Orchard Grass and Alfalfa?

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- 01/01/2018 at 11:14 AM
  CinnamonPearl
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  So I found an agricultural store near me that sells bales of hay for a pretty low price! The only problem is while the bales are mostly Timothy hay, the workers there told me that the bales do have some orchard grass and alfalfa mixed into them. They didn’t have any exact percentages, and I have no idea how to tell the difference between types of hays, so the only thing I know about them is that they’re mostly Timothy. Would this be okay to feed to my rabbit? Or does it gotta be 100% Timothy no exceptions?
- 01/01/2018 at 11:42 AM
  sarahthegemini
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  Any grass hay is fine so timothy, orchard, oat etc. Alfalfa is a legume hay and isn’t suitable for rabbits that have stopped growing. How old is your rabbit?
- 01/01/2018 at 1:07 PM
  Bam
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  Exactly as Sarah says. Legume hay has too much calcium and protein for an adult bun.
- 01/02/2018 at 8:07 PM
  CinnamonPearl
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  My bun is predicted to be about three years old, so alfalfa wouldn’t be good for him. So I guess I’ll skip on this supplier?
- 01/02/2018 at 8:07 PM
  CinnamonPearl
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  Whoops, my original reply double posted for some reason. X___X Editing it just to say that. Sorry!
- 01/02/2018 at 9:52 PM
  BenjiTheBunny
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  I feed my rabbit a mix of 90% Orchard grass, 5% Alfalfa and 5% Timothy hay. my rabbit is perfectly fine with it, but if you are nervous you can talk to your vet. If the percentage of Alfalfa is over 10%, I would not feed it to your rabbit. It is higher in calcium and protein than grass hay, which is ideal for growing rabbits but too rich for adults.
- 01/03/2018 at 10:56 AM
  CinnamonPearl
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  Yeah that’s the issue, the store had no idea about the percentage of hay in the bales. They tried hard to find out, but the suppliers either didn’t know or wouldn’t tell them. So we’re stumped on that front.
- 01/03/2018 at 12:17 PM
  BenjiTheBunny
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  Well, you can always go and look at the bale and if it is more leafy and flaky, that means it most likely has more alfalfa than your rabbit should eat if he or she, is over six months.
- 01/03/2018 at 1:14 PM
  sarahthegemini
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  Personally I wouldn’t risk it, I’d find something else.
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