Is This Hay Ok?

[bobsie]

I'm a first time guinea owner, I get my pigs in October but looking around at hay another piggy related items, I saw this hay it was the only hay they had, is this the standard kind of hay?

 

[DM030819]

I would guess that's Meadow hay as it doesn't say on the bag. Either Meadow hay or Timothy hay is the usual hay of choice

 

[helen105281]

Looks like Meadow hay to me too, is ok to feed but I try to just use that as a base and then add more interesting ones on top. I get mine from www.thehayexperts.co.uk

 

[MycuteBoys]

Hi, and welcome. Good quality Feeding hay should be green not brown. Many of us on here use an online hay supplier called...hay for pets. A huge 9.kg bag is £16 and is lasting me between 3-4 months storing it properly is key. Keep you hay in a dry, damp free place in a pillow case or duvet cover. This company they do smaller bags too

 

[bobsie]

I thought it was a bit cheap, £3 for 2 bags. I will buy it online like you say, how long will it stay fresh for if I buy the 9kg, we have a weatherproof shed we got last week so I could store it there?

 

[MycuteBoys]

Hi, I'm not sure how long it will keep fresh for sorry, I check my hay before I give it to my boys. Heres the bale as it came to me and how I store it (the bale fills two of these fabric storage bins). I use the lingis hay from hay for pets it smells lovely, they do meadow and Timothy too
Cheep hay is often very poor quality and you have to be aware there is hay mites etc. My fellas have not had any problems since I started them on this hay .