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Without a doubt, for this hay, that would be the 2nd crop.  It is  
beautifully soft leafy grass.  Still unbelievably green for December.

The 1st crop hay is much stemmier... round stems instead of flat  
blades... which I understand can be better for digestion, or the hind  
gut, or something like that.  Some of it is really fine, and some  
thicker, but none of it remotely approaches the coarseness of the hay  
that my last supplier produced.

But yes, I will get it tested.

-Sharon L. in Maine




Quoting Quentin & Libby Llop <qhll@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> I would reach into each bale, grab a handful, squeeze it and feed
> whichever was softer. Unless it was for my haflinger pony, in which
> case I would look for the prickliest stemmiest, brownest stuff I could
> find :)
>
>
> Sharon Levasseur wrote:
> > If you were feeding grass hay (timothy/brome to be specific),
> > and if you could pay the same amount regardless of 1st or 2nd crop,
> > and if your horse was an easy keeper with no history of founder,
> > which crop would you feed?
> > Why?
> >
> > I'm asking because I'm buying excellent t/b hay at $2.50 per bale,   
> > and I can get either crop, though 2nd crop bales are lighter.  (1st  
> >  crop bales ~40# and 2nd crop bales ~30#.)  I've been feeding  
> > almost  entirely 1st crop because everyone says 2nd crop is so much  
> > richer  and more sugary... and that scares me a little.  Which is  
> > funny,  because back when I boarded I never knew or cared what he  
> > was  given.  Ignorance is bliss!
> >
> > I plan to get both types tested, but meanwhile, what would YOU do?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -Sharon L. in Maine
> >
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