Silly question but im interested to know the answer..

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bilbo

Alpha Buck

• Oct 24, 2006

• #1

Hey all
Can you give bunnys HorseHage?
Its silly really because its 'horse'hage. :roll:
But i really want to know the answer :lol:

Emma x

 

Tamsin

Administrator

Staff member

• Oct 24, 2006

• #2

for the non horsie people could you explain what that is?

 

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bilbo

Alpha Buck

• Oct 24, 2006

• #3

Its a timothy hay mix..not sure with what.But its smeeeeellls gorgeous!

 

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Angie65

Wise Old Thumper

• Oct 24, 2006

• #4

haylage!!

It's hay that hasn't dried out properly. Too rich for buns i think. Goes off within a week - & horses can't be fed as much of it as they are hay cos of the richness.

 

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bilbo

Alpha Buck

• Oct 24, 2006

• #5

haha
ooops,i mean Haylage..
So you deffo cant feed it?even as a treat?

 

Tamsin

Administrator

Staff member

• Oct 24, 2006

• #6

Umm, I guess that would come under the no grass cuttings rules then?

 

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Angie65

Wise Old Thumper

• Oct 24, 2006

• #7

bilbo said:

haha
ooops,i mean Haylage..
So you deffo cant feed it?even as a treat?

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Horsehage is just a type of haylage I think.

I'm not sure - I've never fed it my buns. A big bale (wrapped in a bag), cost 3 times what my hay costs & goes mouldy after a week.
I once read that horses digestive systems were similar to buns - (don't suddenly change food, don't feed grass cuttings etc etc,) but i would think it would go off really fast unless you had 700 buns!!

 

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AlisonA

Warren Veteran

• Oct 24, 2006

• #8

http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=26429&highlight=haylage

I knew I recognised the name :lol:

 

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Apache

Mama Doe

• Oct 24, 2006

• #9

I would say not, as it is much richer than hay, although it does have the advantage of a much lower dust content.

Jx

 

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Honeybun

Warren Scout

• Oct 24, 2006

• #10

Also it is slightly fermented...

As a horsey person (and yes there are a lot of similarities between horses and buns) my instinct would be not to feed it to my buns...

It's generally fed to horses with either chest problems or who need the extra nutrients, as it is very rich. If I fed it to my shetland pony he'd explode :lol:

Even if it was safe, you'd end up with very fat bunnies in no time at all!