{"product_id":"burgess-excel-dried-forage-feeding-hay-1kg","title":"Burgess Excel Dried Forage Feeding Hay 1kg","description":"\u003ch5\u003eBurgess Excel Dried Fresh Grass Timothy Feeding Hay – 1kg\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is barn-dried grass and nothing else, declared by Burgess as Timothy hay and grown on their own Yorkshire fields. Drying it under cover rather than leaving it to weather in the swath is what keeps the colour and holds the leaf on the stem, and leaf is where most of the feeding value in a grass hay sits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurgess declare beneficial fibre at 55% — the fraction that actually keeps a rabbit’s gut moving — with crude fibre at 29% and protein at only 8%. It is bulk forage rather than a feed with calories in it, which is exactly what it should be, given a rabbit needs to eat at least its own body size in hay every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003ePerformance \u0026amp; Benefits\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% barn-dried grass, declared by Burgess as Timothy hay.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeneficial fibre at 55%, the fraction responsible for keeping the gut moving.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrude fibre 29% with protein at only 8%, so it fills a rabbit without fattening one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong fibre demands the sideways chewing action that wears rabbit teeth evenly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarn drying rather than field weathering preserves colour and leaf retention.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSodium declared at 0.00%.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eSuitable For\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll rabbits — the species Burgess name on this pack.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRabbits whose diet needs shifting towards forage and away from nuggets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStuffing hay racks, tunnels and cardboard boxes to spread feeding through the day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMixing with Excel Forage \u0026amp; Feast hay bars where a rabbit needs persuading to eat hay.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurgess name no other species on this pack; guinea pigs can eat grass hay but still need their vitamin C from a food such as Burgess Excel Guinea Pig Nuggets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eFeeding\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffer at least the rabbit’s own body size in hay or feeding grass every day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep it available constantly rather than as a measured meal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurgess feed it alongside a small measured portion of Excel nuggets, some leafy greens and constant fresh water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFill racks and stuff cardboard tubes with it so the rabbit has to work at getting it out.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShake a handful out before filling a rack, so any fines drop away rather than sitting at the bottom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eComposition \u0026amp; Analysis\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComposition: 100% barn-dried grass (Timothy hay).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalytical constituents: beneficial fibre 55%, crude protein 8%, crude oils and fats 1.8%, crude fibre 29%, crude ash 7%, sodium 0.00%.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupplied as a 1kg pack.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurgess publish no dust content figure for this hay, so none is stated here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Burgess","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41372193456192,"sku":"egb1789535092403","price":5.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/4091\/9616\/files\/burgess-excel-dried-forage-feeding-hay-1kg_1.jpg?v=1789535096","url":"https:\/\/heritagefashionclad.shop\/products\/burgess-excel-dried-forage-feeding-hay-1kg","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}