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Hay question

John4216

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I have found a place where I can get a 60-70lb bale of 2nd cut timothy hay for $3 and Grass 60lb bail for $2.50 so I am considering buying 1 bail of each and mixing them for my piggies rather than the small 20oz bags of hay I get from my local feed store. My question is this..I am thinking about filling my 2X4 top with all hay and changing it as needed. My lower cage is a 4X5 and I am currently using newspaper layers covered by fleece on top so I dont think I want to put hay there but then again I would if it would make the piggies happier. Anyone have any thoughts on this for me?
 

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I'm sure it would make your piggies happier! It's like swimming in pizza or icecream for us! :p But you'd have to change it pretty often, every other day or every day since it starts to smell pretty bad when it's all wet.
 

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I agree-- sounds great, but you'll have to change it frequently. Also, it's not as absorbent so you may want to put something underneath (like newspaper perhaps).
 

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Ok great..I went and bought 2 bales of 2nd cutting timothy with red clover mixed in and they went absolutely wild over it.
 

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Haha, I'm sure they did! It's like having all of your favorite foods served fresh, mmm.
 
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