How much hay do your pigs eat in a week/month?

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I'm looking into buying some timothy and orchard grass in bulk, and I've never really paid too much attention to how long, for instance, a 1 kilo bag of regular hay lasts, so I figured if I got some figures from other people, I could work out how long a certain amount will last, and therefore what I can afford lol.
 
hiwe get a bale of hay from a friend at work which lasts about 2-3 months and thats not scrimping on them getting it as they get bundles in teir cage every day :))
 
Hmm, I use a bale of hay a week, and more when it's cold... but I have lots of piggies. At the moment, 25 pigs get through a bale every 5 days or so, if that's any help at all!

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sophiew said:
Hmm, I use a bale of hay a week, and more when it's cold... but I have lots of piggies. At the moment, 25 pigs get through a bale every 5 days or so, if that's any help at all!

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wow sophie thats a lot of piggies and a lot of hay :))we only have the two boys maybe i should keep an eye on how long it does take them to use a bale just in case its not as long as 2-3 months
 
sokel said:
I get through 3 full sized farm bales a month for the GPs but use approx 40 bales a month for all of the animals rolleyes
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omgosh the insect in your signature looked real I was like NOOOO its still cold out why are you here!! You made me touch my screen =(

On Topic ;D I use about 2 lbs and 1/2 right now in a week. They like to spread lots on the floor and waste it though.
 
I have 13 pigs and they get through 22kg in 6-8 weeks...around 3kg per week or 12kg per month. It's on the up though as I've recently gone from 12 to 13 pigs (soon to be 14), will have to buy 22kg every six weeks!
 
I'm currently studying how much Roger gets through so I'm no help whatsoever sorry hun.
 
My 45 piggies and 16 bunnies get through 2 bales of hay a week and 1 bale of barley straw - used as bedding for the bunnies :)

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I have just bought a 4kg of oxbow timothy hay and 7kg of the orchard grass (thanks to lisajazz) and i have been using it since the middle of january and still have loads left, i mix them both together or give one day orchard, one day timothy. I fill up their litter trays every day and the hay rack.
I do use cheaper hay for the bottom of the litter tray and then good stuff for the top and the hay racks. I'm sure that the hay will last me ages at least 3 months i think, as i only have two piggys. :))

Its worth the extra money as its lovely and green and smells so nice. x)

Vetuk have good prices on the oxbow hay.
 
My boys (two) get through a 1kg bag in roughly about two weeks and a half.

Hope that helps! My two go through hay like it's going out of fashion, and do love to spread it around as bedding as well- so the figures aren't completely accurate.
 
Teresa J said:
My 45 piggies and 16 bunnies get through 2 bales of hay a week and 1 bale of barley straw - used as bedding for the bunnies :)

Teresa x
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Oh my gosh.... you have 45 piggies?? AND 16 bunnies?? I wanna live at your house!



My pigs seem to be wolfing down the hay just lately. I just received 4 bags of hay with my delivery of pellets so I'm going to see how long it lasts. I've never thought to monitor it before because they didn't seem to get through that much (until recently!)

Sorry I can't be more helpful :)
 
40 ounces 1.13 Kilogram bag

Pancake went through a small bag of the Kaytee Timothy hay in about 2 weeks or so (Not counting the hay she feed to my cats. I literally just watched her pick up a long strand of hay, push it through the door of the carrier and release it when the cat on the floor grabbed it) I just bought the Oxbow 40 ounce bag. I wonder how much overseas shipping is. If it's not to terribly much maybe we could set up an exchange and save you'll some money.
 
Shanychris said:
Pancake went through a small bag of the Kaytee Timothy hay in about 2 weeks or so (Not counting the hay she feed to my cats. I literally just watched her pick up a long strand of hay, push it through the door of the carrier and release it when the cat on the floor grabbed it).
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Now that is cute x)x)x)
 
azura_maemi said:
Oh my gosh.... you have 45 piggies?? AND 16 bunnies?? I wanna live at your house!



My pigs seem to be wolfing down the hay just lately. I just received 4 bags of hay with my delivery of pellets so I'm going to see how long it lasts. I've never thought to monitor it before because they didn't seem to get through that much (until recently!)

Sorry I can't be more helpful :)
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You are welcome to come and live here - so long as you dont mind cleaning cages :))

Teresa x
 
I have to replenish hay racks 3 times a day in the big cage and twice in the small cage.

I have a plan though which will be put into effect when Orson is in with the girls and hopefully it wont need filling up so much. (fingers crossed!)

I also buy by the 25kg box - I currently have 2 of them one Orchard Grass and one Timothy hay and I offer both types to give a choice.
 
My 2 go through a hay rack per day. I had 4 small bales which lasted ages. Not sure if I am not giving them enough now. :{

They also have dried barn grass, which they love. xoxo
 
I got a half bale of hay from my local feed shop for £3.75 I have 2 guinea pigs and use hay in their cage as bedding and for eating which I change every day. I'd say it's going to last 4-5 weeks at the rate we're going. I am thinking of getting something more tasty for the hayracks though; I'll stick with this hay for bedding as it's economic and makes good burrows.
 
My lot happily munch through a lot of hay, they're not particularly fussy about what type either.

Because they're outdoor piggies they're really bedded up with farm hay, I was using P@H large bales because they're not as dusty, I suffer from hay fever, but the last P@H bales were awful so I've gone back to my dad's hay for the time being.

So anyway back to the original thread, they also have Burgess Excel hay for their hayracks, so if their hayracks are empty they just start munching on bedding hay, and the new girls are complete hay addicts so are eating a lot more compared to the boys. Also putting on weight nicely, Daisy has rather a large bottom now, she can shove Lulu out of the way with it now.

Since Saturday 8 piggies and 1 bunny have gone through about a bag of Excel and about a quarter of a bale of meadow hay.
 
I have 3 piggies and they seem to go through a 3kg bag of hay in about 2 and a half weeks, there doesnt seem that much hay in the bag though lol
 
We get our hay in a big bale from a local animal food supliers where we also get chicken/duck feed and big bales of shavings. It is about 5 pound for a bale that is about 31/2 foot by 2 foot by 2 foot. It is heavy to pick up and smells delicous (I'm almost tempeted to jon the pigs and have a quick mouthfull!) The piggies really do destroy hay though and can quickly start on the hay covering the floor.
If you get the hay out of the bag in the sam room they here it and start a chorus of wheeking a poke there heads out from their hidey houses and tunnels and if you put a big mound in the middle they will run into it wheeking in delight! It's beautifull to see!
 
flips said:
I got a half bale of hay from my local feed shop for £3.75 I have 2 guinea pigs and use hay in their cage as bedding and for eating which I change every day. I'd say it's going to last 4-5 weeks at the rate we're going. I am thinking of getting something more tasty for the hayracks though; I'll stick with this hay for bedding as it's economic and makes good burrows.
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Is it soft? Also how many kilo's is half a bale from somewhere like that?

(approx is fine)
 
Lisajazz said:
Is it soft? Also how many kilo's is half a bale from somewhere like that?

(approx is fine)
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I'm sorry but I have no idea on weight but its loads more than when I was buying it by the bag for £1.50 (it's the same hay). It filled up half of the boot of my renault scenic and was heavy to carry (2 arms round it and a bit of huffing). It's packed really densely because it's a bale so to make it less messy to move around I decant it into a black sack which I can take over to the cage. I've had several black sack fulls of fluffed up hay and still have about half of the original half bale left. So it's much more economical that buying by the bag. A full bale is even cheaper but I just don't have the space to keep it or a good enough back to carry it.
It's quite soft and smells really nice. It's long strands and if you fluff it up so the strands lay in different directions it makes for really good burrowing. Even when they've flattened it down from running round like crazy things, I can give it a shake up a couple of hours later and they go off again as if I'd put in new hay.
The quality probably depends on where they source it from, but I tried the smaller bag first and liked it. You can always ask to have a look before you buy.
Hope that helps even if it's a bit long-winded.
 
I get through out 1.5kg every two weeks on four pigs, they only have in hay racks not on the floor and I find it lasts longer that way! they get it topped up 3/4 times a day! I wonder if I need a couple of extra hay racks though seeing how much others get through!
 
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