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Straw and Hay

  • 09-05-2009 7:45am
    #1
    Victor
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    What are the differences?


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  • #2
    ravima
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    Straw is the dried stem of the grain

    Hay is dried grass


  • #3
    Victor
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    Hay is edible and straw not very much edible?


  • #4
    waster81
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    hi hay would normally be for feeding cattle, where as straw would be used for bedding cattle in the winter.

    Have some straw if you need it


  • #5
    CJhaughey
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    When grain is cut, Oats, Barley, Wheat etc the main stalks are dried and end up as straw, straw is golden yellow and coarse.
    Hay is just normal meadow grass, cut and dried and is usually finer than straw and a more grey/brown colour.
    Chickens love picking at straw, hay not as much.


  • #6
    cheapskate
    Registered Users Posts: 173 ✭✭cheapskate


    Victor wrote: »
    What are the differences?


    Is this guy for real, or takin the urine!?

    CS


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  • #7
    Victor
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    cheapskate wrote: »
    Is this guy for real
    Yes. Why do you ask.


  • #8
    cheapskate
    Registered Users Posts: 173 ✭✭cheapskate


    Hi Vic, No hard feelings, just looked like a Pi$$ take!

    Is it a philosophical query or scientific study or botanical?

    Having actually taken in the question, I can see where you might be coming from as both are stalks supporting the flower (seeds) so to speak
    So in answer to your question it would seem to me that they are the same but just from different variety of plant

    (Now if only I'd thought of that before I spread slurry)

    CS


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