1. Is oat hay still good for horses once it has turned bright yellow? Updated: January 31, 2012
2. What kind of hay should I feed a pony that has foundered in the past? Is an orchard grass/alfalfa mix acceptable or is timothy better? Updated: January 30, 2012
3. What is the best way to transfer my horse from all-pasture diet to hay-only diet? Updated: January 24, 2012
4. Is forage testing available through the county cooperative extension for horses? Updated: January 24, 2012
5. Where can I send a hay sample for nutritional analysis in New Mexico? Updated: January 19, 2012
6. This is our first year keeping horses; we have two horses and one pony. We were going to feed hay and something with a high fat content. I am a little confused about first and second cutting hay, can you give me some advice? Updated: January 19, 2012
7. We baled very late this year and unfortunately the hay got rained on and looks relatively brownish. It does NOT smell mildewy or musty. Can I feed it to my horses, and do you suppose it has any feed value anymore? Updated: January 19, 2012
8. Can you tell me about a horse hay feeder that sits on the ground with a bottom to protect it from the mud? Updated: January 04, 2012
9. What is the difference between hay and straw when used for mulch? Updated: October 21, 2011
10. I own a small acreage to keep my horses and am having an increasing problem with weeds. What should I do? Updated: August 02, 2011
11. What are the pros and cons of feeding Kleingrass/hay to horses? Updated: August 02, 2011
12. Can you give me a simple way to figure what $140 per ton hay (in the field) would be worth if it were purchased for green chop? I have heard it is worth three to four times more when it's dry. Updated: October 17, 2010
13. Does hay need a "curing" time before feeding it to horses or is it OK to start feeding the hay that was baled today? Updated: June 21, 2010
14. Is the second cutting of hay better or higher quality than first-cutting hay? Updated: June 21, 2010
15. Where can I get hay analyzed in southern California? Updated: January 12, 2010
16. Is feeding alfalfa hay to weanlings the best choice of hay, or is it bad for their bones? Updated: January 05, 2010
17. I have bought 16 bales of hay from different suppliers and each has been very dusty. I am wondering how I can tell if the hay I am buying is going to be moldy before I get it home and open it? I cannot open the bales before buying to check to see if they are dusty. How can I tell dust from mold? How much of a risk to human health is it to feed hay to horses? Updated: January 05, 2010
18. Have you ever heard of "brome hay"? Is it O.K. for horses? Updated: June 18, 2009
19. We are in a second year drought area. I am looking to buy rolls of hay to feed horses over the winter. I have found someone who has foxtail millet rolls at a good price. The rolls look good, and the seller says he has sold a lot to horse owners and they love it. I have never run into this type of hay before and usually try to get timothy/orchardgrass mix. Any information on foxtail millet hay fed to horses would be appreciated. Updated: June 18, 2009
20. We had 200 bales of first-cut grass hay delivered in September. In the last few weeks, several of our horses have developed sores on gums and tongue. What is causing this and, if it is the hay, why did it take so long to develop? Updated: June 09, 2009
21. Should I make hay or silage out of my forage crops? Updated: November 11, 2008
22. If I want to substitute grain for hay to feed to my beef cows, how much can I feed? Updated: October 22, 2008
23. Baled wet Rye grass (375 small sqares). Because of bad weather some bales are starting to show mold. How much of this is bad for beef cows? Should I not feed it or should I mix it with other non moldy hay? How much mold is too much per bale? Updated: October 13, 2008
24. I have a 21-acre hay field that I harvest for horse feed. The field was originally seeded as alfalfa which is mostly gone at this point. Each year there seems to be more clover and weeds such as wild carrot and wild strawberry. Last year I had 7 acres plowed up and reseeded with a pasture mix. It seems to have been quite successful, but it also cost about $1,900 which will take a long time to recoup. I have been reading about the disadvantages of opening the soil and am wondering if it would be advisable to spray the weeds and add alfalfa and assorted grasses with a no-till method? Updated: May 23, 2008
25. What is the Wyoming Hay List? Updated: May 23, 2008
26. We have already bought round bales for this winter. Hay may be scarce again this year, and I'd like to know what the nutritional "shelf life" of fertilized rye grass hay is. Updated: May 23, 2008
27. What is the status of harvesting high-moisture hay? Updated: February 26, 2008
28. What is the proper amount/ration of alfalfa cubes to feed to a weanling? Updated: January 14, 2008

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