Bargain Hay For Members In Glasgow!

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I have tried all the usual hays, oxbox, alfalfa king, hay for pets, timothy.co.uk, dust free hay, hay experts etc, but hit a wall with regards to crunchies bladder issues.

I feed hay in a litter tray (cheaper hay) which gets munched and pee'd on. I then feed expensive hays in racks. My 2 young sows are on SUPERHAY (DUST EXTRACTED HAY RE-BALED IN A PLASTIC BAG) l HAY l G J W TITMUSS LT in their tray (which is only £6.50 for a massive bale) and is nice and green. I then feed a second cut (cut can vary on season) expensive timothy hay in a rack (alfalfa king), and oxbow western timothy in another rack (seems like a third cut hay to me.)

Crunchie cant have meadow hay due to strict diet for severe bladder problems, so she has the same oxbow timothy and alfalfa king timothy in racks like my youngsters, but been on a mission to find a decent but inexpensive timothy hay for her big tray. Currently using a bag of p@h timothy for the tray but i detest it- yellow and really poor quality. The only reason i picked them it in the meantime as its a hard first cut hay and crunchie it eating it- so good for her teeth. Been browsing the web for hours today and came across a country feed site, that work from glasgow and source their hay from stirling (iv never heard of the place.) they are aimed at horse supplies, but have a small animal section where they sell a half bale..

12.5kg.. Timothy hay.. First cut.. Quite green.. For £4.20!



Had to email them to double check it isnt a typo! I pay £40 for the alfalfa king timothy and £70 for the oxbow western timothy. I'm a firm believer of you only get what u pay for, but this hay is for a litter tray, will be eaten but pee'd on too, looks decent, its 100% timothy and its the right cut I'm looking for! Will be ordering some and let you know what crunchie and fudge (she'll eat anything!) think of it! I hope they like it, means more money towards the epic vet bills I'm having lately!

HAY 12.5kg
 
I use this hay already, for a bledding hay it's ideal and also alpha Timothy although I hate how dusty it is.

How do you find the dust extracted hay, what's the quality like?
 
flintstones said:
I use this hay already, for a bledding hay it's ideal and also alpha Timothy although I hate how dusty it is.

How do you find the dust extracted hay, what's the quality like?
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I'd never heard of it! Hows the quality? The oldies eat mainly the oxbow western timothy, as well as the alfalfa king timothy (i know what u mean about the dust!) but they eat the seed heads and the soft strands and leave the stalks- they literally eat around 20% an the rest gets binned. So i need something stalkier for the teeth hence why I'm looking for a first cut, and although its just for a litter tray, they do eat it so it needs to be timothy because of crunchies issues. The p@h is much dearer and the quality is horrific- it may only be for a litter tray but they do eat it so dont want to give them rubbish stuff.

The dust free meadow hay just went down like usual bog standard meadow- my youngsters ate it with the same enthusiasm. The dust free timothy imo is exactly like the alfalfa king timothy, just without the dust. But its £40 for 3 boxes which is only 6kg so wasnt worth it for us x
 
The Quality is ok, no nasty bugs which is ideal. I've bought a few farm hays and ended up with little black bugs, never had a problem with this hay it can be very stalky though.
 
flintstones said:
The Quality is ok, no nasty bugs which is ideal. I've bought a few farm hays and ended up with little black bugs, never had a problem with this hay it can be very stalky though.
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Iv never had that issue thankfully! I dont mind stalky, i need a tough hay to balance the rest. They have different nutritional value depending on the cut so can only benefit crunchie having a variation now shes off pellets x
 
I know this is an old thread but if you're still buying from GJW Titmuss @Adelle you can get cashback with Quidco.

Have been searching for hay x
 
theoretikos said:
I know this is an old thread but if you're still buying from GJW Titmuss @Adelle you can get cashback with Quidco.

Have been searching for hay x
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I don't use them anymore, I accepted my fate that fudge likes what she likes and just stuck to the expensive stuff... She won't be here forever so it's worth it!

I was signed up to quidco and topcashback, never updated it since I got a new card. Just laziness really..
 
Adelle said:
I don't use them anymore, I accepted my fate that fudge likes what she likes and just stuck to the expensive stuff... She won't be here forever so it's worth it!

I was signed up to quidco and topcashback, never updated it since I got a new card. Just laziness really..
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Definitely worth it, can't disagree x
 
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