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Post by jaybird on Jan 3, 2007 11:55:11 GMT -5
I recently moved to a new area and had to find a new hay supplier (in the Little Nickle) I bought 4 tons of 2nd cutting timothy and while the hay is lovely and green, I'm noticing that in a lot of bales, the flakes fall apart as soon as you pick them up. Also some of the grass is really narrow leafed, with round stems instead of flat. And my horse who is sensitive to additiives which are often found in really green orchard grass, has loose stools again. (Timothy was supposed to clear this problem up.)
mostly I am wondering, should the flakes fall apart like that? My hayloft is a mess! ( ;D )
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Post by diamondindykin on Jan 3, 2007 12:27:15 GMT -5
My hay falls apart like that sometimes but it is local hay. Could yours be a timothy/local mix  |
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Post by slewgirl on Jan 3, 2007 13:06:45 GMT -5
I think it just depends on where it comes from.........
sometimes my hay is flat/brown with a little green and I think they are not going to eat it.......but they love it.........
other times it is bright green and I think it should be yummy...and they hate it.
fickle...so fickle.
except Neubert........he eats whatever I give him and he eats it ALL........he is a piggy.
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Post by schwung on Jan 3, 2007 13:37:49 GMT -5
Bonnie - the last load of Timothy I got from Dayville had the same problem of the flakes not being tight enough, and it falling apart when I picked it up. I assume it has more to do with the baling process than the hay itself, as the hay looks the same as it always does.
I don't know that the chemicals that Dayville puts on their orchard grass are exclusive to orchard grass - seems like it could be used on Timothy also?
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Post by slewgirl on Jan 3, 2007 22:07:39 GMT -5
I also think that it has to do with how dry the hay was when it was cut and how dry the weather was while it lay in the field.....
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Post by kahluacowgirl on Jan 8, 2007 14:01:48 GMT -5
I would agree in saying the mess is a baling issue (older/faulty baler or simply not an ample source on the ground to provide a good pack and leaf). I have seen it more in 2nd and 3rd cuttings.
Ask your supplier about the additives/fert they use.
I hate it when my horse gets the poos :\ (of course with mine it is normally nerves the morning of an event, right after i have given them a bath and after arriving at the grounds *sigh*)
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