This Makes me Feel Ridiculously Happy !

[InspectorMorse]

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New delivery of Oat Grass, Norfolk Nettle, Cotswold Rye Hay

 

[Pets mum]

Looks yummy

 

[Omi]

That all looks really exceptional Is it all from Little Hay people?

Are the pics in this order: Nettle, Oat and then Cotswold Rye?

Do your bunnies like nettles? As you might imagine we always have an abundance of them here, but I've never had a bunny who will eat them (not tried Tui and Froe).

I can understand your feeling, as I get extremely happy too, when I gather various plants from here and feed them. It's so satisfying

 

[InspectorMorse]

I posted the pics in the wrong order

Pic 1 is dried Norfolk nettles from Bunny Bistro, I bought the 8kg box as my 3 Bunnies love it

Norfolk Nettle Stalks Box

We have some top quality, local (to us!), 100% Natural Nettle Stalks available at an absolutely amazing price of just £9.99 per kg! We only have a limited amount available so be sure to get it added to your basket soon! These crunchy stalks are so perfect for bunnies and piggies, the texture...

www.bunnybistro.co.uk

Pic 2 is Oat Hay from The Hay Shed

Buy Oat Hay For Rabbits, Guinea Pigs & Small Pets - The Hay Shed

Enhance your small pet's diet with our top-quality Oat Hay. Nutrient-rich and delicious, it's the perfect choice for a well-balanced meal.

thehayshed.co.uk

It smells wonderful and the Bunnies love it too

Pic 3 is Cotswolds Sweet Hay (Rye Hay) from The Little Hay Company

Cotswold Sweet Hay

The Little Hay Company's Cotswold Sweet Hay is perfect for your small animal pets. Good quality and mouthwatering sweetness for happy bunnies.

littlehayco.com

Personally I have seen no evidence that this type of hay fed as part of a wide variety of hay types is unsuitable for Rabbits. Despite the ongoing disagreement about the subject between two small animal hay retailers . I suspect there is more of a commercial factor behind the argument than anything else.

i wouldn’t feed Rye Hay as the only type of hay, variety all the way here No alfalfa hay though.

 

[Omi]

I posted the pics in the wrong order

Pic 1 is dried Norfolk nettles from Bunny Bistro, I bought the 8kg box as my 3 Bunnies love it

Norfolk Nettle Stalks Box

We have some top quality, local (to us!), 100% Natural Nettle Stalks available at an absolutely amazing price of just £9.99 per kg! We only have a limited amount available so be sure to get it added to your basket soon! These crunchy stalks are so perfect for bunnies and piggies, the texture...

www.bunnybistro.co.uk

Pic 2 is Oat Hay from The Hay Shed

Buy Oat Hay For Rabbits, Guinea Pigs & Small Pets - The Hay Shed

Enhance your small pet's diet with our top-quality Oat Hay. Nutrient-rich and delicious, it's the perfect choice for a well-balanced meal.

thehayshed.co.uk

It smells wonderful and the Bunnies love it too

Pic 3 is Cotswolds Sweet Hay (Rye Hay) from The Little Hay Company

Cotswold Sweet Hay

The Little Hay Company's Cotswold Sweet Hay is perfect for your small animal pets. Good quality and mouthwatering sweetness for happy bunnies.

littlehayco.com

Personally I have seen no evidence that this type of hay fed as part of a wide variety of hay types is unsuitable for Rabbits. Despite the ongoing disagreement about the subject between two small animal hay retailers . I suspect there is more of a commercial factor behind the argument than anything else.

i wouldn’t feed Rye Hay as the only type of hay, variety all the way here No alfalfa hay though.

As you know, I've bought a small quantity of the Cotswold Rye hay and both bunnies are extremely impressed. They get a small amount each day along with their timothy. Froe, in particular, stuffs it in Froe is probably the best hay-eating bunny I've ever had, which is very surprising as when he arrived at the rescue, he wouldn't eat any hay. So they had to 'encourage' him by feeding very few pellets.

I'm particularly interested now in the nettles and the oat hay. I think I will try to dry some of our nettles. Should be very easy if the weather stays as it is and we do really have an abundance of them. I've not bought oat hay for a long time, mainly I think because timothyhay.co.uk haven't got any atm. I remember it has been very popular with bunnies here in the past though. I've never heard of The Hay Shed. Have you got other hay from them?

 

[InspectorMorse]

As you know, I've bought a small quantity of the Cotswold Rye hay and both bunnies are extremely impressed. They get a small amount each day along with their timothy. Froe, in particular, stuffs it in Froe is probably the best hay-eating bunny I've ever had, which is very surprising as when he arrived at the rescue, he wouldn't eat any hay. So they had to 'encourage' him by feeding very few pellets.

I'm particularly interested now in the nettles and the oat hay. I think I will try to dry some of our nettles. Should be very easy if the weather stays as it is and we do really have an abundance of them. I've not bought oat hay for a long time, mainly I think because timothyhay.co.uk haven't got any atm. I remember it has been very popular with bunnies here in the past though. I've never heard of The Hay Shed. Have you got other hay from them?

Yes, I bought some Timothy Hay and Meadow Hay. Both good quality, but the Timothy must be first cut as it’s very stalky. My three have never been keen on very stalky hay. I buy the second cut Timothy from Haybox

Timothy Hay Box 'Soft Cut'

Soft Cut Hay Box - Harvested in peak season and bursting with nutrients to make this a highly palatable and Ultra Premium Timothy Hay that your rabbit will love.

haybox.club

Have Tui and Froe tried Crau Hay ?

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Crau's hay, the Rolls-Royce of hay - Rabbits World

Hay is the most important food in the rabbit's diet, and more particularly Crau hay, which is a superior mineral-rich forage...

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Not sure about ordering imported hay though. Also it is high calcium, so Dara couldn’t have much of it, if any.

 

[Omi]

Yes, I bought some Timothy Hay and Meadow Hay. Both good quality, but the Timothy must be first cut as it’s very stalky. My three have never been keen on very stalky hay. I buy the second cut Timothy from Haybox

Timothy Hay Box 'Soft Cut'

Soft Cut Hay Box - Harvested in peak season and bursting with nutrients to make this a highly palatable and Ultra Premium Timothy Hay that your rabbit will love.

haybox.club

Have Tui and Froe tried Crau Hay ?

Crau Hay, Buy Crau Hay Online, 100% Organic, Buy Online in Minutes

Crau Hay by Happy Hay. Our 100% organic crau hay is the perfect choice for even the fussiest of bunnies. Shop crau online today in minutes.

happyhay.co.uk

Crau's hay, the Rolls-Royce of hay - Rabbits World

Hay is the most important food in the rabbit's diet, and more particularly Crau hay, which is a superior mineral-rich forage...

rabbits.world

Not sure about ordering imported hay though. Also it is high calcium, so Dara couldn’t have much of it, if any.

From a quick look, I think the Rabbit Shed site looks interesting and attractive. They provide free delivery only if over £35, which I would normally not be impressed by. However, that gives you guaranteed next day delivery. Plus their normal (not subscription) prices are competitive, so if for example I got 5kgs of 2 different types of hay, I think that might just take it over the £35. It's certainly a site I will look at in more detail and it's really nice to know where Oat hay is now available.

No, I've seen Crau hay, but never tried it. I'm not sure about the claims of 'mineral rich forage', plus I would not import hay from the South of France now ie post Brexit. Might be different when we get better arrangements with the EU.

I have to say that, as was always the case, I seem to be more interested in trying alternative hays than my bunnies are They're very content to just munch away at timothyhay.co.uk's timothy

 

[Graciee]

This thread is making me want to order hays...

The nettle looks good, has it been a big hit Jane?

 

[Graciee]

From a quick look, I think the Rabbit Shed site looks interesting and attractive. They provide free delivery only if over £35, which I would normally not be impressed by. However, that gives you guaranteed next day delivery. Plus their normal (not subscription) prices are competitive, so if for example I got 5kgs of 2 different types of hay, I think that might just take it over the £35. It's certainly a site I will look at in more detail and it's really nice to know where Oat hay is now available.

No, I've seen Crau hay, but never tried it. I'm not sure about the claims of 'mineral rich forage', plus I would not import hay from the South of France now ie post Brexit. Might be different when we get better arrangements with the EU.

I have to say that, as was always the case, I seem to be more interested in trying alternative hays than my bunnies are They're very content to just munch away at timothyhay.co.uk's timothy

Mine are the same it's always me like ooo let's try thisss

 

[InspectorMorse]

This thread is making me want to order hays...

The nettle looks good, has it been a big hit Jane?

Yes, they really love it It smells amazing too

 

[InspectorMorse]

From a quick look, I think the Rabbit Shed site looks interesting and attractive. They provide free delivery only if over £35, which I would normally not be impressed by. However, that gives you guaranteed next day delivery. Plus their normal (not subscription) prices are competitive, so if for example I got 5kgs of 2 different types of hay, I think that might just take it over the £35. It's certainly a site I will look at in more detail and it's really nice to know where Oat hay is now available.

No, I've seen Crau hay, but never tried it. I'm not sure about the claims of 'mineral rich forage', plus I would not import hay from the South of France now ie post Brexit. Might be different when we get better arrangements with the EU.

I have to say that, as was always the case, I seem to be more interested in trying alternative hays than my bunnies are They're very content to just munch away at timothyhay.co.uk's timothy

I like to try my three with as many different hays as possible as that way I think they will get a wide range of nutrients. They don’t get pellets other than about 6 a day as hand fed treats.

I have been offered a special rates business account with a dried forage supplier as I seem to have bought rather a lot of dried forages in bulk from them. They thought I was a retailer, they were somewhat when I told them no, just a slave to 3 pet rabbits

In my defence I never buy any commercial treats for them. Not even the so called hand baked types. So many commercial treats contain loads of additives and IMO are a waste of money.

 

[Graciee]

Yes, they really love it It smells amazing too

Wish you hadn't said that

What about the oat?

I think I'll get some for them to try, I'll Google it but I assume pigs can have the nettle too, my pigs get quite a lot of dried forage which they seem to love

 

[InspectorMorse]

Wish you hadn't said that

What about the oat?

I think I'll get some for them to try, I'll Google it but I assume pigs can have the nettle too, my pigs get quite a lot of dried forage which they seem to love

I would be worried about giving the nettle to GPs, not because they can’t eat it but GPs tend to be prone to getting eye injuries from very stalky hays/forages. The dried nettle is VERY stalky. I love watching my three eat it as they have to use the same rotational jaw action they use to chew hay. I feel as though I am watching them do their own dentals

 

[Graciee]

I would be worried about giving the nettle to GPs, not because they can’t eat it but GPs tend to be prone to getting eye injuries from very stalky hays/forages. The dried nettle is VERY stalky. I love watching my three eat it as they have to use the same rotational jaw action they use to chew hay. I feel as though I am watching them do their own dentals

Oh really! I didn't know that mine get stalky hay and forage all the time I'll have to watch that

That's so cute I love watching Clementine eat hay tbh it's so relaxing

 

[Omi]

Mine are the same it's always me like ooo let's try thisss

Which timothyhay.co.uk hay are you getting atm? I'm quite surprised that their Orchard hay is still the 2022 cut. It doesn't bother me, as my bunnies don't like it much, but I still wonder why.

If you get the oat and the nettle forage, let us know what your bunnies think of it

 

[Graciee]

Which timothyhay.co.uk hay are you getting atm? I'm quite surprised that their Orchard hay is still the 2022 cut. It doesn't bother me, as my bunnies don't like it much, but I still wonder why.

If you get the oat and the nettle forage, let us know what your bunnies think of it

Oh I don't buy that, I just buy stalky and soft Timothy hay alternately, the orchard hay was never a big hit tbh I reckon they've had trouble shifting it

 

[Omi]

I would be worried about giving the nettle to GPs, not because they can’t eat it but GPs tend to be prone to getting eye injuries from very stalky hays/forages. The dried nettle is VERY stalky. I love watching my three eat it as they have to use the same rotational jaw action they use to chew hay. I feel as though I am watching them do their own dentals

Apart from anything else here, if I got yet more options for them, I'd struggle with where to put it I won't forget this thread though and I think there's some super options here. I will try drying some nettles here first though I think.

Oh I don't buy that, I just buy stalky and soft Timothy hay alternately, the orchard hay was never a big hit tbh I reckon they've had trouble shifting it

Mine have the normal timothy, which is stalky ie not the mature stalky. I wonder if timothyhay actually grew any orchard grass last year.

 

[Omi]

I like to try my three with as many different hays as possible as that way I think they will get a wide range of nutrients. They don’t get pellets other than about 6 a day as hand fed treats.

I have been offered a special rates business account with a dried forage supplier as I seem to have bought rather a lot of dried forages in bulk from them. They thought I was a retailer, they were somewhat when I told them no, just a slave to 3 pet rabbits

In my defence I never buy any commercial treats for them. Not even the so called hand baked types. So many commercial treats contain loads of additives and IMO are a waste of money.

My two get 3 eggcupfuls of pellets between them per day, split into 4 separate hand-fed feeds. They mostly just have timothy, but most times of the year they also get a lot of fresh grass from here and I know there are many different grass species amongst it. They also eat vast quantities of fresh forage (most of the year now with changes with the weather) most of the daytime, when they are not asleep.

How lovely to have a hay thread again

 

[tulsi]

Gracie I always got ings hay from hay-and-straw.co.uk for my guinea pigs cos it is so soft. My rabbits love it too but I do get the odd stalky hay for the rabbits now (no more gps, gradually gone from a herd of 7 to none, bless them all).

 

[twistedtiggerz69]

I posted the pics in the wrong order

Pic 1 is dried Norfolk nettles from Bunny Bistro, I bought the 8kg box as my 3 Bunnies love it

Norfolk Nettle Stalks Box

We have some top quality, local (to us!), 100% Natural Nettle Stalks available at an absolutely amazing price of just £9.99 per kg! We only have a limited amount available so be sure to get it added to your basket soon! These crunchy stalks are so perfect for bunnies and piggies, the texture...

www.bunnybistro.co.uk

Pic 2 is Oat Hay from The Hay Shed

Buy Oat Hay For Rabbits, Guinea Pigs & Small Pets - The Hay Shed

Enhance your small pet's diet with our top-quality Oat Hay. Nutrient-rich and delicious, it's the perfect choice for a well-balanced meal.

thehayshed.co.uk

It smells wonderful and the Bunnies love it too

Pic 3 is Cotswolds Sweet Hay (Rye Hay) from The Little Hay Company

Cotswold Sweet Hay

The Little Hay Company's Cotswold Sweet Hay is perfect for your small animal pets. Good quality and mouthwatering sweetness for happy bunnies.

littlehayco.com

Personally I have seen no evidence that this type of hay fed as part of a wide variety of hay types is unsuitable for Rabbits. Despite the ongoing disagreement about the subject between two small animal hay retailers . I suspect there is more of a commercial factor behind the argument than anything else.

i wouldn’t feed Rye Hay as the only type of hay, variety all the way here No alfalfa hay though.

They look lovely! Mine have had the Cotswold sweet hay before (with dandelion) and it smells lovely! My two seemed to love it

The nettles one looks lovely and stalky and mine do eat nettles. Do you think it would be good for my two along with their Timothy and Meadow hay atm with their current diet and Chief's dental issues? They don't really eat the soft meadow hay much so we could change it maybe?