Burgess Excel Feeding Hay with Dandelion and Marigold 1kg

Burgess Excel Timothy Feeding Hay with Dandelion & Marigold – 1kg

This is Burgess's Timothy feeding hay with a scattering of dandelion and marigold through it — 98% Timothy hay to 2% of the dandelion and marigold mix. The point of the botanicals is not nutrition so much as interest: a rabbit that noses through hay looking for the yellow bits eats more hay, and eating more hay is the single most useful thing a rabbit can do.

The analysis behind it is a good one for a forage: 63% beneficial fibre and 33% crude fibre, with protein held down to 8% and oils at 1.8%. Burgess dust-extract it, which matters for a species that lives with its nose in the hay rack. Burgess ask that hay makes up 85–90% of a small pet's diet and that you feed at least the animal's own body size in hay every day.

Performance & Benefits

• 98% Timothy hay with a 2% marigold and dandelion mix.
• 63% beneficial fibre and 33% crude fibre, which is what keeps a hindgut moving and teeth wearing down.
• Protein held to 8% and oils and fats to 1.8% — a forage, not a concentrate.
• Dust extracted, which matters for rabbits and guinea pigs with sensitive airways.
• Burgess describe the dandelion as aiding urinary tract health and the marigold as helping build a healthy immune system.
• 100% natural ingredients, in a 1kg pack.

Suitable For

• Rabbits, guinea pigs and chinchillas of all ages.
• Fussy hay eaters, where the botanicals give a reason to dig in.
• Stuffing into hay racks, tunnels, litter trays and cardboard boxes for foraging.
• Feeding alongside Burgess Excel Nuggets, fresh greens and water, as Burgess recommend.
• Not a treat and not a supplement — this is the bulk of the diet, and it replaces hay rather than adding to it.

Feeding

• Feed at least the animal's own body size in hay every day, as Burgess instruct.
• Good quality hay should make up 85–90% of the diet and be available at all times.
• Feed alongside Burgess Excel Nuggets, fresh greens and fresh clean water.
• Top the hay rack up rather than waiting for it to empty; rabbits eat hay around the clock.
• Put some in the litter tray as well as the rack — most rabbits eat while they toilet.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: Timothy hay 98%, marigold and dandelion mix 2%.
• Analytical constituents: beneficial fibre 63%, crude fibre 33%, crude protein 8%, crude oils and fats 1.8%, crude ash 7%.
• 1kg pack. Burgess also sell this hay in a 4kg bundle.
• Earlier copy on this page gave crude fibre as 35%. Burgess's own figure is 33%.