American Timothy Hay

Hi! I have noticed that Dust Free Hay do American Timothy Hay which is more expensive than the timothyhay website I get mine from. I'm just curious as to why it's more expensive. Is the american version better?

probably the cost to ship it over here maybe? i have tried the american timothy from dfh and the timothy from timothyhay.co.uk, and the one from timothyhay.co.uk is much better in my opinion. :wave:

People say American timothy hay is better, something to do with the climate I think. Like I think it's supposed to be best if grown in the western US but I could be wrong about that.

ETA: According to this https://www.naturalrabbitfood.com/timothy-hay-for-rabbits/ "Western timothy hay is often a better quality hay because it's natural green color is retained by the quick sun-curing process that occurs in the arid (dry) western part of the USA."

Nothing can compete with Oxbow timothy hay once piggies have had a taste for it. So my latest pigs haven't had a sniff of it! :lol:

SarahP said:

Nothing can compete with Oxbow timothy hay once piggies have had a taste for it. So my latest pigs haven't had a sniff of it! :lol:

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Meanie :lol:. Mine are currently troughing bags of the stuff at vast expense :shock:. At least the bunnies appreciate timothyhay.co.uk. Lovely stuff and much better value :thumb:.

My buns favorite hay seems to be Kaytee Natural timothy hay

I get mine from local farms and it has a very strong fragrance to it. As soon as it's in their hutch they go straight for it and then we won't see them for hours. I once filled it so full they couldn't get inside, all I could see was a bunny body with the head buried inside the hay tugging and eating it. Eventually he fell asleep with his head buried in the hay, lol. It's also really cheap, just £2 a bag and they easily go through a bag and a half within a week. As for this American stuff I dunno, why bother buying something overseas for something that's been born in the UK. That's just going a bit too far unless you can't get any decent quality hay from a local pet shop and don't have any farms nearby you can easily get to.