Trying a new hay

[Two_Wheeks]

I have, for the last week, been using anew haybox, called Nibble & Gnaw. It's a first-cut Canadian timothy hay. They also sell second cut. So far, I am impressed. Some of the reviews grumbled about the plastic bag inside the box, however this is biodegradable and so no problem I don't think.

Gibson loves it, it has loads of seed heads which are his fave!

I get so confused/lost when it comes to hay, and my last batch from Dust Free is still in the box, it was super woody and yellow. I did get a good bag from P@H once. So far so good with this one (and you can get it on Amazon, as well as direct from them!)

 

[Swissgreys]

To be honest I find hay in general can be very variable.
I buy a bag/bale from the same supplier, and a month later the quality is totally different.
Plus I have had a few bags that look awful - dry, hard, stalky and the piggies and rabbits love it.
I have also opened bags that smell gorgeous (yes, I am a secret hay sniffer) and had the animals turn their noses up at it.

 

[Two_Wheeks]

I would say a favourite here is Readigrass, though it’s expensive and I’m not sure if it’s recommended as a main hay source?
But yes, I’m with you on the hay sniffing!

 

[Deleted member 139433]

To be honest I find hay in general can be very variable.
I buy a bag/bale from the same supplier, and a month later the quality is totally different.
Plus I have had a few bags that look awful - dry, hard, stalky and the piggies and rabbits love it.
I have also opened bags that smell gorgeous (yes, I am a secret hay sniffer) and had the animals turn their noses up at it.

My hay deliveries vary with each delivery. Sometimes the love the hay that I wouldn’t think they would like. I would never feed anything mouldy or dusty, but other than that my boys seem quite happy with the variation. I find the same with our horses, and their hay is even more varied from bale to bale. They very much let me know if they don’t like it with 30 years in the horse industry, I’m very much a seasoned ‘hay sniffer’