Grow Timothy grass?

[Myristica]

Hi everyone,
I wonder whether anybody has ever grown timothy grass for their pigs? I don't think I'd go to the effort of turning it into hay, but do they prefer it to bluegrass?

[guineapiggoddess]

I have never heard nor attemted to grow my own hay.

[emily111897]

I have never heard anything about it, either.

[AmysAnimals]

I know guinea pigs enjoy fresh grass so I was wondering, has anyone tried giving their piggy a little grass container like they sell for cats to aid in digestion?

[emily111897]

Never tried it, I didn't think it would work!

[AmysAnimals]

I dont really know for sure, but the grass that is grown for kitties is just plain old grass in a small container so I figured maybe a piggy would enjoy its own little "lawn".

[piggieluver101]

Oh, my gramma bought that. She said it was 3 in tall in a few days and her cat LOVED it! Maybe it would work...

[AmysAnimals]

It would be interesting to find out. Maybe one of the rescues knows if it would work for piggies too.

[Myristica]

Cat grass that is sold in those little containers is regular barley - do pigs eat barley? They might.

I'll check at a farmer's store about the timothy. I'm not going to make my own hay, just feed it fresh to them. If they like it. Thanks for your feedback.

[piggieluver101]

Timmy Hay is awesome for piggles. If thats what you wanted to know in the first place.