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Posted - 01 Oct 2008 : 11:27:54 AM
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| The Molli extra is more gloopy than the original. I am assuming they have perhaps added a bit more molasses to compensate the addition of vits and mins which is disappointing but I only use v small amounts of chaff.Perhaps I will email them and ask the question. |
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angelarab
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arabic
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England
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Posted - 01 Oct 2008 : 10:14:25 PM
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| Have asked the question and "no" the extra does not have more molasses than the original. They also have 2 fairly new products that are molasses free Mollichaff Alfalfa Oil or High Fibre Alfalfa. They are sending me some samples. |
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Holly
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England
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Posted - 02 Oct 2008 : 10:25:01 AM
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Hi
The molli chaff products sound good. What do u feed with it?or do u not need to add additional food?
At the moment i feed hifi and a low fat mix to my fatty mares but i read further up that hi fi has a higher sugar content than moli chaff, is that true?
Would i be better off feeding molli chaff extra with my mix as part of a very low fat diet??
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arabic
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England
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Posted - 02 Oct 2008 : 11:45:52 AM
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Perhaps best to email or speak to Dengie re the Hi-fi (It is slightly molassed not sure if its sugar reduced like the mollichaffs) and also speak to Horsehage (mollichaff manufacturers), see what they both have to say and do what you feel is best.
I feed mine to bulk out my feed and only use about a handful with my soaked grass nuts. Sorry not much help Holly but its best to get advice from the horses mouth I think lol!
Here is the email address at Horsehage, she is really helpful so ask away - Sally Boorman [SallyBoorman@horsehage.co.uk]
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Cinnypony
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MinHe
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Posted - 15 Oct 2008 : 8:47:43 PM
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Gave up feeding molassed chaffs after discovering the rats liked it even more than the horses did! Also not keen on giving our boys something with that much sugar...and the sugar made everything that came into contact with it sticky.
Went on to just alfa - no sugar, no sticky, no rats!
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pat ww
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Posted - 15 Oct 2008 : 11:10:17 PM
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| Must say I did the same, saw no feed value for the price so did alfa which is naturally higher in calcium and protein content for brood mares and youngsters. If I want to sweeten feed I go for sugar beet, which again contains some calcium. I use both as bulking agents, but more recontly use a chopped dried grass for the same result, cheaper than alfa and bulkier. In the old, old days it would have been hay chaff: mollis are straw based as far as I remember. |
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mogwai
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