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| Smiler |
Posted - 30 Jul 2010 : 6:51:13 PM
not been able to get on for a while so not sure if anyone else has posted but what price is every ones hay this year ? where i am they are charging £5 a bale this year last year was 3.50
popped in to my local feed merchant this morning apparantly people are being advised to pts any horses / ponys that are not good at keeping there weight as its going to be bad this year thought this was a bit extreme ! but wondered what everyone one was paying this year as i know its been a bad year for hay |
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| angel2002 |
Posted - 07 Sep 2010 : 2:29:54 PM
OMG I was moaning at having to pay £2.50 (Up 50p a bale)for my hay!!
I was going to buy some 'extra' hay in round bales to feed outside instead of putting sections out, they were £18 each when I ordered from a friends dad but his 'regular' customer decided they wanted extra this year and took it all so none for me...
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| suyents |
Posted - 07 Sep 2010 : 1:06:22 PM
oh Debs, what a nightmare. Keith still hasn't cut his...i think we may well end up cutting at the last minute as it took ages to grow, which makes the logistics very difficult. One of the reasons he ended up buying in his own machinery was because contractors always did the bigger farm first! |
| deb a-c |
Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 10:28:41 PM
We make large bale haylage and are 50% down on our usual crop which we only managed to make during the beginning of September as grass has seriously slowed down here from the slow recovery from the harsh winter, which is unheard of here in Cornwall.
I am fortunate as I have a secured supply of hay and haylage from a neighbouring farmer who produces really good quality, but of course I have to pay the a higher price for this.
Our haylage contractor, one of the largest in Cornwall normally process 10,000 large bales of haylage a year - this year they have done under 5,000 - scary statistics if they run through the county and have further implications if this is the norm for the UK.
My heart goes out to Debbie to have hay still on the paddocks that's just soul destroying and unforgivable. |
| sab2 |
Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 7:10:25 PM
We are paying £3.50 for small hay and £23 for big round bales and the haylage is £25 for big square bales, so looking at what some are paying we are quite lucky. |
| Dark Angel |
Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 6:08:18 PM
Thank you for the warning Marragic. It's a good job you mentioned about the staples.
It's looking very autumnal here, not long before we're back to the full routine.
I think the winter will see some horses in trouble due to the astronomical hay prices in some areas. |
| LadyLuck1 |
Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 3:04:57 PM
We were offered big round bales for £55 same farmer offered them for £90 a few weeks ago, lots of his customers have been looking else where for their hay. I wont buy from him after he commented that he would keep hay as low as poss for regular customers but get as much as he could get away with from everyone else.
Mary |
| alistair leslie |
Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 2:47:52 PM
A supplier who sold round bales at £30 last year is asking £65 today!
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| jp |
Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 09:07:58 AM
We are nr Heathrow and i'm now paying £5 pr small bale, very good hay and reliable source, ive used them for years, But i have just heard of someone near me and they are paying £9 pr small bale!!! |
| kath |
Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 09:06:39 AM
Well we're much better off than last year in Aberdeen! Our hay has gone up 25p a bale to 4.25 but its excellent stuff and we get it delivered as & when we need it - our supplier has loads  We also get haylage delivered, again theres plenty of it.
Our summer hasnt been nearly as wet as it was last year, though more than wet enough at times |
| Goldenmane |
Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 08:45:23 AM
Just paid 4.50 a bale here (up a pound) in East Kent.
Debbie, how maddening is that! |
| Pauline |
Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 08:31:35 AM
Have only got a small barn to put my hay in so have got 30 bales in at £4.50p a bale
At least the grass is still growing so he has been able to keep his sheep on the grass and has not started to feed hay yet.
Pauline  |
| Debbie |
Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 02:51:35 AM
Cut hay this past week (about 500 bales) looked and smelt really good but my contractor didn't bale on time and all bales have now been hammered with rain for 24 hours!!! We are so frustrated as they are ruined. Too heavy to even pick up now. And we are having to pay £2.50 for straw off the field for 500 bales. More if smaller quantitiy is required. |
| marionpack |
Posted - 22 Aug 2010 : 6:37:03 PM
Thank fully I have today had my hay & straw delivered for the winter, ordered it in June and paid £3.50 for hay and £2.50 straw, but he has no hay left now so he is now buying in to sell on which will put the price up |
| Lindsay |
Posted - 22 Aug 2010 : 4:57:43 PM
After a huge panic when my usual hay suppliers said they couldnt spare any for me this year and the deliberation o how I was going to feed my three other than with the only available straw or silage I have finally managed to source some excellent hay about 15 miles away. No it isnt as convenient as my usual guys deliver to the field for me for no extra cost I have hay guaranteed for this winter and can bring it home bale by bale as needed as I have no storage. £25 a round bale isn't up on what I paid last winter so that is now one worry off my mind. |
| horsey |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 2:31:20 PM
I have told by local farmers there is hay shorts and dear prices!!!!!!
I read newspaper which it says beware of theifs .......for hay and straws.... very selfish! |
| LadyB |
Posted - 10 Aug 2010 : 10:57:09 AM
I have just had some hay delivered but only allowed 10 bales at a time (livery restrictions) so does make it difficult. I did however request to pay him up front for what I think i will need for the winter and he keeps it for me, currently awaiting a reply so fingers crossed!!
He charges £3.50 per bale. Nice hay but bales were a tad on the small side...
This is from his first crop and he mentioned his 2nd crop is not growing as well as he would have hoped so may not be able to get one...
Lets pray for a 'mild' winter so they do not have to stay in due to ice and snow... |
| sasha |
Posted - 09 Aug 2010 : 4:01:20 PM
may be worth looking on a well known auction site, quite a few people selling hay/hayledge in different areas. |
| egyptianmare |
Posted - 09 Aug 2010 : 2:56:37 PM
Can anyone pm me please if they know of any hay/haylage at a decent price around Wiltshire or Hampshire please.
Thanks |
| JanetCourt |
Posted - 09 Aug 2010 : 1:13:55 PM
We've had lots of rain in Cumbria and so lots of grass. I've just made 48 large bales of organic haylage because the time was right and the contractors small bale baler had broken! I don't use haylage!! I'm buying small hay bales for £4 which appears to be the going rate. If anyone wants my haylage please make me an offer!! |
| phoenixbruka |
Posted - 06 Aug 2010 : 8:33:35 PM
The farmer who owns my yar d is 50% down per field for hayBUT be envisiages no problems as hes confident of a 2ND cut as the weather is so favourable for growing hes been out fertilising like mad so fingers crossed
Straw however is a different matter its gone up from £80 to £90 a ton in a matter of a week!!!
One of the farmers tried to swap a ton of barley for a ton of straw recently at market and got no takers!!
Lets hope the shavings dont go through the roof for a bit of racketeering 
susie |
| Smiler |
Posted - 06 Aug 2010 : 6:33:54 PM
there is no here to store any hay at our place so we buy off the farmer i use the round or very large oblong bales the round ones are £50 this year up from 35 the oblong was 75 so i should think its about 100 !!!!!
we have had no decent rain all summer one farmer who normally gets 300 large round bales only managed 30 this year its going to be bad would not be so bad if it rained enough for the grass to grow but if there is no grass going into winter and a shortage of hay its going to be crazy !!! |
| LadyLuck1 |
Posted - 06 Aug 2010 : 5:03:24 PM
I found a web site that do all well known feeds much cheaper that local merchant. Not sure if I can put name on here we are going to order some this week. Savings of up to £9bag on some feeds and they do horse hage.
Mary |
| Dark Angel |
Posted - 06 Aug 2010 : 12:53:35 PM
Sorry,, it was SueB who made the suggestion about letting us know about hay for sale  |
| Dark Angel |
Posted - 06 Aug 2010 : 12:50:49 PM
Marionpack has a good idea. Only last week I saw advertised large round bales of threshed ryegrass for sale at £9.00 a bale. I'm in Hereford. I only use small bales as I only have one horse to feed but they would be good for someone somewhere.
Caroline |
| Kazzy |
Posted - 06 Aug 2010 : 11:31:08 AM
I have just ordered some of last years hay for £3.00 a bale!! Have been everywhere and the cheapest I could find that was any good was £4.50 for this years hay and thats going up next week to £5.00 a bale its nice hay but its very bitty and I lost half a bale transfering it fromt eh van into the barn to see if he would eat it. my local feed store wants £6.00 a bale now!!
This I have got from last year is still nice and green and lush smelling and has meaning has he will winter out again (providing everything goes ok) I think its good enough.
Janet |
