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| angelarab |
Posted - 05 Sep 2010 : 3:57:25 PM
Just got my prices from the merchant £1.75 straw £3.50 hay and it looks grand, smells good. He has hay at £3.00 second cut from a fortnight ago, when could i start feeding that if i bought a load and stored in my pigsty? |
| 8 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| MinHe |
Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 4:46:59 PM
To be honest, without *seeing* the hay, it's difficult to advise 
Keren |
| Judith S |
Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 11:20:35 AM
In our experience this year the first cut had more stalk and the second cut had more leaf, so I would expect the second cut to be higher in protein as the growing conditions were good in Wales during July and August - but a lot depends on whether fertilizer has been applied. |
| marionpack |
Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 11:19:37 AM
I have found that the only thing with new hay is to feed slightly less and mix with old to introduce it |
| angelarab |
Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 08:25:19 AM
They both looked good which would you go for first cut at 3.50 or second cut at 3.00? |
| MinHe |
Posted - 05 Sep 2010 : 8:16:02 PM
We've been using this years nearly since it was baled due to lack of grass...no problems!
Keren |
| moatside |
Posted - 05 Sep 2010 : 5:52:02 PM
I have used mine a week after cutting with no ill effects... |
| Mrs Vlacq |
Posted - 05 Sep 2010 : 5:19:22 PM
can use hay straight away |
| barbara.gregory |
Posted - 05 Sep 2010 : 5:09:37 PM
The old theory used to be that hay had to be several months old before it could be fed and was better a year old. That is now know to be incorrect and the hay loses a lot of it's goodness. Nowadays it is fed as soon as you need it. I have used my hay a week after it is cut when there is no old hay left. The horses love it and I have never had a problem.
Barbara |
