A hay comparison (Please Read)

[Laluvschins]

I been buying my boys kms hay and they love it but here lately seems they not too interested. I was thinking about getting some Standlee timothy hay....anyone had experience with this hay??? Thank you so much for your responses ����

 

[Smidgeyy]

I would try Oxbow.
I used Kaytee since it was the first thing I could buy at the time(I was surprised with him, and had little money to start out) and he ate it. That hay was browner than I would have liked so I pitched it and bought some Oxbow. He devoured it like it was the best thing he's ever had. He eats more of it than he did, quicker too. So I would give that a go if you want to change hay. I've never heard of Standlee or seen it around here.

Petco(or Petsmart, I can never remember) had a sale on the Oxbow hay. Buy two get a third free, so I bought two small bags of Timothy and one bag of Alfalfa.

 

[Chinmama]

All of the Standlee hay I've seen has looked good, but I've never used it myself. Our local TSC sells it in Timothy and Alfalfa bales.

 

[ticklechin]

There is always one in my village that can't agree on hay, I used the Standlee alfalfa bale, two ate it with no problems, the village ding-a-ling thought it was poison.

 

[Pookinaround]

I use Standlee Timothy. Out of about 80 chins there are a couple who are stubborn but the majority of my herd likes it. I also give cubes as well. My local TSC used to only carry the Alfalfa but a few months back they FINALLY started carrying the Timothy as well...

I think a lot depends on how many chins you have as far as deciding what hay to use and where to get it... If you only have a couple to feed you have a LOT more feasible options but if you need large quantities you are a bit more limited.

 

[6Dusters]

Standlee comes as a bale. For the most part, I have had good hay with the company. However the last bale had mold. Black mold. So I had to throw it out onto the garden. Went to Dr. Foster and Smith and bought a large bale of Oxbow Timothy when they had free shipping. No picky eaters with the chins or the bunny.

 

[BooBoo*TheKiddo*]

I just started using the Standlee Hay maybe 2 weeks ago at most. My local TSC just started carrying it... thankfully.

So far of my 8 chins they all seems to like it.

 

[Idgie]

Could you get hay from a farmer or horse stable? Think that there would be something close to you. I get a bale from a farmer near me for $10. Nice and fresh and Idgie loves it.

 

[tunes]

I use the Standlee. Oxbow is stupidly expensive no matter what size you buy, and people seriously, it's just hay. It isn't made out of gold. You can get a 50 pound bale of the Standlee for what it costs to get a small bag from Oxbow. Not even remotely worth it.

I've been using Standlee for a couple years and all my chins really like it.

 

[fuji9991]

I order my hay over the internet from farmer dave. I have not had any issues with the hay and she likes it. I also get apple wood sticks from him too.
http://www.farmerdave.biz/servlet/StoreFront

 

[EternallyCynical]

I use the Standlee. Oxbow is stupidly expensive no matter what size you buy, and people seriously, it's just hay. It isn't made out of gold. You can get a 50 pound bale of the Standlee for what it costs to get a small bag from Oxbow. Not even remotely worth it.

I've been using Standlee for a couple years and all my chins really like it.

Oxbow is SO expensive!!!! Its astounding! But the only other stuff I get at local pet stores is the Kaytee which I've never found to be great quality (often smells stale and is very brown....) but I haven't managed to find any good hay anywhere else! I dont think we have any farm stores or anything around here :/ Its frustrating because my guinea pig is a hay fiend (my chinchilla couldnt care less about his hay, but my piggie hardly touches pellets and will go through a huge pile of hay in a couple of hours) so I go through quite a bit, and the Oxbow is so pricey. I'm going to have to look into better options in my area :/

 

[3CsMommy]

If I can get Standlee it's already mostly fines. I've had the best luck with local alpaca and goat farms. $5/bale? Sounds good to me. And the boys like that there are clovers in it here and there.