Re: RC: Does hay last?

[Mickie Newnam <akelakhan@earthlink.net>]

Terry,
 I've never heard of this.  I'm no nutritionist, but I know we feed grass or a
grass mix year round and don't have any more trouble keeping weight on in the
spring before pasture (and even then we hay because we do not have enough pasture
to sustain the herd) than in the fall.
Mickie

Terry canavello wrote:

> My vet told me that grass hay does not last for very long...that by springtime
> the grass/clover hay that was keeping my horses fat and sassy has "self
> digested" and lost its nutritional value.
> At his suggestion i have switched over to alfalfa hay  until the grass is up
> high enough to feed all the horses.
>
> I am looking for opinions on this opinion. And is there anything I can do to
> "protect" my good hay from itself?? Hay is stored in the barn by the way.
>
> Thanks,   Terry C.
>
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