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Caja de cartón con heno natural de praderas del Pirineo, lista para enviar
Why shipping hay costs so much: volumetric weight
Correos doesn't charge for what the box weighs on the scale, but for the greater of two values: the real weight or the "volumetric weight" calculated from its size. Hay,... Read more...
Prado de siega con pacas de heno en hilera y la montaña al fondo
Buying hay directly from the producer: registration and quality controls
Buying hay directly from the person who produces it isn't just about price: it's traceability and a registration number that stands behind it. What moisture and temperature controls lie behind... Read more...
Tractor segando una única vez una pradera de alta montaña
Why we mow only once a year
In the Pyrenees, at 1,500 meters, there's only one mowing a year. Why altitude and cold springs give a single cut, and what that does to the hay. Read more...
El mismo pico del Pirineo en las cuatro estaciones: entre nubes en primavera, despejado en verano, con follaje dorado en otoño y nevado en invierno
A year on the farm: the hay cycle at 1,500 m
Hay has just one season, and behind it lies a whole year of work. The full cycle on a mountain farm at 1,500 meters, season by season. Read more...
Un montón grande de heno junto a un pequeño cuenco de pienso
Hay or pellets: which should be the base of the diet
Pellets are not the base of a rabbit's diet: hay is. What role each one plays, how many pellets is reasonable, and why too many pellets cause problems. Read more...
Tres montones de tipos de heno distintos, uno al lado del otro
Timothy, alfalfa or meadow hay: which to give your rabbit
Three common hays, three different profiles. Which suits an adult rabbit, when alfalfa makes sense, and why mountain meadow hay combines the best of both. Read more...
Manos inspeccionando la calidad de un puñado de heno a contraluz
How to tell if a hay is good quality: color, smell and dust
Color, smell, texture and dust tell you almost everything. A practical guide to recognizing a good hay with your hands and your nose, and ruling out the one you shouldn't... Read more...
Dos cobayas comiendo heno fresco en su jaula
Hay for guinea pigs: why fiber and vitamin C come first
Guinea pigs need hay available at all times just like rabbits, with one key difference: they don't make their own vitamin C. What hay to give them and why fiber... Read more...
Manos revisando con cuidado a un conejo tranquilo en casa
Gastrointestinal stasis in rabbits: signs and prevention
A rabbit's digestive system should never stop. What gastrointestinal stasis is, what signs give it away, and why the fiber in hay is the first line of prevention. Read more...
Conejo comiendo heno de un montón abundante en casa
How much hay should a rabbit eat (and why it should be unlimited)
Hay isn't rationed: a healthy rabbit should always have it available. How much it eats as a reference, why continuous fiber is vital, and how to tell if it's eating... Read more...
Pacas de heno apiladas sobre palés en un pajar ventilado
How to store hay in the stable without it spoiling
A good hay can be ruined at home by poor storage. Moisture, ventilation, flooring and light: the conditions that keep a bale sound all the way to the feeder. Read more...
Alpacas pequeñas junto a una bala redonda en la explotación
Small bale or round bale: how to choose for your stable
Two formats of the same mountain hay. How many horses you have, how you house them, and what handling and storage means you have will decide which one suits you. Read more...
Caballo comiendo heno de una red en la cuadra
How much hay does a horse need a day
A horse is built to eat forage almost all day long. How to work out the hay ration based on its weight, why continuous access prevents colic, and when to... Read more...
Prado de manzanilla en flor a la luz de la mañana
Chamomile for rabbits and rodents: calm and digestion
Small white flowers with a gentle scent that many rabbits love. What chamomile is credited with, how to offer it and why moderation is the rule. Read more...
Ortiga fresca creciendo en el campo antes de secarse
Dried nettle in a rabbit's diet: benefits and how to give it
Nettle loses its sting once dried and becomes a well-regarded, mineral-rich forage. How to offer it to a rabbit, in what amount and why always dried. Read more...
Flores de caléndula secándose en una bandeja junto a un puñado de heno
Marigold for rabbits: what it's for and how to offer it
Marigold is one of the most valued flowers in a rabbit's diet. What it offers, how much to give and how to add it to the hay without upsetting digestion. Read more...
Heno con hierbas y flores seguras para conejos sobre una mesa de madera
Safe herbs and flowers for rabbits (and which to avoid)
What aromatic plants and flowers a rabbit can eat, in what amount and with what precautions. A guide to enriching its hay without upsetting a digestion that depends on fiber. Read more...
Volteo del heno en la pradera para su secado
The haymaking process of our meadows
How the grass of a mountain meadow becomes hay: when to mow, how to dry it, when to bale it, and why moisture can ruin a whole year's work. Read more...
Conejo y cobaya comiendo heno de un comedero de madera
Why hay matters in a rabbit's diet
What determines the quality of a hay: the species in the meadow, whether it's rain-fed or irrigated, which cut it comes from and how it was handled. And why a... Read more...
Praderas de alta montaña en flor en el Pirineo
High-mountain meadow hay
Six reasons why a hay mown above 1,400 meters nourishes a rabbit better than valley hay: more fiber, fewer calories and a mix of grasses they eat without a fuss. Read more...
Conejo y cobayas comiendo heno fresco
The digestive system of rabbits
From incisor to cecotrope: the full journey food takes through a rabbit, and why the long fiber in hay isn't an extra but the engine of the whole system. Read more...
Ganadero en la pradera segada al final del día
Why choose Piriheno hay
Chemical-free production at 1,500 meters, meadows with dozens of native species and a single cut a year. Eight reasons why this hay isn't like valley hay. Read more...