Orchard Grass

tattooyu · Apr 19, 2006

As our hay box dwindled down to nothing, we needed to go and get some emergency hay, since our KM order hasn't arrived yet. We decided to try orchard grass (Oxbow) and our piggies love it! It's a lot less dusty than timothy hay.

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P.S. This site (and CavySpirit) was mentioned in the press!

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twinkies · Apr 19, 2006

My piggies also love the orchard grass. Yesterday while out, I saw some Bermuda grass. I thought I would give it a try. They like it, but the Orchard grass is their favorite. Since Zoe is still a baby, I also put in alfalfa and that seems to be the favorite of it all. So, I am mixing it now.

Jennicat · Apr 19, 2006

Mine loved the orchardgrass too the first time I bought it from Oxbow. Unfortunately, our supplier seems to have problems getting the 50# orchargrasses, so they've been 'stuck' with timothy.

LBKK · Apr 19, 2006

I just ordered a 50 LB bag of Oxbow Timothy from the Canadian Pet Connection. I was debating between the Timothy and the Orchard but was worried that maybe the girls wouldn't like it and I'd be stuck with all that hay for nothing! So I went with the Timothy. I wish I could just buy a small bag of the Orchard from somewhere to let them "taste test" it!

tattooyu · Apr 20, 2006

Well, it's seems like our piggies aren't taking as well to the orchard grass as we had hoped. They eat it, but sparingly, which can't be good for them. We are going to return the other small, unopened bag for timothy.

P.S. Oops, sorry for the post in the wrong forum. I'm so used to posting in Cavy Chat!

cavy-cool-crazy · Apr 21, 2006

Mine love Orchard Grass. I got them some Oxbow Timothy as well. I mix Meadow hay, the two Oxbow hays and GrazeOn to make a yummy mixture no pig can resist!

piggy_love · May 14, 2006

So what your saying guys is that bermuda and orchard grasses are much better in terms of price and cleanlinis (sorry im a terrible speller)?

Percy's Mom · May 14, 2006

I don't think there's really so much difference in cleanliness between bermuda, orchard and anything else. You can get dusty batches in any sort of grass hay. Some of the hays have a slightly different smell or taste though, so some piggies prefer one over another. They're all fine to use though.

sgprescue · May 14, 2006

The rabbits and pigs here prefer the Orchard grass rather than the timothy. I buy the 50lb boxes. I find the Orchard grass is softer and smells sweater.

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