maherwoman
Well-Known Member
Hey guys!
I don't know how many of you know how we do our hay...so I'll just give a full explanation.
We get 120lb bales of hay from local tack & feed places...then store it, halved, in two very large rubbermaid tubs. See below picture:
Well, I've come to the bottom of the first half (a month after purchasing it...wow), and all that's left is VERY small pieces of hay (so small that some of it becomes fragmented, and seems like dust (though it's not dust, persay, just very tiny pieces of hay that get "floaty" when I sift through the hay to find bigger pieces).
So, the big question: is there anything I can do with this hay? I don't want to feed it to the girls, because I noticed that today one of them had a bit of irritated nosey (few sneezes from "floaty" hay while grazing in it). Anything else I can do? Or do I have to throw it away?
The amount of floaty hay that's left would only fill, say, a Target bag, so it's not a huge amount...but the conservative side of me says there MUST be some use for it.
Ideas??
P.S. I just did the calculations...this means I give my girls half a lb of hay DAILY. HEHE!! They don't eat all of it (well, most, but not all), but I give them quite a lot each day. Here's a picture of the typical amount I give ONE bun each day:
I don't know how many of you know how we do our hay...so I'll just give a full explanation.
We get 120lb bales of hay from local tack & feed places...then store it, halved, in two very large rubbermaid tubs. See below picture:
Well, I've come to the bottom of the first half (a month after purchasing it...wow), and all that's left is VERY small pieces of hay (so small that some of it becomes fragmented, and seems like dust (though it's not dust, persay, just very tiny pieces of hay that get "floaty" when I sift through the hay to find bigger pieces).
So, the big question: is there anything I can do with this hay? I don't want to feed it to the girls, because I noticed that today one of them had a bit of irritated nosey (few sneezes from "floaty" hay while grazing in it). Anything else I can do? Or do I have to throw it away?
The amount of floaty hay that's left would only fill, say, a Target bag, so it's not a huge amount...but the conservative side of me says there MUST be some use for it.
Ideas??
P.S. I just did the calculations...this means I give my girls half a lb of hay DAILY. HEHE!! They don't eat all of it (well, most, but not all), but I give them quite a lot each day. Here's a picture of the typical amount I give ONE bun each day: