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I get through bags of green oat hay - it's Buddy's absolute favourite. I've been wondering recently how it compares to other hays in terms of nutrition, etc.
Buddy has a selection of hays - I tend to feed a mixture of meadow, timothy and oat hay with grass/herbal hays at intervals during the week. But he's just nuts about the green oat hay and always devours it first, meaning he's eating much more of it than any other hay.
I wonder if it's because it may be sweeter, or because he really likes the texture. But is this a problem, or does it not really matter in the grand scheme of things?
Obviously his hay needs to be unlimited....just wondering whether I should restrict the green oat to encourage him to munch the other hays or if it really matters...!
Buddy has a selection of hays - I tend to feed a mixture of meadow, timothy and oat hay with grass/herbal hays at intervals during the week. But he's just nuts about the green oat hay and always devours it first, meaning he's eating much more of it than any other hay.
I wonder if it's because it may be sweeter, or because he really likes the texture. But is this a problem, or does it not really matter in the grand scheme of things?
Obviously his hay needs to be unlimited....just wondering whether I should restrict the green oat to encourage him to munch the other hays or if it really matters...!