My project this Summer has been to learn the different grass species and to identify the ones we have growing in the garden. Gosh, it's not easy :shock: However, I can now easily appreciate that grass is not just grass :lol:
I think I've mentioned previously that we have a hay patch in the garden, which we cut and use mostly for chickens flooring, but also the rabbits get some now and again for a change from Timothy.
Over the past couple of weeks I have been carefully trying to identify the various grass species which are growing in the hay patch. I think there are at least 12, which came as a surprise to me. They are maturing at different rates and so some has already set seed and some is about a couple of weeks behind.
I tried several of the varieties as a test on Tui and Tethra. I was interested as I had been pulling up one variety for them recently, which they both completely rejected :shock: Out of the several different ones they had yesterday afternoon, none were rejected, but False Oat Grass and Perennial Rye were definite favourites.
I am reporting this as evidence that grass/hay taste is important for rabbits, as several of us have already noted
I think I've mentioned previously that we have a hay patch in the garden, which we cut and use mostly for chickens flooring, but also the rabbits get some now and again for a change from Timothy.
Over the past couple of weeks I have been carefully trying to identify the various grass species which are growing in the hay patch. I think there are at least 12, which came as a surprise to me. They are maturing at different rates and so some has already set seed and some is about a couple of weeks behind.
I tried several of the varieties as a test on Tui and Tethra. I was interested as I had been pulling up one variety for them recently, which they both completely rejected :shock: Out of the several different ones they had yesterday afternoon, none were rejected, but False Oat Grass and Perennial Rye were definite favourites.
I am reporting this as evidence that grass/hay taste is important for rabbits, as several of us have already noted