Best type of grass hay

[WannaBeFarmR]

I feed grass hay free choice at all times and feed straight alfalfa hay in the morning and evening. I'm buying some hay and have 2 grass options and was wondering if one might be better (nutritionally) if the hay quality is equal of course. 1: Timothy grass hay 2: Orchard grass hay. If they are pretty close nutrition wise, do goats seem to prefer one kind over the other?

 

[AshleyFishy]

I don't know about nutritionally but my goats do prefer Timothy over Orchard....and prefer Italian rye over all.

 

[Renegade]

They are almost identical in nutrition depending on when the Timothy is harvested.
Being from the southeast we have no access to Timothy so I can't help you with which they prefer. My goats do eat orchard grass but I have a friend who has a few goats that prefer not to.

Donna

 

[OneFineAcre]

On average they are about the same. But like all hay it depends on when it's harvested and where it's grown.