Moss in hay

[Moonlightbunny66]

I found a clump of what I think is moss in the hay. I’ll post a photo below. I found a couple smaller clumps in this bale already. Is it okay if I just pick them out and give them the good hay? Or is the hay no good? Thanks.

I get my hay from a farm feed store so there’s a bunch of stuff in there I pick out to go in the compost like flowers and sticks (apparently moss now too).

[Moonlightbunny66]

[Wick & Fable]

This is an uneducated guess, but my thought is it should be fine. It’s natural for other things to get drawn in as they gather hay, such as birds, snakes, bugs, etc.. so I wouldn’t be surprised if moss is included. I would simply check if there are any worrying critters or moisture in your particular hay batch.

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[Moonlightbunny66]

Thank you Wick! There was some kind of live tiny inch worm or something but I took it out. I was concerned about moisture too but it seems to be all dry. I think it should be okay. I just don’t want them to ingest any moss.

[Moonlightbunny66]

(The inch worm wasn’t on the moss, it was in my hay box from the last time I emptied it)

[Bam]

I have found moss in hay. I just picked it out. I dont think moss is toxic, but it probably doesn’t contain the nutrients a bun needs.

[LBJ10]

Moss is harmless. Just pick it out, no big deal. The bigger concern would be moisture in the hay, but I don’t think moss is necessarily a sign of that… simply that there was a cool shaded spot in the field where the moss could grow.

[Moonlightbunny66]

Thanks guys!!

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