Fearns Premium Chopped Hay

Bring the ultimate in dust-free cleanliness, palatability, and versatility to your yard with Fearns Premium Chopped Hay. Grown, harvested, and precision-processed by Fearns Farm UK, this double-screened, short-chopped meadow hay offers an exceptional dual-purpose solution—serving as a high-quality bucket chaff/forage replacer or a warm, ultra-clean bedding layer for small animals and horses.

Standard long-stem hay can harbour dust particles and mould spores that aggravate sensitive equine airways. Fearns solves this by taking pristine meadow hay and putting it through a rigorous chopping and dust-extraction process. The result is a soft, uniform chop that is gentle on teeth, highly digestible, and completely free from flying dust. Whether used to add crucial chew-time to bucket feeds, soaked for senior horses with worn teeth, or used as deep, comfortable bedding, Fearns Premium Chopped Hay delivers consistent British farm quality in every bale.

🌾 Why Choose Fearns Premium Chopped Hay?

• 🫁 Rigorously Dust-Extracted: Double-screened during the chopping process to remove fine particles, protecting respiratory health in stabled horses.
• 🐴 Short, Soft Precision Chop: Easy to chew and digest, making it ideal for veterans with dental issues, horses prone to choke, or youngstock.
• 🥣 Dual-Purpose Feed & Bedding: Works brilliantly mixed into bucket feeds to extend chewing time, or as a cozy, absorbent bedding option.
• 🌾 100% Natural British Meadow Grass: Free from artificial dust suppressants, chemical additives, or heavy molasses coatings.
• 📦 Neat, Easy-to-Store Bales: Efficiently baled and wrapped to save valuable feed room space while keeping the contents clean and dry.

📊 Technical Profile & Specifications

📋 Feed & Bedding Management Guide

Recommended Uses & Baseline Rates:

• Bucket Feed Extender (Chaff): Mix 1 to 2 handfuls directly into your horse’s daily hard feed or mash to slow down greedy eating and encourage healthy saliva production.
• Partial Hay Replacer: Feed alongside standard long-stem forage to boost overall fibre intake for horses on restricted turnout or dusty yards.
• Small Animal Bedding: Layer generously in hutch or bed areas to provide clean, warm, highly absorbent bedding that double-functions as safe grazing forage for rabbits and guinea pigs.

Management & Handling Guidelines:

1. Dampening for Extra Moisture: While already dust-extracted, moistening the chopped hay with a little water or adding it to a wet mash creates an incredibly soft, appetising mix for senior horses with poor teeth.
2. Dry Storage: Store bales off concrete floors on wooden pallets in a cool, dry feed room protected from rain and vermin.
3. ⭐ Top Tip: For greedy horses that bolt their hard feed in minutes, adding a generous layer of Fearns Premium Chopped Hay forces them to chew thoroughly, buffering stomach acid and helping reduce the risk of choke or gastric ulcers!