Hay is a critical part of rabbit health but offering hay means nothing if they won't eat it!

Offering a variety keeps them interested.  Hay is required to keep the gut moving to prevent hairballs and wool block.  We are pleased to offer a variety of bunny safe hays that are guaranteed fresh and pesticide free.

Proper storage is also essential to maintaining nutrient value and freshness of the hay. 

Our hays are brought directly from the field to our air conditioned, rodent proof containers.  We rebale into the small bales and hay is stored out of sunlight in air conditioned facility until sold.

NEVER store hay in closed plastic bags.  Fresh hay still holds moisture that may mold if kept in plastic.  Plastic garbage cans with lids are adequate for storage providing the can is not left in high heat or direct sunlight.  Card board boxes or woven nylon feed sacks allow the hay to breathe rather than sweat. Hay in bales will stay fresh for a year or more but loose fill bags will become stale very quickly.

We have always carried premium quality hays for our rabbits and rabbit caregivers but we are now very excited to offer mini bales as well.  These small bales make shipping, storage and handling much easier.  We do not carry or recommend any product we do not use for our own animals.

When I started raising rabbits 20 plus years ago we had little appreciation of the value of hay in a rabbit's diet.  The popularity of rabbits and the interest in their well being has prompted better husbandry methods.  Hay is now considered paramount in importance in a healthy diet.  Daily or at the very least weekly feeding of low protein, high fiber hay prevents boredom, reduces the chance of GI stasis and fur block (the single most common cause of rabbit death).

Choosing fresh high quality hay is as important as selecting fresh properly milled feed pellets.

Baled in small easy to handle and store bales.  A Compressed Bales measuring 12 x 5-1/2 x 6.  $5.00 per bale or $4.00 per bale by the case of 14.  Cases can be all one type or mixed as you please.

These mini bales of hay offer ease of storge until you are ready to use it.  Be careful when opening the bale because these little guys really expand!  The 12" bale will fill a 50 pound feed sack when opened!  I like to open it inside a feed sack and peel off one flake at a time to feed.

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Photos will help you identify what you are getting.  Many feed stores and hay brokers will offer other types of grass hays and charge Timothy prices.  Buyer beware!

Bunny Blend 

(7.8% protein, .33% calcium) A blend of 6 grass hays recommended for rabbits.  This includes: TImothy,  Orchard Grass, Blue Grass, Rye Grass, Fescue and Brome

MEADOW MIX

9.2% Protein      .24% calcium

Great every day hay. Low protein and calium.

Mixture of soft fine blades ideal for nest boxes and coarser wide blades for gut motility.

Timothy Hay

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Fine blade grass easily identified in full bloom by the long cat tails.  Pre-bloom may not have many or any cat tails.

offers the lowest protein (6.9% and low calcium .34%) and may be free fed daily to rabbits of all ages. It has very coarse fiber and well tolerated.  Not recommended for nest box filler.

Orchard Grass

Orchard grass is grown is several varieties and is usually very green but all will have cat tails with clustered buds quite different than Timothy but this hay is often sold as Timothy. This is a fine grass that makes excellent nesting material as well as daily feed.

Orchard Grass offers the HIGH FIBER AND LOW PROTEIN (7.6%) AND CALCIUM (.24%) LEVELS   WELL TOLERATED BY THE YOUNGEST BUNNIES.   IDEAL FOR FUSSY EATERS WHO DON'T LIKE THE TIMOTHY.  Perfect for soft nest box material. Bright green and fragrant.

ORCHARD/RYE GRASS

Excellet for rabbit in molt due to it's coarser texture and variety of flavors

   OAT Hay

( 8.6% protein, .29% calcium) is high fiber and sweeter.  Perfect for rabbits in a molt and those picky hay eaters.

Wheat Hay

offers exceptional coarse fiber with lots of seed heads. Moderate protein and very low calcium (7.7% Protein, .13% calcium)  LOWEST CALCIUM CONTENT OF ANY HAY

Rye/Alfalfa

Rye has thin blades of more yellow grass with fine seed heads (left) and the green flowers (right) of the Alfalfa

perfect for fussy eaters, rabbits in a molt or nursing does.  (12.9% protein, .88% calcium)

Wheat, Oat & Barley Mix

HIgh fiber great for nursing does or rabbits in a molt.

ORCHARD ALFALFA

This is a good hay for nursing Mothers, developing kits and ailing rabbits that need extra protein and roughage in their diet.

OTHER TYPES OF HAY

Alfalfa: 

Easy to recognize this is member of the legume family.  In bloom the flowers are purple. High protein and calcium levels make it appropriate for growing youngsters or nursing Mothers.   Also helpful for sick rabbits unwilling or unable to eat pelleted feed.

MEADOW GRASS:  This is a very thin silky volunteer grass that will be found in many hays or frequently sold as Timothy. It is perfectly safe for rabbits but don't be fooled into thinking it is Timothy

Shipped anywhere in continental U.S.   Shipping based on zip code and weight.

Shipping weight 4 pounds per bale.  See catalog and zone chart for shipping charges.

Protein and Calcium Content of Hay

This is a summary of a Texas A&M Department of Animal Sciences study that compares the protein and calcium levels of various hays which can be most helpful in chosing a hay for your rabbits' special needs.               
                   
The first chart lists hays in order of protein content (lowest first)

The second chart lists hay in order of calcium content. (lowest first)               
Note that Brome is the lowest in overall protein and calcium                
Timothy ranks 2nd in low protein but 9th in low calcium                
Lower calcium levels are found in Wheat, Brome, Bermuda, Orchard, Bluegrass and even    Oat hay.

Blends such as our Bunny Blend grasses offer a variety of types that offer mid range protein and calcium.

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