Ametza Premium Compressed Bermuda Hay Bale Horse Forage, 50-lb bale

First off, let me begin by saying I bought these hay bales for our guinea pigs as it was more a more economical way to feed them than the bags of hay. The first couple of bales I bought of this hay were excellent. They were a beautiful green color, had a wonderful smell, easily broke off into flakes and with minimal dust. The best bale I received was molded all the way through, dried up, and very dusty. I was not able to feed it to our guinea pigs, and it ended up being used to soak up the mud in our chicken run. For the money, it is personally not worth it to me to buy again when the bales are going to be inconsistent like this.

Very green. Very soft. Just all around great addition to the types of hay I feed my pets.

HI! I ordered over 50 hay bales to keep supply since I have 4 percherons (massive 18+ hand drafts) 4 andalusians (around the 16 hand range) 4 mini donkeys (30 inch range) and 2 Lusitanos (16 hands) So I have quite the equine animals, please do this trick i ALWAYS do and recommend, soak your hay. It lowers the sugar content and ALL of the dust. ITS STILL LIKE NORMAL MUNCHY HAY, JUST WETTER WITH A LOWER SUGAR AND DUST CONTENT. its alot of work so to speed it up I hang all the hay nets at once (since I have a washroom indoors) and fill up 12 hay nets then drop them in buckets and let them soak for a good 5 minute, by that time all my horses are indoors and ready to go, then I hang them all up and HI! I ordered over 50 hay bales to keep supply since I have 4 percherons (massive 18+ hand drafts) 4 andalusians (around the 16 hand range) 4 mini donkeys (30 inch range) and 2 Lusitanos (16 hands) So I have quite the equine animals, please do this trick i ALWAYS do and recommend, soak your hay. It lowers the sugar content and ALL of the dust. ITS STILL LIKE NORMAL MUNCHY HAY, JUST WETTER WITH A LOWER SUGAR AND DUST CONTENT. its alot of work so to speed it up I hang all the hay nets at once (since I have a washroom indoors) and fill up 12 hay nets then drop them in buckets and let them soak for a good 5 minute, by that time all my horses are indoors and ready to go, then I hang them all up and get started with filling up there water buckets and make there food and clean there stall, since it'll be a little lighter then freshly taking it out of the water I carry it to there stalls and they all love it. Highly recommend!!! … more

Delivery was timely. Product is as advertised. Since horses are fed hay now due to winter I felt they would like something greener and better quality. This compressed hay fit the bill. It is good quality.

The bag had been ripped and taped back together with packaging tape. The hay itself is extremely dry with a large amount of "dust" but is ok otherwise. My horse and donkey eat it but I wouldn't purchase again given the bag had been opened before delivery and the amount of "dust" and condition of the hay itself.

Unless you have no other choice I wouldn’t recommend.

I switched my herd to this from Oxbow, trying to make my budget work during COVID. The piggies still prefer Oxbow, when I mix a little in as a treat, but they are plenty happy to eat this, too.

I got this to try for my chubby 12h pony. I have also bought a ball I shove hay into. She loves this stuff. It is easy to put in the hay ball too. It is really compressed. I will buy it again and thinking I might not stock the loft this year.

I bought this for my guinea pigs and it’s just exactly what I wanted. The best part they like the hay.

The only good part about buying hay is having a full barn for winter .Finding it, loading it , paying for it , schlepping it home, unloading it,hoping every last bale is edible and no haggling with the hay seller is needed to replace the bad bale... it was by far my least favorite part of 30 years of farm life! Well imagine my surprise when , after selling my farm and moving to a neighborhood that I would be in need of hay for my two sweet goats whose new home didn’t work out in the end. Goats, despite popular belief are picky boogers. I imagined driving my tarp lined car all over the hills buying this hay and that hay for them to try to see what they might possibly eat through the winter. It The only good part about buying hay is having a full barn for winter .Finding it, loading it , paying for it , schlepping it home, unloading it,hoping every last bale is edible and no haggling with the hay seller is needed to replace the bad bale... it was by far my least favorite part of 30 years of farm life! Well imagine my surprise when , after selling my farm and moving to a neighborhood that I would be in need of hay for my two sweet goats whose new home didn’t work out in the end. Goats, despite popular belief are picky boogers. I imagined driving my tarp lined car all over the hills buying this hay and that hay for them to try to see what they might possibly eat through the winter. It kept me up nights I tell you! I had little luck with compressed , bagged, hay previously with my goats, but I needed something straight away as I girded my loins for my hay finding mission locally, so I ordered a bag of bermuda from you out of desperation. THEY ADORE IT! While my delivery man is displeased with the sheer weight of my Chewys order I am most pleased with having a ready, convenient, hay source with out tarps and miles of travel that my goats don’t turn their little noses up at. … more