2007-01-20 07:52:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Meadow hay is hay cut from an old, established pasture. It is likely to have a diverse range of different grasses and is actually closer to a horses natural foraging diet for this time of year (when the grass is lower quality) than seed hay which is cut from a newly seeded pasture & more than likely will comprise mainly of Rye grass which is a highly productive grass aimed at meeting the needs of a high milk yeilding dairy herd... with a much higher starch requiement than most horses!
2007-01-22 02:16:38 · answer #1 · answered by ATP 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Meadow Hay For Horses
2016-11-04 03:34:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meadow hay is a natural hay that has no preservatives or fertilization done to it. This is most commonly what would be considered Johnson grass. Seeded hay is sewn and planted then fertilized to help it grow faster. The most common seeded hay is Coastal.
2007-01-20 08:24:19 · answer #3 · answered by silvaspurranch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meadow hay (or cow hay, or pasture grass as we call it in Oklahoma) usually isn't as good as seeded hay. It is just wild grass from some extra pasture that a farmer will bail to help the cows through the winter. Seeded hay, is grass that was purposely planted for bailing and is of better quality for horses or other equines. It usually is watered, fertelized, and weeded out. Sometime rich alfalfa is added for extra nutrients.
2007-01-20 11:41:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe meadow hay is just what might have come up in the meadow and its mown and bailed. Seeded hay is what has purposely been sewn for feeding hay purposes.
2007-01-20 07:57:24 · answer #5 · answered by Jan J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whatever the difference, meadow hay is very dusty and makes my small animals sneeze!
2007-01-20 08:19:16 · answer #6 · answered by ♥ Divine ♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋