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Post by nhg on Oct 21, 2014 16:36:28 GMT
I've seen it as along as I can remember. I've used it more times than I can count. I've bought it before when we had our own place. But I've never thought about it. What is it exactly and where does it come from? And there's different types, right? Oat straw or wheat straw. Are they all really the same? Are some better or worse for horses? We ended up using shavings instead because the horse eat the straw.
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Post by horselady on Oct 21, 2014 16:56:10 GMT
Here you go it is the remnants of a product. either corn, wheat, barley, rice. dried and processed into bales or bagged for bedding or food. my horses eat what ever i put on the floor, you would think they would not eat that stalky stuff but apparently they love it. i use straw in the winter when i want the horses chewing on something other than the walls. lol en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw |
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Post by nhg on Oct 21, 2014 17:46:07 GMT
Thanks HL! I guess I could have looked it up myself, I feel kind of stupid now.
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Post by lorddaxter on Oct 21, 2014 21:18:04 GMT
Thanks HL! I guess I could have looked it up myself, I feel kind of stupid now. I do that too, but a forums more fun and in reality you can look anything up these days so then what's the point of a forum so i keep asking! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2014 21:18:41 GMT
I was actually wondering this myself recently. Now I know!
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Post by hugs on Oct 21, 2014 22:49:42 GMT
It's not a stupid question at all! Some folks harvest their straw after they combine the grain. Oat straw as compared to wheat, corn stover (that's a weird one but its the corn stalks) and rye has the most absorbency and in particular doesn't have sharp awns (part of the seed chaff) to rub into animal hides or get caught between their teeth or in their gums or tongue.
Another thing people don't realize is that depending upon when the straw was baled and how it was baled it could be a high protein food!
See really important stuff! A good question!
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Post by horselady on Oct 22, 2014 1:45:22 GMT
I always had the theory that any question is a good one. and whether the answer can be obtained on the internet. the fact that it is spoken on the forum allows other people to learn something new or to add to the answer.
anther tid bit of information. barley straw dropped into a pond will take out and reduce algae in the pond. but the problem is finding barley straw.
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Post by diamondgirl on Oct 22, 2014 2:09:36 GMT
We used to produce a lot of straw, from wheat, around here, but with genetic engineering, the wheat stalks are so short now, there really isn't any wheat straw to speak of. HL that's a good thing to know about the barley straw. I might have to find some for algae control next summer.  |
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Post by hugs on Oct 22, 2014 2:24:50 GMT
There are many different varieties of wheat and other popular grains. More stem, less seed, less stem, more seed; the nutrients are limited. Each kind has its place; windy places could use shorter stalks so they don't lodge/fall over, damp places with little wind could do better with taller stems which would have better aeration through the field. Breeding for a purpose.
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Post by nhg on Oct 22, 2014 14:10:02 GMT
I'm glad I posted this now, thanks everyone! Straw is just one of those things that's there, I never really thought about it. Now I know something about it!
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Post by Lipizzan on Oct 22, 2014 14:55:52 GMT
We bale our own straw afer harvesting oat and weat.Horses like weat straw better because it is softer and they eat is less then oat straw, so that is a plus. Is is more work with straw as a beding but, we have it after harvesting so why not use it.
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