Hay Type Identification ??

[Jack's-Jane]

Glad I spotted this thread I have been madly pulling all of those bits out just in case they were harmful :roll: This last bale i have is rubbish and at £10 a go I was not impressed but if the buns can eat those bits then it doesn't really matter!

Having the long strands to chew might stop L+N eating their shed......... :?

:wave:

 

[Stator]

I would still remove those stalks. They could be anything really, even hemlock. Or they could be something that is just mildly toxic.

 

[Jack's-Jane]

I would still remove those stalks. They could be anything really, even hemlock. Or they could be something that is just mildly toxic.

Up to you, all my Rabbits (35) have been eating it for over 2 weeks and they are all fine

 

[Tinsel]

at almost £9 a bale now I was struggling to afford the 3 bales we get through every week.

Jane, you're not meant to eat the hay too, you know...

You haven't been pinching Morse's dinner, I hope? :no:

 

[Jack's-Jane]

Jane, you're not meant to eat the hay too, you know...

You haven't been pinching Morse's dinner, I hope? :no:

Well I thought it might help my current Dental problems :?

 

[Tinsel]

Well I thought it might help my current Dental problems :?

Ah so we can expect you to be binkying around soon too? :shock:

 

[Jack's-Jane]

Ah so we can expect you to be binkying around soon too? :shock:

Well that might be pushing it a bit, I'm an arthritic old Doe !!

 

[Tinsel]

Well that might be pushing it a bit, I'm an arthritic old Doe !!

Well, we all have our moments! :lol::lol:

 

[Gem]

I would still remove those stalks. They could be anything really, even hemlock. Or they could be something that is just mildly toxic.

Up to you, all my Rabbits (35) have been eating it for over 2 weeks and they are all fine

Same here, mine (9) have been eating it for a few months now

 

[Rhian33]

Up to you, all my Rabbits (35) have been eating it for over 2 weeks and they are all fine

Plus would a farm really be selling hay that is potentially toxic to horses and cows and probably feeding it to their own animals?

 

[Jack's-Jane]

Plus would a farm really be selling hay that is potentially toxic to horses and cows and probably feeding it to their own animals?

Exactly

They even supply the Royal Park near me so they would have Her Maj' to answer to !!

 

[Hugbut]

I've recently bought a bale of hay that has lots of bits & bobs in it - dandelions, bramble type things plus stuff that looks alot like the stalky things in your pic - I'm not entirely sure what it is but my buns grab the little 'extra' bits first

I paid £7.25 I think it was - is that cheap? It recently went up from £5.50 :?

 

[littleboots]

Plus would a farm really be selling hay that is potentially toxic to horses and cows and probably feeding it to their own animals?

I very much doubt it.. Hay fields are usually very well managed.
Sometimes when baled from the edges of the field the hay is a bit stalkier (if thats spelt right??)

 

[Stator]

Plus would a farm really be selling hay that is potentially toxic to horses and cows and probably feeding it to their own animals?

I'm sure they wouldn't on purpose but they don't have time to inspect every bale of hay. They just mow the fields and bale it up and sell it on.

99.99% of the time it is probably just a harmless weed. But who knows? If you don't know what it is, why take the risk?

 

[Jack's-Jane]

I'm sure they wouldn't on purpose but they don't have time to inspect every bale of hay. They just mow the fields and bale it up and sell it on.

99.99% of the time it is probably just a harmless weed. But who knows? If you don't know what it is, why take the risk?

Do you know what EVERY strand of grass type is in your hay then :?

 

[BinkyBun]

It looks like the stalky meadow hay I buy. I get mine online for approx 3.99 per bale. I buy in bulk for that deal of 10 bales at £39.99 inc tax and delivery.

 

[Stator]

Do you know what EVERY strand of grass type is in your hay then :?

Grass is grass. I'm talking about unknown weeds in the grass. If I see something and don't know what it is, I take it out. There could be stuff mixed in that I can't see, but can't do anything about that. You do what you can and hope for the best with the rest.

 

[Georgeypudding]

Ah so we can expect you to be binkying around soon too? :shock:

my friends asked me to show them what a binky looks like the other day :shock::lol:

 

[Lagophile]

I am clearly a terrible mummy - I've been removing those bits from the girl's nomnoms! :shock::roll::lol:

 

[halfpenny]

I would say cow parsley too.
The real worry in hay is ragwort, many other toxins become inactive when the hay is dried, eg buttercups, but ragwort remains toxic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conium