Problems with OX. Timothy Hay?

My rabbits have loved the Oxbow Timothy Hay for a year and
eat piles of it. I am in Oxford and purchased three bags of Oxbow
from my garden centre and they sniffed it and wouldn't eat it. I went
to another garden centre and purchased another three bags and
the same thing happened. reluctantly they are now eating the £3 meadow
hayand not looking happy (they normally won't touch this cheaper
hay so they must be hungry). I am surrounded with bags
of Timothy Hay. It looks different to normal and is totally green
(usually it has some brown in it) and this strange hay stays green for days. It is harder
and much coarser. It doesn't look like the same hay I have had for
the past year and I wonder if Oxbow has made anerror. Its a slim
chance but I wonder if anyone from Oxford has purchased any
Timothy and the rabbits won't eat. I know its not the rabbits and something has changed
in this grass. I have loved the Oxbow Timothy Hay as they eat
piles of it.

the same has just happened to me. I live in manchester I have just bought a bag from the vets, like yours its bright green and has the texture of straw, flossie won't touch it and at £9 a bag thats not good.

The last bag I had was softer and a mixture of green and brown hay and like yours Flossie loved it. I had her on a veg and hay diet but because she won't eat any other hay either that has totally ruined her diet and now I have had to give her excel pellets with her veg, which play havoc with her poops ( very small and hard)

What do you think we should do, perhaps we should contact Oxbow?

During the winter the hay seems to be a bit coarser. I order oxbow and the rabbits enjoyed it much more in the spring and summer. They still eat itnow, but the hay I recieved the the summer was better quality. I am sure that any hay they are selling now isn't as fresh as it is in the summer.

hay is made from grass which farmers cut when it reaches a certain length, then dry to make hay - The first cut of the summer, in about May, will have a lot of leafy growth, which is what the animals love - the 2nd cut in about Sept is older grass and more stalk - It's just as good for them, in fact the 2nd cut is higher fibre so better for them, but if they are used to the soft leafy first cut hay they won't like it - give them a few weeks and they'll love it I'm sure

I'd have to agree with elve. The last shipment I've gotten was a differant tecture and color, but my buns ate it all the same. Just leave it with them for a while, they will get used to it if they are hungry enough. (I know that sounds mean, but if you want them to try it......)

xxx

Never did hear back from Oxbow if there had been a packaging error. The rabbits did carry on eating the £3.00 a bag meadow hay so it looks
as though I weaned them off the £9.00 a bag timothy. They are eating
so much more hay now and seem to chomp all day. My bill has gone
from £50 a week for hay to £15.00 so I am pleased. I don't like the look
of the meadow hay in comparison to the timothy, which looks so much
better, but then I am not eating it!!