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Does anyone buy their hay online and if so who would you recommend?

The hay I usually buy from our local farmshop just doesnt seem as green anymore.I buy the redigrass but I use it as a treat.
 
I use hay for pets. They do a huge nine and a half kilo bag of Timothy and Rye hay for fifteen pounds.
 
Hay for Pets

I too use Hay for Pets.

They do a "free" sample if you just pay the postage of £3 - worth it to decide what to order BUT the samples are very small...

My GPs (of course) loved all the samples.

You do get a large bag of hay for your money and if there is a problem they are quick to sort it out so good customer service too.
 
We use Dust free hay. We sent off for it on Saturday and our five bags arrived today. Our piggies love it. I would definitely recommend them.

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I use Hay for Pets xx>>> Only problem I have with them & it's not them as such is the courier for this area is a bit hit & miss, so I just have to make sure I order before I get too low.
 
I'm very glad to see this thread. I've been really disappointed with the hay my local gets recently. I put my hand in and was covered in thistles/thorns! I didn't want to give my piggies that.

I'll definitely be buying this.
 
i have just changed from hay for pets, because it was too dusty for me to use, it really makes me sneeze, and feels like it is stuck in my throat, my eyes water too, and as i have to carry an epipen, it was nt worth the risk. dust free hay arrived today, more expensive but i dont actually mind, as long as i am ok with it, have to say the piggies were tucking in to it straight away!`!
 
I buy my meadow hay on ebay 4.99 its good its a bale covered in green plastic not dusty great stuff.;)
 
I forgot to say the seller that sell the hay is in preston ;)
 
Ive just ordered the samples so the piggies can have a tasting session when they arrive.Think it will take a while though because apparantly a graham has an injury.:))
 
Soft green hay is all very nice, but it's not necessarily the best stuff for the job. After all, what is hay doing? It's wearing your pig's teeth down, and keeping their guts moving.

If feeding soft green hay, I really recommend adding in things like Oxbow oat hay, or other coarse hays for them to still be able to get their teeth around something.

This is Oxbow Oat hay, my guys love it!

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Amanda1801 said:
Soft green hay is all very nice, but it's not necessarily the best stuff for the job. After all, what is hay doing? It's wearing your pig's teeth down, and keeping their guts moving.

If feeding soft green hay, I really recommend adding in things like Oxbow oat hay, or other coarse hays for them to still be able to get their teeth around something.

This is Oxbow Oat hay, my guys love it!

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do you give them just oat hay, or do you bed them on something else? what about stalky hay? i noticed that dustfreehay sell that, buy i was nt sure it would be ok, in case it injures eyes like straw.
 
liquorice allsorts said:
do you give them just oat hay, or do you bed them on something else? what about stalky hay? i noticed that dustfreehay sell that, buy i was nt sure it would be ok, in case it injures eyes like straw.
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Mine are bedded on newspaper and hay, but they're bedded on soft hay generally. They don't tend to eat what they sleep on either. They eat a variety of hays, and they veg largely consists of good leafy veg, rather than things like soft fruits and veg for their toofies
 
Amanda1801 said:
Soft green hay is all very nice, but it's not necessarily the best stuff for the job. After all, what is hay doing? It's wearing your pig's teeth down, and keeping their guts moving.

If feeding soft green hay, I really recommend adding in things like Oxbow oat hay, or other coarse hays for them to still be able to get their teeth around something.

This is Oxbow Oat hay, my guys love it!

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I agree,
Where do you get your Oxbow oat hay from?
 
I received my 3 samples of hay and they all love the Timothy and Rye, they seem to love the thick stalks so ive ordered the 1.8 kilo bag for £8-hope it comes soon because the really loved it.:)
 
I feel really bad reading through this post as I have been feeding mine Wilkinsons hay which is a yellow colour as I didn't know any different :( and allways got my sawdust from there so got my hay too.

Can anyone help me out with a reasonably priced hay that is good for the piggies? I feel really guilty :( x
 
Well, would you believe they dont really like the Timothy and Rye hay afterall and ive got a big bag of it!

I bought a bag of Sainsburys hay-£2.99 and they LOVE it! Its got a good amount of green in it and really looks good value for money so I'm mixing that with the Timothy and Rye until its gone.I wish Sainsburys did bigger bags of it.

I'm going to see what the bales of hay are like at our local stables where I get the graze on from because I do spend a lot of money on different bags of hay and have yet to find one I want to stick to.
 
BowieHendrixLennoxMarley said:
I feel really bad reading through this post as I have been feeding mine Wilkinsons hay which is a yellow colour as I didn't know any different :( and allways got my sawdust from there so got my hay too.

Can anyone help me out with a reasonably priced hay that is good for the piggies? I feel really guilty :( x
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You could perhaps try the Tesco value hay which people have mentioned?

My friend is the same-she buys poor quality everything for her guinea pig-which was her 20 year old daughters who got bored of him.I try to suggest things to her but I dont think she has much money to spend on him.

I did actually offer to take him but her daughter said no! I was so annoyed because she never bothers with him.The poor thing doesnt get cuddles either because my friend is allergic.I buy him the odd treat because I feel so bad for him but I cant force her to give him up.
 
It depends on the time of year for the colour of the hay. I've just got a huge bale from hay for pets and its not very green at all.
 
I'm still sticking with my Alfalfa King Timothy hay from the dreaded P @ H, I hate going in there but my piggies love this hay & it's sterile so no nasty hay mites in it. I can honestly say they never waste any & eat every bit of it.
 
Amysmom said:
You could perhaps try the Tesco value hay which people have mentioned?

My friend is the same-she buys poor quality everything for her guinea pig-which was her 20 year old daughters who got bored of him.I try to suggest things to her but I dont think she has much money to spend on him.

I did actually offer to take him but her daughter said no! I was so annoyed because she never bothers with him.The poor thing doesnt get cuddles either because my friend is allergic.I buy him the odd treat because I feel so bad for him but I cant force her to give him up.
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Aww my piggies get the best of food and veg, I just didn't know that there was so many different types of hay out there... They are absolutely spoilt other than that! Xx
 
i just bought tesco value hay and it more like straw :( I'm finding it really hard to find green hay i bought some from zooplus and its lovely so going to stick with that even though its a bit expensive
 
I bought some tesco value hay last week because I was ill and couldnt face the drive to my usual farm. It was surprisingly green and the piggies loved it!
It can be a bit hit and miss this time of year, I buy whatevers going at the farm as long as its stalky, quite green and not that soft fluffy stuff as the pigs wont touch it rolleyes
 
I buy my hay from the hay experts and the local pet shop since hay experts don't do burgess hay. They have each variety of hay to offer on the website from Timothy to oat :)
 
Tesco is the only place round here that does hay....

I ordered some online with their food (a nice meadow hay) and they barely ate it....Tesco on the other hand, they wolf down!
 
BowieHendrixLennoxMarley said:
Aww my piggies get the best of food and veg, I just didn't know that there was so many different types of hay out there... They are absolutely spoilt other than that! Xx
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Oh gosh I hope you didn't think I ment you bought poor quality everything-I should have worded that better.

I'm sure you do your very best for your piggies, your right though there are so many different types of hay out there it can get confusing.
 
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