Pets at home hay or haybox

Piggies&buns said:
Has anybody used the guinea pig pellets from haybox? Not a lot of info on them, it just says made up of over 40 different types of grasses.
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No I have thought about teying them and I asked on the forum a while back but I can't remember what thread and who replied saying they had asked for the nutritional info... possibly it was @Eriathwen who had tried them and had the nutritional info?
 
Hey! Yeah that was me, I did buy some and the piggies absolutely loved them, unfortunately with so many mouths to feed the were too expensive to use for anything other than an occasional treat. But I would definitely use them if I ever have a smaller number of pigs :) this was the info they sent me:

Ingredients:
Permanent meadows (timothy, meadow fescue, meadow foxtail, ryegrass, red fescue, blue grass, cocksfoot, velvet grass, annual panicle grass, white ragweed, vernal grass, couch grass, tussock grass, reed canary grass, white clover, red clover, dandelion leaves, yarrow herb, ribwort, caraway, cow parsley, meadow sweet, common hornwort, bedstraw, thyme-leaved speedwell, bush vetch, comfrey, bedstraw-meadow thistle, ground ivy, daisies, germander speedwell, lady's mantle, greater burnet-saxifrage, narrow-leaved vetch, meadow saxifrage, spring cinquefoil, green field-speedwell, common whitlow-grass, autumn dandelion, red ragweed, cowslip, small clover), sunflower seed extracted, linseed extracted, fruit pomace, carrot pomace, rape seed extracted.

Analytical constituents:
crude protein 13% · crude oils and crude fats 2,7% · crude fibre 21% · starch 6% · crude ash 8,5% · calcium 0,6% · phosphorous 0,4% · sodium 0,18%
 
Eriathwen said:
Hey! Yeah that was me, I did buy some and the piggies absolutely loved them, unfortunately with so many mouths to feed the were too expensive to use for anything other than an occasional treat. But I would definitely use them if I ever have a smaller number of pigs :) this was the info they sent me:

Ingredients:
Permanent meadows (timothy, meadow fescue, meadow foxtail, ryegrass, red fescue, blue grass, cocksfoot, velvet grass, annual panicle grass, white ragweed, vernal grass, couch grass, tussock grass, reed canary grass, white clover, red clover, dandelion leaves, yarrow herb, ribwort, caraway, cow parsley, meadow sweet, common hornwort, bedstraw, thyme-leaved speedwell, bush vetch, comfrey, bedstraw-meadow thistle, ground ivy, daisies, germander speedwell, lady's mantle, greater burnet-saxifrage, narrow-leaved vetch, meadow saxifrage, spring cinquefoil, green field-speedwell, common whitlow-grass, autumn dandelion, red ragweed, cowslip, small clover), sunflower seed extracted, linseed extracted, fruit pomace, carrot pomace, rape seed extracted.

Analytical constituents:
crude protein 13% · crude oils and crude fats 2,7% · crude fibre 21% · starch 6% · crude ash 8,5% · calcium 0,6% · phosphorous 0,4% · sodium 0,18%
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Thank you! That’s very useful!
 
Lady Kelly said:
I currently get a bale from my local garden centre/nursery for £7.50 a bale but if I don't have time to get over to buy it I will order from hay and straw online and get 9kgs of ings hay for £18. It's lovely green and long strands and the piggies love it
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Lady Kellly would you mind emailing link to hay and straw online? Thank you 😊
 
Blooberry said:
Thank you - I don’t know what Ings hay is.
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I'd never heard of it before but ordered the samples and my previous group liked it so I occasionally order it in. Had a bag arrive today. It's good for burrowing in
 
VickiA said:
Maybe I’m just mean. Mine would certainly tell you I’m not generous with the veg, pellets or even the good hay! I do mix in some cheaper bagged hay underneath the good stuff in the hay trays.
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I've tried that too Vicki, but mine won't even touch the good stuff if the cheaper stuff is underneath, little tinkers!
 
If I remember right when I last looked, because I had no idea what Ings hay was, it is grown in water..like a marsh hay kind of thing. I typically can't find where I read that now. I recently started buying the Ings hay again and it does have some wild plants that I have seen around lakes, so there may be some truth in what I read last year.
 
Eriathwen said:
If I remember right when I last looked, because I had no idea what Ings hay was, it is grown in water..like a marsh hay kind of thing. I typically can't find where I read that now. I recently started buying the Ings hay again and it does have some wild plants that I have seen around lakes, so there may be some truth in what I read last year.
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Found it for you!

Hay and Straw

Scroll down the page a bit and it is there.
 
Lady Kelly said:
I'd never heard of it before but ordered the samples and my previous group liked it so I occasionally order it in. Had a bag arrive today. It's good for burrowing in
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Lady Kelly I ordered some ings and my piggies love it! The website description says: Our speciality top quality ‘Ings’ hay which comes from traditionally managed water meadows. These meadows have no chemical fertilizer or sprays applied. They gain their fertility from regular deposits of silt when the meadows flood and subsequently this organically grown hay is awash with an amazing variety of flowers and grasses and smells natural and sweet.
 
Betsy said:
Do you have a farm near you that sells hay? I get mine from a farm and it is the best green organic meadow hay at a fiver for a big farm bale. My piggies love it.
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We bought a few bales from a local farmer, and it smells really lovely! It was with the chickens and turkeys in mind, for some bedding when it it particularly cold, but could of course use it for some piggies, hopefully. The bales are stood on the floor of the old bothy here, where the chickens meander about. Should I in future put some of the hay in a bin, specifically for the piggies? Also, is it a case of being more alert with mites and lice (just where the farmers hay is concerned)? Thanks, Kirsty
 
I've never bothers with mites and lice from the farm. If it is stored correctly it should be perfectly fine. I pop mine in a haybale bag and it keeps OK.
 
I've just received my first order from Haybox today :D
.. Earlier than expected - was meant to be tomorrow, but I'm busy or out most of the day so picked the alternative of Tuesday delivery, it was delivered this morning! Quick, service with a smile - most impressed, thank you Mr DPD delivery man :)

I've always thought it was expensive, but after reading all the good reviews on here & Orca's favourite pastime of let's see how many hay pokes I can get in a 3 week period - hence forking out £50ish for that at the vets, decided to get some softer hay even if it was more expensive.
The last two 4kg maxi bags of 'Pure Pastures' were from the Range & were quite badly stored so sunbleached & stalky, I usually buy it from Mole Valley stores where its stored better.

I used to buy a bale from local farmers as cheaper & mostly good quality, but I had about 3 dodgy bales in a row (stalky, dusty, mouldy, damp) all from different farms, ended up gradually sticking them in the garden bin!

My goodness this is some lovely hay :nod: it's a lovely colour & smells wonderful!
I hand gathered & dried some of my own hay in the summer & was of the same quality.

I'm really impressed with this hay. Thank you to all of you for recommending it :D
... I now just have to find somewhere to store 3 big box fulls! Lol!
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It is just such lovely hay! My second delivery is coming mid week and this time I’ve added on some Timothy hay too.
 
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