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Timothy Hay

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.0% of orders. But the top 5 brands take 97% of clicks, so Timothy Hay is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
50
50 / 100
Ranks 423 of 875 Pet Supplies niches · on the category median
Market size
£1.1M/yr804K searches / yr
90-day growth
-11.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
84%top-5 click share · 6 brands · 49 sellers

Flapen Score

Timothy Hay against its category

The dotted line is the Pet Supplies average. Past it, Timothy Hay is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

50Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Timothy Hay market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Timothy Hay 804K times last year and spent an estimated £1.1M. The top 5 brands take 97% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug–Sep. Flapen scores it 50 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

12.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 804K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 12.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -11.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £1.1M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
804K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-11.8%
Conversion, latest week
12.8%
Market size, estimated
£1.1Ma year
Peak month
July2.9× the quietest month
Top search term
hay285K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.99.

Listings sell for £10.99 on average, from £2.40 to £25.15. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 100K to 125K a year. The average listing sells 5,000 to 6,000 of them. At £10.99 that is £55K to £66K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.99under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.40–£25.15
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
100K–125K
Units per listing a year
5,000–6,000
Revenue per listing a year
£55K–£66K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

44% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 67% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #19 within Small Animals. It carries 1,466 reviews at 4.40 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
44%
Prime listings
67%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#19in Small Animals
Average rating
4.40 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,466per listing
Listings tracked
9

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 57 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
57 months

Products

Top Timothy Hay products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 84% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£170K£339K£509K£678K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

6 falling

Sellers

49

Top-5 brand share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Extra Select60%
  • Pillow Wad13%
  • Oxbow9%
  • Excel8%
  • Supreme Petfoods7%
  • Hay4Pets3%

Demand

Timothy Hay search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

13K8KSpike '25Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×

Search terms

Top Timothy Hay search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • hay285K/yr
  • rabbit hay110K/yr
  • timothy hay106K/yr
  • guinea pig hay79K/yr
  • hay for rabbits52K/yr
  • meadow hay28K/yr
  • timothy hay guinea pig29K/yr
  • hay for guinea pigs41K/yr
  • timothy hay rabbit21K/yr
  • meadow hay for guinea pigs10K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Timothy Hay

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Quality-Overall16%+0.60

this hay is not good quality

straw I wont be buying anymore from here its horrible quality

Disappointed quality

Value For Money13%+1.65

expensive

Thought there would of been more in thetr fot the price

insanely overpriced

Size-Overall12%−0.04

the pieces are tiny

Small bag

They are small

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%−0.07

Picture is deceiving

Misleading image

It's not as advertised

Smell10%−0.02

Smell is weird

smell was horrendous

It smells like damp

Love

Quality-Overall37%+0.60

Excellent product

Good quality for my daughters guniea pigs

Good quality hay grass

Pet Friendly15%

My rabbits love this

My piggy loves it

Our wild baby bunnys love this

Value For Money13%+1.65

it was a reasonable price

Excellent value

Good value

Smell8%−0.02

Its so soft and smells lush

Smells nice and fresh and they seem to enjoy the taste so far

Smells heavenly

Freshness4%+0.40

Lovely, fresh and fragrant

fresh green hay

very fresh hay

FAQ

Common Timothy Hay questions

Answered from the same tracked data.