Is afalfa hay necessary?

[Trissythelop]

Hello!
I’ve heard that afalfa hay should be fed to rabbits younger than 7 months. After 7 months, they should be eating a grass hay (ie Timothy or orchard grass). I was wondering if there are any problems with feeding Timothy/orchard grass hay instead of afalfa hay to a bunny younger than 7 months if they are receiving afalfa pellets? And would a Timothy/Afalfa hay mix bale work?
*ps, would Brome hay be safe to feed?
Thanks

[Bam]

You can absolutely feed grass hay to a young bun, esp if it gets alfalfa-based pellets. The sooner you start a bun on grass hay the better, good habits tend to stick if you lay them down at a young age.
Edit to add: Brome is safe as is fescue, orchard, Timothy and the mixes often sold as meadow. You can use a mixed bale with both alfalfa and Timothy but the bun will pick out the alfalfa. I’d sooner give more pellets and no alfalfa hay, just grass hay.

[Tiffany]

I’ve only fed my buns Timothy hay, and they’ve been fine, and they also prefer it. I tried to give them alfalfa but they didn’t like it. Also, I spoke to a woman who bred bunnies and she said it made no difference, so who knows.

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