Re: feeding bermuda hay

[Susan Evans Garlinghouse <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

Probably the closest nutrition-wise to bermuda is timothy.  Orchardgrass
is also fairly close, though it's on average a little lower in calcium.

Susan

Karen Callan wrote:
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>  Can anyone tell me what other kind of hay most closely resembles
>  bermuda hay, nutrient-wise?
> 
>  I feed 1/2 alfalfa 1/2 grass hay, but am doing less work with my two
>  at the moment - and am thinking of decreasing the alfalfa. (I mostly
>  feed it at the moment because they fuss and pout when they only get
>  grass hay.) Am curious about the recent posts on bermuda hay.
> 
>  Thanks.
> 
>  Karen Callan