is it possible for GP to dislike APD hay?

[popcheek]

just bought 1 box yesterday...
and feed my piggies.
usually using normal brands, they will eat.

but today i top up the hayball full, come bck 5pm still half left...usually leftvery very little bit. :huh:

Is only their 2nd day to try the APD hay, dun tell me they dislike it ahahaa coz i got 1 box. But i smell the hay, it smells ncie & very green..but very soft ..isit the correct type? coz usually i buy timothy hay is quite coarse feeling (on hand).

maybe i should give them time to adjust....
coz tt time after i give Vitapol then change Haypro, they 1st day dun wanna eat it. Then as the month went by, they ate it like no tomolo. :star:

am i worrying too much :birthday:

[ppsamm]

I don't have problems with APD hay tho.
perhaps u need to mix and switch slowly.

[ahwen]

Mix and match... I always give Orchard grass both in rack and ground area and APD put some on ground area (expensive leh!) As usual, he still eats both of them through seeing on the ground. Dont worry, they just need time like ppsamm mentioned. :cutie:

[Feline]

Yep...mix the APD with your usual hay first. Give the piggies time... :)

[Mammaliaphillic]

Just leave it there until they eat lor...they'll learn if u starve them a little...don't spoil them too much...that's what I do & eventually they'll eat it... :D

[popcheek]

hmm i guess i have no problems now...
i guess they sense the smell is different
so they dun bother to try
...but should be ok lah,
coz i dowan to give up

wad i do just now is to pull some hay strands from the ball & offer to the pig...
they eat it...
i pull again, they eat from my hands....
i think it is very yummy...coz they will always eat from my hand if i offer to them...
then when they lean forward to pull the hay from me, i purposely withdraw my hand, nearer & nearer to the hay ball, and then pull the hay abit from there....push to GP nose :) then let it know that the tasty hay they eating from my hand actually is available from this ball :reporter:

now both eating APD happily (and quite fast too) from the hayball...haha well i guess i worry for nothing...sorry for the trouble guys & gals

[prodigy]

lolx.... lucky ur pigs like it... they sell in one box???? i got storage prob lei.... =X

[bearies]

one big box... near 1 mth le for me and my apd still left alot

[Jace Lau]

Hrmm Prodigy got smaller bag size ones.. so u can get that...

my last box of hay was quite bad.. very small pieces and a lot of brown hay... haizz so it also dependent on batches...

[prodigy]

i saw once at the IMM PETS R US... bad quality so i nvr buy.... all bits

[popcheek]

Hrmm Prodigy got smaller bag size ones.. so u can get that...

my last box of hay was quite bad.. very small pieces and a lot of brown hay... haizz so it also dependent on batches...

i looked around and i dun think i saw the mill date/ expiry date...
and by the way, i noticed thatmy APD hay, get brownish easily leh....
as in now i put inside the hayball, then barely few hours later, many brown brown..... :huh:

i dun think i have this problem with last time those normal hays. And my cage is no direct sunlight/ direct draft.... so im thinking is it APD GET BROWNISH EASILY??? pls share your experiences.... :wave:

[ahwen]

How about those in the packaging? Did they turn brown? My APD is also cum Orchard grass so they get mixed up. then I dunno which one gets brownish.

[bearies]

i not sure... this my first box of apd hay... been bout 3 weeks and it still quite greenish

[EveMuffins]

possible...recently i tried APD....but my pigs dun like....always got a lot left over...the other brand....they always eat finish....

[prodigy]

APD no 1st cut? my dear cad cad gonna miss is flowers...SigHx

[Jace Lau]

No leh Popcheek mine nv turn brown. infact i can keep for a mth and its still green and smells damn gd.. heehee... but it is possible that ur pigs ate only the green ones and left the brown ones in the hay ball?

Aft eating APD hay, my pigs won't eat brown hay anymore... haizzz.. so i spend my time sorting through brown hay and green hay. bo liao right?

U guys have to mix ur hay like u mix ur pellets when u change brands... so far i haven't heard anything negative abt APD.

[prodigy]

APD APD really soo good wor... no small small bits right??? waiting for mingkai's mass order $8 per kg if buy 5 kg and above

[Jace Lau]

Got small bits leh.. just like i mentioned the current box i m using now is all the very small bits.. this is the first time this occurred to me aft changing to APD in the last 1.5 yrs... i guess it depends on batches lor.. i might call my supplier up to ask him abt that.

[prodigy]

haha... ask him to change!!!! :D

[popcheek]

errr...been about 4-5days liao, still not eager to eat APD leh :( if i pull out to offer them, will eat...but everytime come home, still have in the hay :( i give as per normal..not little, not too much

[popcheek]

i mean, when come home...still have the hay in the ball...usually its EMPTY (other brands)

and also, these 2 days the poo are kind of soft...although no increase in fruits/ veggy intake...

i read in webby....to increase the amount of hay & reduce veggy/fruits. But how to increase hay if they dun realli eat it :(

anyone interested in buying my 99% new APD?guaranteed still fresh, coz i dun open the package frequently, i take out some and put in other bag, so only open once every 3 days.

[prodigy]

i not worried abt cad cad... evans i m worried abt... wad if buy le he dun eat?

[Feline]

i mean, when come home...still have the hay in the ball...usually its EMPTY (other brands)

and also, these 2 days the poo are kind of soft...although no increase in fruits/ veggy intake...

i read in webby....to increase the amount of hay & reduce veggy/fruits. But how to increase hay if they dun realli eat it :(

anyone interested in buying my 99% new APD?guaranteed still fresh, coz i dun open the package frequently, i take out some and put in other bag, so only open once every 3 days.

Are the hay strands long or short? The last batch of APD hay i bought had lots of short and brown bits...my fussy piggies don't really like it. :)

[popcheek]

i dunno how long is long, how short is short :D
but ok lah green those in box..... in the end my pigs take out the hay from the ball and spread it around their beddings, coz this morning i saw how come got alot of hay on the beddings...not under the ball, but quite far away....Pupu think maybe she can grow a hay garden outside her 'box' home.haha

[Jace Lau]

Popcheek its ok lah. ur pigs need more time to get use to it. for pellets its abt 1 whole wk before they will start eating. If i were u i would just cut down on veggies and give the hay... when they are hungry enough they will eat. u gotta discipline them not to be too picky also. or else they won't be able to get all the essential nutrients.

Don't sell ur APD hay and don't give up easily. BTW, hayball in my opinion is useless.. so is hay rack. cos if ur pigs have to consistently stretch for hay, it will be bad for their backs. Dun get me wrong. a little exercise is gd. but since hay is essential to their diet and they need to eat it constantly, u might hurt their backs in the long run.. My opinion only... must emphasize..

one last tip, dun overworry abt ur pigs. as long as they are taking in the hay, its fine. they dun have to finish it every single day.

[prodigy]

really??? coz morning i see him doing this... afternoon ... and night.... as long he not slping or drinking water he doing this... is it bad for the backbone??? when i 1st set this up at home... cad cad wheek like siao lei... i dun have da heart to take the box away.... then how u feed hay?
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[ahwen]

Maybe put it at a lower height? Now my J J jumps off from his house somemore, like qing gong. Also kind of worry will injure his spine.

[Jace Lau]

Prodigy, ur pig has something to grip on. not sure if Popcheek's hay ball is dangling in the center of the cage. then there will be nothing for the pig to hold on to. but i personally dun think its gd... cos pigs are rather heavy..

I just throw the hay in a fix spot everyday. surprisingly none of my pigs drag the hay around. I think they start dragging when they are bored. heehee....

Ahwen, jumping such a small distance (10cm) is ok lah.. i more worried that they injure their legs or rip off their toe nails.!

[bearies]

my water bottles & hay box all 15 cm above ground.. cos side of my coroplast is 15cm high... my hack rack is 7 cm off the ground... anyway they eat from hay rack only... haybox for show only...

[popcheek]

my hay ball is only 1.5cm above the ground...
the hay ball can use in 3 ways...i guess i will fix if on the grills lo, so will function like hay rack :)
im eating my mui fan...brb

[Jace Lau]

Hahaaha... from talking abt eating hay to eating muifan... yummy!! Popcheek u very cute...

[ahwen]

Muifan.... That time I and my friend and a guy (her admirer) went BQ drink, then I went home early... After we met again, she told me he drink until he vomited his muifan which was eaten earlier on. Haha... Off topic liao...

[popcheek]

Muifan.... That time I and my friend and a guy (her admirer) went BQ drink, then I went home early... After we met again, she told me he drink until he vomited his muifan which was eaten earlier on. Haha... Off topic liao...
eeeyew
bleahz :yuck: :drool:
lolx
the muifan vomitted is equal to diluted muifan = semi-porridge?>
eeeeeeeeeeeeee LOLX
hahahaa :el: