Did you know that there’s a food that our rabbits can eat as much as they like, that doesn’t make them put on weight, but, on the contrary, is essential to their health, maintains their teeth and contributes to better digestion? Well, it’s rabbit hay!

Hay is the foundation of a rabbit’s diet and well-being, so it’s essential to understand why and how to feed it to your rabbit. It provides essential substances, regulates transit, wears down teeth and keeps the rabbit busy… all good reasons to give it without restriction, while following certain rules. This is the best guarantee of a healthy, fit rabbit! For pet rabbits, hay has a number of virtues: it’s a low-calorie food, so the rabbit can consume a lot of it, it keeps him busy, he can sort the strands and choose. The first quality of hay is that it keeps him busy, bringing him closer to instinctive, natural behavior. For all these reasons, hay is considered an essential and indispensable element in the diet of rabbits, whatever the breed: dwarf rabbits, giant Flanders rabbits… It should therefore be part of their daily menu, but if you’d like to find out more, we’ve written a blog article on rabbit hay.

As we’re always on the lookout for excellent French hay, we’re delighted to offer you this organic hay straight from the Vosges: our “green gold” as I like to call it 😋.

But first, I’d like to tell you about the producer who has been doing this job for generations, taking over the family farm with great courage. We all know how difficult this business is, and even more so these days.The farm was converted to organic farming in 1996, and they realized the importance of producing quality hay by investing in a dryer.Once the hay has been cut, it is mechanically collected and then dried in a dryer to preserve its beautiful green color.So, as you can see, for Benoit and Audrey, the quality of their fodder is paramount, and that’s just as well, because we want the best for our rabbits too!

Why barn drying?

Thanks to barn drying,organic hay from the Vosges region dries gently and retains its delicate aroma. Once harvested, the grass is deposited in the drying cells. Large fans propel air from outside under the drying cells.

This passage of air causes the grass to finish drying slowly, and it’s after several weeks of drying that the grass that has been harvested becomes our beautiful and delicious organic Vosges hay.😋🌱

The benefits of Vosges organic hay:Organic hay containing no pesticides or fertilizers

• Its beautiful green color
• Sublime scent (the best-smelling hay in the store)
• Long strands (25 to 30 cm)
• Low calcium content 5.3g/kg dry matter
• Barn-dried for better moisture control
• Hay hand-bagged by Audrey

Raw material for animal feed

Composition: meadow fescue 20%, English ryegrass 20%, cocksfoot 13%, red clover 11%, hybrid clover 11%, red clover 10%, birdsfoot trefoil 10% and timothy 5%.

For 28 years, the meadows have been farmed organically (without chemical fertilizers or pesticides).

Analytical composition :

• Phosphorus 2.6g/kg dry matter
• Calcium 5.3g/kg dry matter
• Magnesium 1.3g/kg dry matter
• Potassium 24.9g/kg dry matter
• Sodium 0.3g/kg dry matter

Raw material for animal feed

Composition: meadow fescue 20%, ryegrass 20%, cocksfoot 13%, red clover 11%, hybrid clover 11%, red clover 10%, birdsfoot trefoil 10% and timothy 5%.

For 28 years, the meadows have been farmed organically (without chemical fertilizers or pesticides).

Analytical composition :

• Phosphorus 2.6g/kg dry matterCalcium 5.3g/kg dry matterMagnesium 1.3g/kg dry matterPotassium 24.9g/kg dry matterSodium 0.3g/kg dry matterPackaging: 5kg bag (please ask for a sample when ordering)Rabbits World Nutriscore: As hay is the rabbit’s staple diet, it can and should be fed as much as the rabbit wants.A word from Vivienne about Vosges organic hay: We’re delighted to be able to offer you a high-quality French organic hay (free from pesticides and fertilizers). You can find Vosges organic hay in our discovery hay box. It’s also important to vary hay to diversify our rabbits’ nutritional needs. Organic hay from Normandy and Rabbits World premium hay are among our best-sellers.