Re: hay question

2009-11-09 Thread Melinda Schumacher
This message is from: Melinda Schumacher One winter my mare got hay that was about 50% alfalfa, because that's what they served at the barn where I was boarding her. She actually slimmed down with free choice hay in the winter and lots of turn out. In the summer she was on pasture about 12 hour

Re: Hay question

2006-08-21 Thread LeVeque Ranch
This message is from: "LeVeque Ranch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Eileen, I haven't posted to the list before and have been a content lurker. But to answer your hay question, I was told that Blue grass hay still has the seed heads on. After the seed heads are harvested for seed, t

Re: Hay question

2006-08-21 Thread FjordAmy
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm not a hay grower, but definitely a hay buyer... Blue grass STRAW is what is left over after the grass seed is removed - to be used for lawns, etc. - and is a good "filler" if your horses will eat it. My families draft horses liked it and did very w

Hay question

2006-08-21 Thread emperry
This message is from: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hay, you hay growers out there (and I know there are some good ones on the list)...What's the difference between blue grass straw and blue grass hay? Eileen Perry