My Geese love their Hay

[Miss Lydia]

Maybe I don't know my hay prices being new to hay and all but 6.00 a bale doesn't seem that bad to me. I do know there is quite a bit on the floor under the hay wire which if not eaten will get tossed into the stall for bedding.

 

[aoxa]

My chickens are eating the hay as well :/

so will your turkey   everythng around here likes their hay but I limit how much the chickens and turkeys get due to cost.  The rabbits and geese get the biggest part of the hay we feed

Yep. turkeys too.

Everyone loves the hay! Including Clementine.

 

[Faith SL]

My chickens are eating the hay as well

so will your turkey

everythng around here likes their hay but I limit how much the chickens and turkeys get due to cost. The rabbits and geese get the biggest part of the hay we feed

I have not seen my chickens eat the hay, but providing them with alfalfa to eat the little dried green leaves out of actually seems to cut the overall cost of feed by just a little bit. By eating the alfalfa their regular grain and pellet feed intake seems to have decreased by about 10% - when I started providing alfalfa for them I noticed that within a week there was a small amount of their regular feed ration leftover at the end of the day.

I bought my geese a bale of orchard grass 2 weeks ago, but they only play with it. Any ideas on how to encourage them toward actually eating it?

I agree with Miss Lydia, cutting back a little on their regular feed might encourage them to get used to eating more of their hay.

 

[aoxa]

My chickens are eating the hay as well :/

so will your turkey   everythng around here likes their hay but I limit how much the chickens and turkeys get due to cost.  The rabbits and geese get the biggest part of the hay we feed

I have not seen my chickens eat the hay, but providing them with alfalfa to eat the little dried green leaves out of actually seems to cut the overall cost of feed by just a little bit.  By eating the alfalfa their regular grain and pellet feed intake seems to have decreased by about 10% - when I started providing alfalfa for them I noticed that within a week there was a small amount of their regular feed ration leftover at the end of the day.

I bought my geese a bale of orchard grass 2 weeks ago, but they only play with it. Any ideas on how to encourage them toward actually eating it?

I agree with Miss Lydia, cutting back a little on their regular feed might encourage them to get used to eating more of their hay.

My chickens are crazy for timothy.. They go out of their way to eat the rabbit feed as well. Silly things

None are crazy for alfalfa.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

aoxa, where did you get Clems harness? We have been looking for one for Luna.

 

[aoxa]

aoxa, where did you get Clems harness? We have been looking for one for Luna.

Her backpack? The trainer had them on hand. This is her third one. She chewed through two brand new ones before she found an older backpack that she couldn't reach with her mouth.

I've seen them at the pet store as well.

It's probably one of the best tools we have for her training. As soon as it goes on, she is working and she knows it. Calm as can be!

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Can you see if there is a bran name on it? Our local pet stores dont have anything in like that and buying online without knowing someone who has it is hard to do too.

 

[aoxa]

Can you see if there is a bran name on it? Our local pet stores dont have anything in like that and buying online without knowing someone who has it is hard to do too.

Called Outward Hound

http://www.myoutwardhound.com/2505.html

 

[Iain Utah]

Cute pictures, Aoxa. We love our German shepherd's backpack. They are very handy to have on long trail rides as she can carry all of the dogs' water.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Quote: Thanks a bunch! This would be a good daily harness as apposed to her leather one made for hubby to use as a mobility aid.