{"product_id":"mollichaff-applechaff-125kg-high-fibre-apple-flavoured-chaff-for-horses-ponies","title":"Mollichaff Applechaff 12.5kg – High Fibre Apple Flavoured Chaff for Horses \u0026 Ponies","description":"\u003ch5\u003eMollichaff AppleChaff – 12.5kg\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppleChaff is Mollichaff Original with real apple pieces and apple essence worked through it, and it is bought almost entirely for one job: getting a fussy horse to clear its bucket. The smell carries, and horses that pick at a plain chaff will usually eat this one without argument.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNutritionally it is a light fibre carrier rather than a feed — 7.5 MJ\/kg, 24% fibre, 0.8% oil and 0.5% starch. The trade-off is sugar. At 17–22% declared, AppleChaff is the sweetest chaff Mollichaff make, so the very palatability that makes it useful also makes it the wrong bag for a metabolic horse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003ePerformance \u0026amp; Benefits\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal apple pieces plus apple essence, which is why it works on horses that leave a plain chaff.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24% crude fibre for chew time and bulk in a bucket feed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow energy at 7.5 MJ\/kg and very low starch at 0.5%.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimestone flour supplies additional calcium.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUseful for hiding a bitter powdered supplement or a wormer in a feed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistinctive apple smell that carries across a yard, helpful with a horse off its feed after travelling or box rest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eSuitable For\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenuinely fussy feeders and horses that pick at plain chaff.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHorses off their feed after travel, competition or a spell of box rest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisguising powdered supplements and medications in a bucket feed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHorses and ponies in light work with no sugar restriction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot suitable for laminitic, insulin-resistant, EMS or Cushing's horses — at 17–22% sugar this is the sweetest bag in the range. Mollichaff Light Molasses Free or Mollichaff HoofKind Complete are the right choices there.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eFeeding\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMix through the hard feed dry, or lightly damped if your horse prefers it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMollichaff publish no feeding rate for AppleChaff, so none is stated here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeed alongside good-quality forage; this is a chaff to carry a feed, not a ration on its own.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduce gradually over 7–10 days so the gut adjusts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep clean fresh water available at all times.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eComposition \u0026amp; Analysis\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComposition: straw, molasses, apple pieces, apple essence, limestone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTypical analysis: energy 7.5 MJ\/kg. Protein 4–6.5%. Fibre 24%. Oil 0.8%. Starch 0.5%. Sugar 17–22%.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBag size 12.5kg.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMollichaff publish no ash, moisture, calcium or sodium figure for AppleChaff and no added vitamin or mineral premix is declared, so none is listed here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMollichaff specify \"straw\" only; the wheat straw description carried on some listings is not theirs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eCare \u0026amp; Caution\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt 17–22% sugar this is the highest-sugar chaff in the Mollichaff range and must not be fed to horses or ponies with laminitis, EMS, PPID or insulin dysregulation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecause it is so palatable, horses eat it quickly and in quantity. Weigh the amount you feed rather than judging it by the scoop.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mollichaff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41372169633856,"sku":"dxv1789532669646","price":10.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/4091\/9616\/files\/mollichaff-applechaff-125kg-high-fibre-apple-flavoured-chaff-for-horses-ponies_1.jpg?v=1789532676","url":"https:\/\/heritagefashionclad.shop\/products\/mollichaff-applechaff-125kg-high-fibre-apple-flavoured-chaff-for-horses-ponies","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}