I hated the bagged hay, and found it much better to buy timothy by the bale from a local supplier.
It's way cheaper and so much better. Remember to get only what is fed to horses, the stuff for cows is fermented and not good for chins.
A cow can digest anything, but horses have sensitive systems like a chin,if a horse can eat it usually, a chin can too.
Have any of you used the horse cookies? I'm going to pick some up this month and try them.
I'm being told they make a great healthy hard chewing treat.
This come from the chinmail list, I'm not making it up.
Yes I've been told by some for many years that rabbit pellets are not good for chins.
That's not 100 % accurate. Like any feed for any animal, you need to know what's in it.
Just like some cat and dog food is not fit,{ some have as much as 30% fat} so are some rabbit and chin pellets not fit.
I would never feed my chins that crap of a chin pellet from the pet store.
Chins need extra vit.c and calcium, you can actually get that by mixing a little GP pellets with a great rabbit pellet, or as I do supplement.
I have not seen a feed yet with everything a chin needs in it, most people use a grain supplement or vit. supplement of some kind.
We just need to do our home work, find the
freshes feed locally or easily shipped in, and add what is missing.
Making sure the pellets are timothy based, and 100% vegetarian.
Add great timothy hay, and fresh water everyday and your chins should flourish.
Anything out side of that should be treated as a treat.
Never buy those cheap rabbit pellets from the grocery store, or Wal-Mart.
though I know some Wal-marts in the States carry the better rabbit pellets.
The key do your home work.