Best Way To Extract Dust From Hay?

[Sian25]

How do you all extract the dust from dusty hay such as alfalfa king timothy hay?

 

[RosieMaia]

I assume the dust is made of broken bits of hay, not dirt? ReadiGrass always has lots of hay dust and small grass blades at the bottom. I always make these into hay cookies, which the pigs enjoy.

But sorry, I can't help with ideas to extract dust at home - and in any case, it would be a messy business. The machine that's used to extract dust commercially is huge.

 

[Sian25]

I assume the dust is made of broken bits of hay, not dirt? ReadiGrass always has lots of hay dust and small grass blades at the bottom. I always make these into hay cookies, which the pigs enjoy.

But sorry, I can't help with ideas to extract dust at home - and in any case, it would be a messy business. The machine that's used to extract dust commercially is huge.

Yes it's broken pieces of the hay and it drives me mad haha

 

[Deleted member 114675]

I put mine in garden colander and give the colander a shake.

 

[Sian25]

I put mine in garden colander and give the colander a shake.

Thank you!

 

[eileen]

there was an article in the guinea pig magazine a year ago,suggested you use a olf fan,use an old metal top from a small commercial cage ,place fan near it at top speed,and all the dsut is extracted from the hay.place hay in the old metal top from a small commercial cage,

 

[Piggypiggypig]

I actually buy dust extracted hay for ginger its only £4 for a big bag.

 

[Stayc1989]

I assume the dust is made of broken bits of hay, not dirt? ReadiGrass always has lots of hay dust and small grass blades at the bottom. I always make these into hay cookies, which the pigs enjoy.

But sorry, I can't help with ideas to extract dust at home - and in any case, it would be a messy business. The machine that's used to extract dust commercially is huge.

How do you make the hay cookies? They sound interesting and a good way to use up these bits