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[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago

I remember being told even horses can't get nourishment from straw. But it has other uses. Mixed with mud it can make bricks, it can be burned for ash, it absorbs gross fluids, it can provide padding and insulation.

Hay is food, especially in winter.

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