If you use timothy or orchard grass, it helps to chop it up into short pieces. Prevents crop problems later down the road.I bought a compressed bale of Alfalfa from TSC. I was giving them a flake or two a week.
I ran out of compressed straw that i use for bedding and decided to use the compressed Alfalfa. It doesn't make a good bedding material. Lots of stems. So I mix it with pine shavings till gone. So they get plenty Alfalfa in the coop. I bought a bale of Orchard grass and Timothy hay. I will try it when the Alfalfa is gone. I want them to have some greens during winter. GC