Oxbow timothy hay shelf life?

[Setsuna]

How long can timothy hay go unused before it is no longer good?

 

[DocDolittle]

It lasts pretty long as long as it is in a tightly closed space. Just don't let alot of air get to it.

 

[kavykritter]

you can tell if it is bad if it is clumped, smells, or you can see anything wrong

 

[PumpkinPunk]

I don't know about hay that is bagged but I know that for horses hay will last for months as long as it doesn't get wet and actually, air/circulation is good. without circulation you risk it getting moldy and I know in horses that's a deadly combination, I imagine moldy hay isn't really good for any animal to ingest. so as long as it still smells like hay and you don't get it wet it should last you a while.

 

[Starbucks]

It lasts pretty long as long as it is in a tightly closed space. Just don't let alot of air get to it.

hay should be stored where air can get to it. plastic is a huge no-no for storing hay. so just leaving hay in a cardboard box is fine.

for the shelf life, you can tell by the color of the hay. the greener, the healthier.

 

[DocDolittle]

Oh, sorry then! I was at a total misunderstanding! I'll immediately find a better place for my hay! Thanks for the info, I woudn't want the hay to get moldy!

 

[Ly&Pigs]

Yeah, you don't want to store hay in a tightly closed rubbermaid container or anything because it will get moldy. I use either a cardboard box or a rubbermaid container with no lid on it to store hay.

 

[RubyPiggie2]

I use a large cardboard box. In my photo galleries, my bale of hay is stored in a cardboard box and has lasted me for months now- I'm still not done with half of it. It is as fresh as the day I got it. I think it might last me through the winter, but since it gets cold here I use a lot of hay.

 

[DocDolittle]

Would it last in the plasric bag it came in? The bag has holes in it.

 

[RubyPiggie2]

Plastic bags aren't good for hay either. It's still not venilated, even with holes. Just put it in a small cardboard box- packed together, but still venilated.

Is that how you spell venilated? Lol, not too sure.... >.<;

 

[DocDolittle]

I think it's ventilated. But then again, I spelt plastic plasric. :3

 

[loves2travel]

I just keep my hay on a big shelf. ive had it for oh, 1.5 months now and it is still as green as ever!

 

[DocDolittle]

Really? Alright, thanks! And sorry Setsuna! I didn't mean to give you false info!