Allocate portions of the bale based on weight. Compressed bales have more flakes than traditional hay bales. Two compressed bale flakes equal one traditional flake.

Lucerne is high in energy and protein so is better suited to horses in work or younger animals.

Supreme is a nil endophyte product making it ideal to feed to horses prone to staggers.

Feed on a kg of dry matter basis, allocating portions based on weight.

Meadow and Supreme hay will be approximately 90% dry matter (DM) while lucerne is generally 86 - 88% DM.

Bales have more flakes than traditional hay bales. Two compressed bale flakes equal one traditional flake.

Meadow and Supreme products provide a good maintenance option for cattle. Supreme is an ideal fibre source when pasture is short and the risk of staggers high.

Sheep will prefer the nutrient rich lucerne leaves. Ideally feed lucerne to sheep in a shallow feed trough so you don’t lose any of the leaves.

We also have some regular alpaca customers; their owners have emailed to say the girls are very happy with their lucerne.

Hay needs to be kept in a dry, temperate and well-ventilated environment. You can store hay indefinitely if the stack is managed correctly; although, in humid climates, using hay within three years of harvest is ideal.

At Kirkpatrick Feed Supplies we aim to have quality hay in stock year-round so you don’t have to worry about storing hay, now you can free up space in your sheds and stables, better still you won’t need to go out in the heat and pick up hay out of a paddock, that is our job!

Please note that Good to Go wrapped bales are not waterproof and should be kept indoors away from direct sunlight to ensure they retain their quality

Hay can take away the need for tilling. Because dead plants will simply be absorbed by the mulch, there is no need to constantly turn over the soil. In addition, hay mulch also holds weeds down, making the process of weed removal less cumbersome (in fact, in some cases, it removes the need to do it at all).