Now that Tess cannot have high sugar in her hay (I’m soaking all of her hay), I’m trying to make sure I understand the amount of sugar in whatever hay I purchase.
Since I purchase about 80 bales at a time, it makes total sense for me to test the hay I buy
The Founder Warrior told me about Dairy One Forage Analysis Lab. She also gave me a kit that she had handy in her truck.
But even if you don’t have a kit given to you – it is really easy.
All you have to do is go to their site and contact them, they’ll send out whatever you need.
THE KIT
The kit was simply an order form (which I am sure you could download and print…), a baggie (which I’m sure you have around) and an addressed plastic envelope (which I am sure you could duplicate).
Or just call them and they’ll tell you what you need and what to do:
Dairy One
730 Warren Road
Ithaca, New York 14850
Ph: 1.800.496.3344 or 607.257.1272
Fax: 1.607.257.6808
HOW TO PREP THE HAY
The Founder Warrior told me to grab fistfulls of hay from several different bales. Then, put those fistfulls into a plastic bag.
Get scissors and sit in front of the TV and cut up all the leaves and stems into 1-2″ pieces. You are chopping it up, basically, and mixing it.
Then, stuff it all into a quart sized baggie. Take the air out of the baggie.
Put the order form – with payment – into the baggie. Mine cost $20.
Seal.
Put baggie in Green Plastic mailing envelope.
Mail!
HOW I PREPPED MY HAY…
So, I followed the Founder Warrior‘s instructions… and did this in front of the TV.
I found myself glued to a Timelife “Best of Soft Rock” infomercial.

Yup. As I was snipping my hay, I was glued to this infomercial! The guy on the right is from the band Ambrosia.
I swear to Horsegods.
Those songs would come on and then they’d show the artists… I NEVER KNEW WHAT ANY OF THEM LOOKED LIKE!
I was mesmerized.
Song after song was a song I recognized and I face I’d never seen!
Here I was, snipping while looking at the TV – very dangerous!
Anyway, it was fun… in fact, the infomercial is still playing on downstairs and I’m so tempted to keep running down there to see the faces of all those voices!

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