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- 12/05/2015 at 5:34 PM
  BananaBunny^_^
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  Hi, I’m possibly getting a baby bun in 4-6 months, and I’m curious about hay. I found a good quality, low price Orchard Grass Hay, is this ok to feed instead of Alfalfa hay? The bun would only be about 2-3 months old, I’m just looking for a good quality, low price hay, but I will purchase anything that my baby needs for a healthy binky filled life. Thanks!
- 12/05/2015 at 11:14 PM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  That sounds good-I do like oxbow hay and find it to be really good quality
- 12/05/2015 at 11:17 PM
  LBJ10
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  Orchard grass is perfectly fine for a young bunny. If you’re worried, you can make sure to get an alfalfa-based pellet until your bunny is 6 months+ (depends on breed). At that time, you’ll want to switch to an adult formula (timothy-based).
- 12/06/2015 at 10:17 AM
  BananaBunny^_^
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  Ok, so it would be OK to feed orchard grass hay until he’s old enough to switch to Timothy hay? I would of course keep him on a alfalfa pellet.
- 12/06/2015 at 7:31 PM
  Rhian
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  Orchard hay can be used for their whole life, it’s just like timothy hay, a grass hay. So if you like it and your rabbit likes it and it’s more cost effective, you may as well just keep on feeding it. Timothy hay is just recommended more frequently because it’s super common to find in most pet/feed stores.
- 12/06/2015 at 7:49 PM
  vanessa
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  Both hays are good. Orchard is softer, Timothy is said to have a higher fiber content. Orchard has a fragrant flavor. I offer my bunnies both, and they prefer timothy. There are many thoughts out there on recommendations about feeding baby bunnies. I found that the earlier I got mine used to hay, the better. I had one adult bun who wasn’t used to eating hay and it took about 2 months to get him eating it. I don’t think that one or the other is more or less suitable for young bunnies. Hay is good. Hay has fiber. Hay is important. Just keep the alfalfa for young bunnies only. To help your bunny get used to eating Orchard/Timothy, offer WITH Alfalfa. If bunny learns to love alfalfa, you don’t want him/her to snub the orchard/timothy if the hay is changed suddenly.
  Good on you for doing your research. Availability does play an important role. So look around and see what you can buy where and for how much. Feed stores sell hay at good prices. It’s somewhat dusty though, so bagged/pet store hay might be better if you want to avoid the dust. I use both.
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