Burgess Excel Feeding Hay with Dandelion and Marigold 1kg

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Apart from the nutritional value, there are a couple of important reasons why hay is vital for guinea pigs. Movement is an important part of foraging and grazing behaviour. In natural conditions, horses typically eat on the move, covering large distances as they do so. For this reason, particularly when grazing is limited and extra forage has to be supplied, it’s recommended to always provide as many small piles of hay or haylage as possible around his field. This encourages movement, prevents horses from congregating in one area and also minimises the risk of arguments between fieldmates. Hay should always be stored above ground level and preferably with some airflow. It can be kept in sealed plastic to stop moisture getting to it providing the hay is of good quality. However, if the hay is lower quality and hasn’t been dried properly, sealing it in plastic will cause it to go musty and mouldy. This is another good reason to ensure you only buy the better hays. Because dust is a real danger to your guinea pig’s health, it’s important the hay has as little dust as possible. No hay will be 100% dust free but some are a lot dustier than others and should be avoided.

Another thing to consider when weighing up whether haylage is better than hay is respiratory health. Hay is a larger source of respirable particles compared to haylage. Respirable particles are very small particles that are invisible to the naked eye and are a combination of things that could potentially be harmful to your horse’s respiratory health including mould spores and bacteria. Another option for overcoming this issue is to steam hay using a hay steamer e.g. Haygain, or a high temperature dried forage replacer such as Dengie Hi-Fi Senior or Pure Grass as high temperature drying produces a consistently clean forage source. When can I feed this year’s hay or haylage? Guinea pigs can eat meadow hay and timothy hay, but what’s the difference between these two types of hay, and which hay is best for your guinea pigs? Meadow Hay As well as being important for maintaining a healthy digestion, fresh, nutritious meadow hay is also good for dental health as the gnawing action required to eat it helps to wear down their continually growing teeth. How many nuggets should I feed my guinea pig?My horse requires some special management to keep him comfortable due to an underlying condition. Should I be feeding him forage in a certain way to aid his treatment? Switching the roughage you feed your horse more than once per year is another colic culprit. It can cause improper fermentation in your horse’s gut, which can cause an obstruction and then colic. Timothy Hay is made from only Timothy grass and also known as meadow cat’s tail or common cat’s tail. Itis made up of stem, leaf and seed head. The seed head is the tastiest part and guinea pigs seem to love these. The leaves contain lots of vitamins and minerals and the stalk is important for grinding down your guinea pig’s teeth and aiding digestion. The ideal scenario is to replicate a horse’s natural environment as closely as possible. Recent research suggests that 20% of a horse’s grazing time is done at head height with front feet parallel, which counters the stance of the grazing horse, which generally sees one leg forward. With this in mind, owners can do the following…

Your buns will also enjoy chomping on nuggets with tasty natural flavours such as mint, oregano and cranberry, along with hedgerow ingredients such as dandelion, nettle and lemon balm. Haylage beats out hay by quite a bit in the sugar levels department. This is because the sugars in haylage are converted to volatile fatty acids, and lactic acid during fermentation. Haylage also has more protein, is more digestible, and is overall more nutritious than hay. Big care for small animals.At Burgess Pet Care they have a 300-year heritage making the finest quality foods for people and animals.Today, after generations of using their passion, commitment, and expertise, they are specialists in producing nutritious and tasty food for a variety of animals.They are experts in small animal nutrition and animal welfare is at the heart of everything they do.Whether it's the homes they build for them or the food they provide.THeir high-quality recipes have been formulated with vets and nutritionists.This ensures they contain the right balance of vitamins and minerals to supplement your small animals' diet to help keep them happy and healthy. We know that horses need either hay or haylage in their diets, but as owners, we need to make sure we aren’t overfeeding either of these forage sources. This can cause all sorts of health issues like: Colic and diarrhoea A couple of dandelion leaves (ensure they have not been sprayed with pesticides or are from an area where wild rabbits graze, as they could carry disease)Avoid cheap bedding hay, which has poor nutritional value. Instead, go for deliciously nutritious dust-free hay for guinea pigs such as Timothy Hay, Meadow Hay, Green Harvest Hay, Hay with Dandelion & Marigold or Hay with Hedgerow Herbs – all nutrient-rich options that have been grown and harvested specifically as feeding hay. Plus, don’t forget to supply your piggies with a constant supply of fresh, clean water in a bottle with a solid sipper tube, attached to their accommodation. How much hay should I feed my guinea pig?

Guinea pigs don’t naturally eat fruit or root vegetables, but you can include them in small amounts as treats. This could be small pieces of carrot or celery, a cherry tomato, a little bit of banana or an apple quarter. While fresh fruit is a nice treat, it’s high in sugar and too much of it can cause your guinea pigs to put on weight. As an example, a 30-cow herd would consume one 900-pound round bale per day. To feed a 30-cow herd, we could use one hay ring that is filled daily. But a better alternative would be to use three hay rings that are filled every three days. This gives every cow in the herd an opportunity to get the hay she needs, in addition to cutting labor costs. Similar calculations can be used with other types of hay feeders. Figure 3. Group large round bales on 20-foot centers in a corner of a pasture and enclose them with a movable electric fence. Feed the bales in hay rings and move the fence and rings as needed.Meadow Hay is made from grass that is harvested from pastures. This means it can contain a variety of grasses, plants, flower heads and seed heads. It has a better range of minerals and trace elements than single grass hays. A guinea pig’s teeth are constantly growing and the hay works to wear down the teeth. If your piggies stop eating hay, their teeth will overgrow. Hay isn’t usually wrapped in plastic so farmers have to make sure that it is as dry as possible, as this is usually the only way it is preserved. Although, some farmers do sell wrapped hay, and it kind of falls in between haylage and hay because it’s more moist than hay but less moist than haylage.