what is straw and what is hay?
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Hay vs. Straw in the Garden: Which is Better? Hay vs. Straw in the Garden. First, let me tell you the difference between straw and hay. Straw is the stalks or stems of grains like wheat, barley, or oats after the grain has been harvested. Hay is grass or legumes that have been cut and dried and is generally used as animal feed.
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Hay Hay is the most important part of a rabbit's diet. It is the prime source of fiber to keep the GI tract of a rabbit working properly and also helps grind down teeth to prevent overgrowth. See Teeth for more information as to what sort of problems a lack of fiber in their diet can cause.
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- “Hay” can make great winter mulch—but you must know just what you’re getting. Here’s the lowdown on straw, hay and salt hay. Hay is an assortment of forage grasses. It usually includes seeds of grasses and broadleaf weeds, so it is better suited for feeding livestock than for mulching plants. Straw is a collection of the stems of field crops such as wheat and oats.
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Introduction to Psychology âPSY101 WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY? Straw is the most traditional bedding and has been. used for centuries. There are three main types of. straw available – wheat, barley and oat. Some. horses will consume straw bedding, meaning that. it is not an appropriate choice for all stables. Wheat Straw is the most common type used.
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Hay is for Horses Hay is for Horses. Growing up, my mother had a lot of sayings, one of her favorites: “Hay is for horses, but grass is cheaper.”. Although I didn’t quite grasp the meaning at a young age, I did learn quickly not to yell “Hay” at my mom when I wanted her attention.
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"Don't Confuse Straw with Hay (Or Hay with Strawâ¦) And what about ""Straw Bale Gardening""?" But it is a fine line. Straw and hay both begin life the same way—as a field crop. The word 'hay' refers to the entire harvested plant, including the seed heads. Most hay is grown to be used as animal feed, and is generally, as Mary Beth correctly notes, timothy, rye, alfalfa or a specialized grass.
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- stack. 1. a more or less orderly pile or heap. 2. a large, usu. conical, circular, or rectangular pile of hay, straw, or the like. 3.
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- Wheat is planted to a limited extent as a forage crop for livestock, although the straw cannot be used as feed. Its straw can be used as a construction material for roofing thatch. The whole grain can be milled to leave just the endosperm for white flour.
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- The difference in bale weight for us is what we are baleing . CRP and alfa alfa will be in the 1100-1200# range . Barley hay will weigh up closer to 1800# . Straw is right around 1000# . We move all our round bales with semi's , 28 bales to the load.
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The Difference Between Hay Bales and Straw Bales Here’s my response: Hay bales are a food source. That is the first and perhaps most important difference. Hay is actually a plant that is cut when it is alive and full of grain. The purpose of the hay is to feed animals. Straw, on the other hand, is simply the stalks of standing plants that contain no grain. The grain is harvested from the plants by a machine that cuts it off of the stalk. The grain is then removed from the field and the stalks are left to die, standing.
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straw A fairly stiff material made from the stems, leaves, bark, or stalks of various plants. It is usually braided or woven to form a fabric. Straw is used in large quantities for hats when they are in style. Most straw today is used for baskets and handbags of various kinds. Chip straw is used almost exclusively for baskets. It is a by-product of the lumber industry and is made from chips and other pieces of wood, including shavings.
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Types of Hay Types of Hay. There are a wide variety of different hay types – each with its own benefits (a few even have drawbacks) for your animals. Always consult your vet or an equine nutritionist before you decide which hays to feed your horse, as their results can vary widely from breed to breed. Alfalfa.
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Hay In most cases, hay or pasture forage must make up 50% or more of the diet by weight. One of the most significant differences in hay digestion is between ruminant animals, such as cattle and sheep; and nonruminant, hindgut fermentors, such as horses.
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Straw vs Hay â Which Makes a Better Mulch? Hay refers to grass that has been cut while green, dried, and then made into square or round bales. Hay is used mainly for feeding animals when no fresh grass is available. It provides bulk, fiber, sugar, and nutrients to animal diets.
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- Do you know the different types of hay and other forage? Which one is the best choice for your animals and why. The following information is meant to help the backyard or small homestead farmer, choose the best forage for their livestock. I am not addressing the needs of a large herd of dairy animals or a large herd of beef cattle. Hay comes from two main growing sources, Legumes and Grasses. A third type is from grain, commonly called straw, but can be used as a forage if cut young and before the grain is harvested.
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Straw hat A straw hat is a brimmed hat that is woven out of straw or straw like materials from different plants or synthetics. The hat is designed to protect the head from the sun and against heatstroke, but straw hats are also used in fashion as a decorative element or a uniform. 1 Materials.
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Haylage Haylage is simply forage that is baled at a higher moisture content than dry hay and then stored in a sealed plastic wrap. Because of the high moisture level and air-tight environment, the forage ferments and is preserved by acid production during fermentation.ow is Haylage Made? The forage is cut as if for hay-making but is baled at 50 – 60 percent moisture rather than at 18 – 20 percent moisture. Baling at the proper moisture content is the single most important variable.
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Difference Between Hay and Grass Hay is a grass or can be a form of grass. When referring to it as a form of grass, it is a cut grass that has been cut then dried for the purpose of becoming an animal feed or food. If it’s still not to be used as food, then it can readily be stored some place else. Hay is a common food commodity for livestock owners who raise horses, cattle, sheep and goats.
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Difference Between Hay and Straw Both hay and straw are stacked in the form of bales in a barn, after they are dried adequately. But in comparison, straw bales are much lighter than that of hay. It is important to know the difference and to understand their use across situations and benefit from their qualities. 1. Hay is used to feed farm animals.
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- What is the difference between Mulch, Compost, and Bark? Mulch is the term for any organic material used as top dressings on your garden beds. The top dressing could be compost mulch, bark mulch, sawdust, shredded leaves, pine needles, grass clippings, straw hay, etc.
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All About Hay Getty notes that the fiber content of most grass hays is relatively high, compared to other types of hays. For example, orchard grass, timothy and coastal Bermuda have more stalks, and hence more fiber, than leafier bromegrass or fescue.
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- Bucking hay: is a type of manual labor where hay bales, usually 65 lb. to as much as 140 lb., are stacked by hand in a storage area such as a barn, or stacked on a vehicle for transportation. The work is very strenuous.
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What About Hay? Grazing, on the other hand, is part of a natural cycle. A portion of the nitrogen and minerals from the consumed forage is returned to the soil with urine and feces. So, whether it's feeding beef cows on the open range or goats in a small paddock, hay is not a supplement - it is a substitute. A substitute for the standing forage or browse that makes up the diet of a ruminant animal in their natural habitat.
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How Long to Leave Straw on Top of New Grass Seeds? Straw is preferred to hay as a grass seed mulch because of its lower seed content. Straw is made of the stems of grass plants, while hay contains the stem plus the flowers and seeds. Still, straw will contain some amount of seed from farm grasses and weeds. These plants are undesirable in a new lawn. Removing the straw mulch from the grass seed sooner may lessen the amount of weeds that germinate, although most of the seed content has likely reached the soil in the first few days.
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Hay It is the leaf and seed material in the hay that determines its quality. Farmers try to harvest hay at the point when the seed heads are not quite ripe and the leaf is at its maximum when the grass is mowed in the field.ay can be used as animal fodder when or where there is not enough pasture or rangeland on which to graze an animal, when grazing is unavailable due to weather (such as during the winter) or when lush pasture by itself is too rich for the health of the animal.
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Hays for Horses and Their Characteristics Clover hays are similar to alfalfa hays because they are legumes. Clover hay is usually mixed with grass hays. There are five kinds of clover hay: red, common white, crimson, alsike, and landino. White and landino clovers are usually grown for pasture. The other three contain 14 to 16 percent crude protein.