Does Hay Quality Vary With Quantity?

Psychobabbler

Post   » Wed Apr 03, 2019 1:44 pm


Thank you! So it looks pretty much the same as what I have...is it possible that what I'm getting is 2nd cut? The quality seems good compared to the Kaytee stuff I've bought in a pinch (lots of dust at the bottom of the bag, many tough stems, lots of brown strands mixed in).

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Lynx
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Post   » Wed Apr 03, 2019 2:17 pm


You will notice from the link bpatters posted that the third cut can have some brown/tan leaf in it. Third cut is still considered the softest, most nutritious, and most desirable hay by many people.

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ItsaZoo
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Post   » Thu Apr 04, 2019 9:59 pm


A liquidation store in town just got a big shipment of pet products. High quality food and accessories for dogs, cats, reptiles, birds, and critters. Oxbow 40 oz Timothy and meadow hay blend $4.95. The small 15 oz bags of hay were $2.95. Everything was one third to one-half the retail price. They even had aquariums and reptile habitats. This had to be several truckloads so now I’m wondering who went out of business.

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Lynx
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Post   » Thu Apr 04, 2019 10:14 pm


This had to be several truckloads so now I’m wondering who went out of business.

Must have been Amazon :-)

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Catie Cavy
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Post   » Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:52 am


Could it be from Drs. Foster & Smith? Maybe items Petco didn't want to sell?

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ItsaZoo
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Post   » Fri Apr 05, 2019 9:00 am


I was thinking Drs Foster & Smith, too, since they were in Rhinelander, WI and I’m in central MN. I was surprised at the aquariums and reptile habitats, though. I plan to go back and pick up some food and other supplies to donate to local shelters.

I love a bargain but hate to see a company close.

Gessika

Post   » Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:40 pm


I just re-ordered some hay and did it via KM's site and not Amazon. It was $6 cheaper not using Amazon because they charge tax and KM doesn't. KM's also has a loyalty program and you earn points with each purchase towards free product in the future. The shipping times seem to be the same with both sites.

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ItsaZoo
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Post   » Sat Apr 06, 2019 10:34 pm


Well I have to put in a good word for Chewy. I wrote a review about the quality of the 9 lb bag of Timothy I bought from them and gave it two stars. I just received an email that they issued a refund on my credit card. That was totally unexpected. Amazing customer service.

Gessika

Post   » Sat Apr 06, 2019 10:38 pm


Sef1268, they've moved to "free" shipping now on both their website and Amazon, so it's a flat rate for the hay based on amount. The overall price is higher now than when the hay and shipping were priced differently, at least for me.

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mmeadow
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Post   » Wed Apr 10, 2019 1:41 am


Got my new 45lb box of bluegrass, and it seems just fine.

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Renonvsparky

Post   » Sat Apr 13, 2019 4:05 pm


On the subject of hay, I have to abandon the orchard hay because of allergies my wife has to it. My 4 boars are all over the house at any given time, and so is the hay. There's no escaping it for her. I will go back to the bags of Timothy hay if necessary, but I want to explore my options first.

One of the feed stores has a bale of oat, wheat and barley hay, which should be ok for my wife to be around. I know that the wheat and oat hay is ok for them. It's the barley I'm concerned about. As I understand it, those hays are the grassy stuff that's left after the seed/cereal has been harvested from it. Is that right? I googled barley hay and got the standard result which says they can have all 3, but I wanted to see what you guys have to say before I decide. I'll ask the vet too.

My goal is to give my boys the best hay and balance it with value. The bags of store bought Timothy hay are fine, but it's a better value for a bale. The biggest bag I can get is about an eighth of a bale and costs about the same as a whole bale from the feed store. This will be a very short experiment. I'll go back to the bags of store bought Timothy if I have to.

Harmony

Post   » Sat Apr 13, 2019 5:25 pm


That's interesting, so in the states they call it hay? Over here the stalks from crops such as wheat, oat and barley is straw. I have more experience of feeding hay to horses than guinea pigs, as my gps mostly have grass, but over winter I did have to resort to hay and found it quite amazinghow they would happily pick bits out of one bag, and totally refuse to touch the next one! Must admit I can understand the allergy problem, as both the poor gps and myself started itching horribly when they were on the hay.

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