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How much hay do you get through?

Livi

Alpha Buck
I have 2 buns - and we get through a 1kg bag of the Dandelion & Marigold Excel hay a week, plus a 3kg bag of Hay - we probably get about 9/10 days out of the 3kg bag....

It isnt a problem and I am happy to ensure they get what they enjoy, but I didnt realise when I first got them how much hay they consume - I am shocked!!!!! :lol:
 
i dont know the weight of my bags as they dont say on them, but its a 'Jumbo' bag and i would assume it weighs ~4-5Kg - that lasts ~ 1 and a half weeks.
 
When my rabbits were indoor buns they would only get through afew bags a month but now they are outdoor im going through about 8 x 1kg bags month. I guess winter approaching is half the reason.
Must look into getting larger bags or a bale! x
 
two bunnies, two piggies, per month -

2x dustfreehay 10 bales, 5 soft 5 stalky (10 soft and 10 stalky a month)
2x burns green oat hay
1-2x oxbow oat hay
1-2x oxbow timothy hay

soooooooo much hay! :shock:
 
I have a huge bale and I thought it was endless, didn't really notice how much they actually ate, last week it turned out the bale was NOT endless :oops: I ran out on sundayevening.

Now they always get a handfull (each) of "special" hay (Readigrass, timothy, somethign with herbs) and I had a 500 gram bag of that left. But tuesdayevening that was empty too.... :roll:

So they eat about 250 gram a day. (I have three.)
 
Far too much :lol:

I have been having trouble getting hay, so had to get 2 bags of P@H Timothy hay on Sunday, which are almost finished now. Someone gave me some cheap stuff to use as well, so I've been using the 2.
 
we use a bale and a half a week - not sure how much a bale weighs - I can only just about lift it so I would guess at about 30 kilos.
 
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I was using a bale a fortnight, but a bale is only lasting me about a week and a half now.

I think a bale is 22kg approx.
 
I have two house buns, and I could not keep up with the hay consumption since I got Carlo. He seems to have taught Bobby that you eat masses of hay! I now buy a bale for a fiver and it lasts about six weeks :wave:
 
We get a bale split between two large boxes and we get through both boxes (so roughly one bale) every 4-6wks that is for two small rabbits! :shock::D
This years cut has been more brittle and so there is more wastage at the bottom of the box so it's been a redelivery every 4 weeks since summer.
 
If somebody in Leeds can point me in the direction of a place I can buy a bale from would be muchus appreciated :)
 
gosh I knew my bun wasnt a great hay eater but this has really opened my eyes! I get through about a 3kg P@H hay bag and one and a half of those woodlands timothy bags a month....
 
The hundred happy hoppers here get through 7-10 bales a week:shock: With a little help from the piggies of course.
 
wow so much hay! :)
anyone can point me in the direction where they6 sell good bale of hay in or near london area?

thanks
zincee
 
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