alfalfa- cubes or pellets?

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so since i'm thinking my rabbit difficulties may be at least partly to blame on herbal medicative effects from weeds in my hay :angry:
so i'm looking at alfalfa at TSC. and trying to decide between cubes or pellets.
is one better then the other for any reasons?
right now i'm thinking pellets just cause that will be able to go right in with the daily feed in the feeders. and not have to worry about the rabbits eatin a cube down so far and then it falling out the cage and wasted.

:) thanks
 
If you are considering the alfalfa pellets for horses, I tried that and they were too big- the rabbits tended to lose them through the wire. I would go with cubes instead.
 
The cubes have less protein at 12% versus 16% in the pellets as they are a alfalfa timothy mix. You may need to add a protein source to maximize productivity if you decide to feed them.
 
I add alfalfa pellets to my feed. They're bigger than rabbit pellets, and I think they are for horses, or maybe they're general livestock.

Most of my rabbits favor the feed I mix the alfalfa into, rather than the alfalfa. They do eat it, though.
 
hm... well looks like i will just have to try it... i think i'm leanin towards the pellets though.
 
I have never tried the pellets, might have to try them. I use the cubes right now, and yes you can loose some under the cage but most of my rabbits eat them before they fall through.
 
I tried the alfalfa cubes from tractor supply and my rabbits hated them. Last month I bought some from a local feed store and they could not get enough. TS seemed older. The cubes were paler and harder. they did not flake easily. The cubes from the feed store was very green and flaked easily. I plan on trying pellets this month and mixing it in their grain.
 
I have used alfalfa pellets and cubes--
yes, the pellets are general livestock feed, as are the cubes, for that matter.

The pellets are softer than rabbit pellets, will break apart easily.
the cubes-- hard as rock, to me, BUT, I also don't mind if the rabbits play with them. I can also soak them in warm water, and the rabbits really seem to enjoy the that way-- a warm 'alfalfa salad' if you wish, great for those vold days where you want them to get enough of both water and hay.

For those that garden organically, in the book, 'Secrets of the Soil',( a book I got to help with my degree) it is mentioned that alfalfa pellets make for a good nitrogen source when fertilizing or making a potting mix...
 
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I have used alfalfa pellets and cubes--
yes, the pellets are general livestock feed, as are the cubes, for that matter.

The pellets are softer than rabbit pellets, will break apart easily.
the cubes-- hard as rock, to me, BUT, I also don't mind if the rabbits play with them. I can also soak them in warm water, and the rabbits really seem to enjoy the that way-- a warm 'alfalfa salad' if you wish, great for those vold days where you want them to get enough of both water and hay.

For those that garden organically, in the book, 'Secrets of the Soil',( a book I got to help with my degree) it is mentioned that alfalfa pellets make for a good nitrogen source when fertilizing or making a potting mix...

yes i'm hoping to be able to plant some alfalfa and other things to cut and feed the rabbits. i have also heard of it being a good green manure. though never heard of using the alfalfa pellets. though i guess that makes sense since it is just alfalfa in pellets. just put it right in the soil instead of planting it as a green manure.
 
I have tried loose hay, alfalfa cubes, and alfalfa pellets. My rabbits don't seem to care for the pellets, although it would be much more convenient for me to be able to mix them with their other feed. They will eat the loose hay and the cubes, but they waste a lot less of the cubes.
 
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