Oat Hay

Flamestriker · Jun 18, 2017

Timothy hay ran out of their usual 2016 Timothy hay bales so I ordered the oat hay. It's the same price as the Timothy hay, but comes in 7kg bales. It's very green, and the piggies went crazy for it. Absolutely nuts in fact.

Feeding 7 piggies, I find the bigger bales better, as I'm not running out every other day. Does anyone else feed this hay?

It's the green hay in the tray. I have never seen green hay like thus before...

Mother Hubbard · Jun 18, 2017

That does look really green. How much is the 7kg?

eileen · Jun 18, 2017

ive have a bale of this hay,some like it,others will not touch it !timothy hay is the same,ive got two groups that will eat it and others ignore it.orchard grass i give twice aweek and not a strand is left in any cage !

Flamestriker · Jun 18, 2017

£22 including P&P.

I could have bought P@H stuff but it's so grown and bitty! Timothy Hay dispatched my order within 20minutes of receiving it!

eileen · Jun 18, 2017

Mother Hubbard said:
That does look really green. How much is the 7kg?

7kgs is approx a 1/3 of a bale of farm hay,its hard to discribe in visual terms,but it is a good amount !

Flamestriker · Jun 18, 2017

My lot eat meadow hay but prefer the stuff from Timothy Hay for some reason. It's longer, looks more fibrous and they go nuts for it.

They didn't have the same enthusiasm for the 15 kg bale from Zooplus, although they like the Mukky bags of hay. And they smell fresh too.

Mother Hubbard · Jun 18, 2017

eileen said:
7kgs is approx a 1/3 of a bale of farm hay,its hard to discribe in visual terms,but it is a good amount !

Sorry I meant the price £...I should have been clearer in my question. I currently get a 5kg bag of Norfolk Dust Free Hay.

eileen · Jun 18, 2017

sorry i should have read it better !it is very good quality hay,as good as oxbows oat hay.norfolk hay is good .

Mother Hubbard · Jun 18, 2017

I shouldn't be so lazy, I just looked it up...

Mother Hubbard · Jun 18, 2017

The funny thing is I should get more delivered as I've been having problems with my back....might just have to get through this recent bail and try it out too.

Kylie80 · Jun 19, 2017

I feed my piggies oat hay but the oat hay we get over here is a rubbish straw looking colour, they will not eat the long strand oat hay though but I found them a softer short strand brand and they love it.