Viking Farmer 1st Cut Timothy Hay, 8 Lbs

Tried all the popular to fancy to store quality brands, Viking Farmer has remained my and my picky bun’s favorite. When I first reviewed it on Chewy last year, I was surprised there werent more raving reviews. Thrilled to find it on Amazon now. It’s so green and luscious I almost feel like eating it myself lol! Stems are long which is better for rabbit digestion than the short cut up hay. It keeps them occupied as well. And the fact that it comes from small farmers makes me feel good. One thing I realized is that hay is a seasonal thing. The box isn’t always going to be perfect, but so far I’ve been lucky with Viking Farmer. Sorry for the long review but I felt compelled to write this because after my little bun had a scary bout of GI stasis/obstruction, the first hay I turned to once he was well enough was Viking Farmer. Lo and behold, his droppings have never looked better, he has more energy, he wastes less hay. It was also the only Timothy hay he consistently ate when weaning him off Alfalfa hay (which is also amazing from this brand). The only reason I tried other brands in between was there was a point where it wouldn’t deliver from Chewy soon enough. Fresh, top quality, good value, ideal for digestion. And of course no hay dust. Please never stop selling this hay!!

*******UPDATED REVIEWS AS OF 1/3/2025****** A little over a year ago this brand was going downhills beacuse the pervious owner just didnt care anymore and i was stressing out about where i was going to get this good kind of natural quilty hay. Every other place that was even close to compression was just so bad! BUT I gotta say that since the new owners took over this hay brand I've been soo beyond pleased. The hay is back to its extremely high quality!!!!!!! my bunnies eat it so fast that I've set up a 2 week delivery now, it clearly tastes amazing, and this might be TMI but as a bunnies owner their poops have never looked better 🤣. I highly highly recommend this hay to any bunny owner that wants good smelling, bug free, clean, and healthy hay. As long as you store it properly it really stays fresh for a while. Again the new owners are rocking it and as long as this quality keeps up I'll be costumer forever. My bunny really loves this hay. He Always tries to eat it right out of the box. It's fresh, has a good smell, and isn't cut so short. I like that there are longer pieces.

I would literally give this hay 10 stars if I could! I also used to purchase my hay from Chewy but got tired of either returning it because it was like litter all chopped up or it was yellow mixed with brown. This Viking Farmer hay is AMAZING! Green thru out and very little scraps. Plus the bonus is I get to support a small business! THANK YOU for all your hard work and efforts for making this hay my #1!

Mr Beans approves🐾! My three year old mini Rex has been a little picky lately about his hay. I have tried a variety of them and he snubs most, so decided to give the Viking Farmers a try since I've in the past also used their Oat Hay and my buns liked it. It was, and this first cut Timothy Hay is also, a great quality product. You can see in the video that it is a nice looking hay and it is very "crunchy", as should be expected of first cut hay. 🐾

The hay was fresh and got eaten well. However the price is a bit much for the amount. However if you only need a small amount this is an option. You can get hay for much cheaper in larger amounts but if you want a small hay this is an option.

Appearance: I've recently purchased Oxbow, Kaytee, and Small Pet Select timothy hay, only to return them due to their subpar quality; they were excessively dry and sun-bleached, with the last batch containing dried grasshoppers. Subsequently, I acquired Viking Farmer hay, which, to my surprise, exhibited a fresh and green appearance, and my guinea pigs seem to appreciate it.

Our bun has loved Viking Farmer first cut Timothy hay 5 lb boxes for over a year, and the quality was always fresh and great. The last two subscription shipments were delayed, with no estimated arrival date. Worse, the last two shipments were packed full of dried seed heads, and she had GI stasis. The vet explained it was because the seed heads have zero fiber, and they should be limited, suggesting trying Oxbow instead. Our bun loved this hay, but if the quality and shipping don't improve in the next shipment, we will have to find another source, this is expensive hay. Update: Very unhappy after throwing away so many boxes of Timothy Hay. What a waste. We cancelled our subscription and have switched to Oxbow. Our bunny loves the vet's recommendation of Oxbow Orchard Hay mixed with some of Oxbow's Western Timothy Hay.

Our pet rabbit loved Timothy Hay from Viking Farmer from when we started ordering in August 2021 until recently. But with our March 2024, the hay quality seems to have markedly worsened: there's no marking on the box that it's Timothy Hay and not some cheaper hay; the hay is all yellow throughout the box; poor quality; very sharp; rabbit choked on the hay. I tried contacting Viking Farmer multiple times (details below). Very poor customer service. There's no way to return the hay via Amazon - they don't allow returns. I've cancelled my Subscribe & Save and unfortunately will not be ordering from Viking Farmer again. Details on our attempts to contact Viking Farmer: over the course of 7 days, between March 6 and 12, I attempted to contact Viking Farmer 7 times, as follows: I emailed Viking Farmer twice--no response to my emails. I called them once--no one picked up the phone. I sent them a Facebook message--no response. I posted on their Facebook page--no response. I sent them seller feedback via Amazon--no response. I sent them an Instagram post and that's the only message they responded to, asking me for the confirmation number; I redirected them to my email, since I couldn't access the confirmation number at that time from my phone. It's been 2 days and no response to my follow-up instagram post. Very poor customer service and the product has gone downhill.

Good for bunnies which take to stalky hay with minimal leaves. The hay dust causes one of my bunnies who’s more sensitive to dust to have weepy eye.