{"product_id":"honeychop-chopped-oat-straw-high-fibre-horse-pony-feed-125kg","title":"Honeychop Chopped Oat Straw – High Fibre Horse \u0026 Pony Feed 12.5KG","description":"\u003ch5\u003eHoneychop Chopped Oat Straw – 12.5kg\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is straight oat straw, chopped, screened to take out the fine particles and dust-extracted, with nothing added at all. Honeychop use sun-dried straw from crops that have not been desiccated, and describe it as a pure natural product — no molasses, no alfalfa, no additives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 40% fibre, 2% protein and 5MJ\/kg it is the lowest-energy feed Honeychop make, and the one they name as suitable for laminitic horses, ponies and donkeys. Non-structural carbohydrate is 2.2%, which is why it works as a partial hay replacer for a good doer that still needs something to chew on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003ePerformance \u0026amp; Benefits\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% oat straw and nothing else — no molasses, alfalfa or additives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScreened and dust-extracted, so the bag is clean to handle and clean to feed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e40% crude fibre, the highest in the Honeychop range.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5MJ\/kg digestible energy and 2.2% NSC, about as low as a bagged chaff goes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSun-dried straw from crops that have not been desiccated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBulks out a small hard feed without adding calories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eSuitable For\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHorses, ponies and donkeys prone to laminitis — Honeychop name all three.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood doers, overweight animals and native breeds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse as a partial hay replacer when forage is short.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHorses with intolerances, given the single-ingredient composition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt 2% protein it supplies no useful protein, vitamins or minerals — if it makes up much of the diet, pair it with a balancer such as GWF Equilibra Feed Balancer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eFeeding\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeed alone or mixed through a hard feed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoneychop describe it as suitable for partial hay replacement. They publish no feeding rate, so none is stated here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduce gradually, and never replace all the forage at once.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFresh water at all times.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eComposition \u0026amp; Analysis\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComposition: 100% oat straw.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalysis: fibre 40%, protein 2%, total sugar 1.6%, starch 0.1%, NSC 2.2%, digestible energy 5MJ\/kg.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoneychop publish no oil or ash figure for this feed, so none is given here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlightly different figures — protein 2.5%, sugar 2%, starch 0.2% and 6MJ\/kg — have circulated on retail listings including our own; the figures above are Honeychop's.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupplied in a 12.5kg bag; Honeychop do not publish pack sizes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Honeychop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41372196798528,"sku":"ztf1789535404843","price":9.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/4091\/9616\/files\/honeychop-chopped-oat-straw-high-fibre-horse-pony-feed-125kg_1.webp?v=1789535408","url":"https:\/\/heritagefashionclad.shop\/products\/honeychop-chopped-oat-straw-high-fibre-horse-pony-feed-125kg","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}