What is a lap of hay?

Answer 1

This could ba another term for a flake of hay or a pat of hay. I'm sure there are other terms too. When the strings or wires are cut from a bale of hay, the hay doesn't just fall into a pile, it usually splits 5-8 distinct sections. These individual sections are each several inches thick and can be referred to as a pat or flake or possibly a lap. These sections are easy to pick up and move around. Depending on how large the animal being fed is, one or more sections may be fed to an individual amimal.