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karen d
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United Kingdom
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 Posted - 06 Oct 2008 : 4:22:38 PM
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Blimey!!
think we had better put our prices up
Last years hay £2 delivered, still really nice hay and we have charged £3.50 delivered for this years hay. dont know what hubby charging for round bales yet |
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rosie
Platinum Member
England
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Posted - 06 Oct 2008 : 4:53:46 PM
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Carla,
thank you for your apology.Maybe I'm being abit sensitive today - sorry.
Apreciated.
Friends again.
lisa |
     
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Debbie
Gold Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06 Oct 2008 : 5:40:19 PM
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| I too take exception as we only charge £2.50 per bale of really good hay and we have over a thousand bales. We are only charging our liveries £4.50 for lovely small bale haylage |
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Di Ellis
Silver Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06 Oct 2008 : 6:11:09 PM
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Here in Somerset the hay is not very good again this year because of the damp weather. However, haylage is plentiful at about £20 to £30 per bale - according to who I get it from.
Farmers have put the prices up again because it cost them more this summer due to the huge increase in diesel. I know one farmer charging £5 for small bales of haylage and I believe the cost of small bales of hay is about the same because of the time in making it and problems getting it made in time. |
D.S. Ellis
Somerset
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phoenixbruka
Gold Member
England
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Posted - 06 Oct 2008 : 6:15:34 PM
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No one seems to do small bale round here anymore , I pay £25 for big round bale hay or haylege and £20 for the massive straw bricks .
All this years and lovely stuff 
Has gone up from last year but with teh cost of diesel to produce etc its no suprise really |
   
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Tahir
Platinum Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06 Oct 2008 : 6:18:24 PM
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Definitely friends again Lisa.
I only meant to say to everyone, check your source because there are so many people out there trying to 'make a quick buck', and selling less than quality hay for a pittance.
Carla, xx. |
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Pixie
Platinum Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06 Oct 2008 : 6:22:17 PM
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| i knew what you meant Carla. my post at the top of this page is a prime example. |
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katherineepea
Gold Member
England
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Posted - 06 Oct 2008 : 6:35:31 PM
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id be lucky to get straw for 2.50 a bale! its £3 here and straw is 4.50 to 4.75
when we were in warwick it was £6 a week for all the haylage your horse could eat in the stable and/or field (in individual paddocks). and straw was 1.50 i think. amazing!
im reckoning on 3/4 bales of hay a week this winter which puts it up from £6 to £18! |
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gossy
Platinum Member
England
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Posted - 06 Oct 2008 : 9:07:42 PM
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| my straw is £1.50 a bale, im told that straw is going to be increased more than hay this year, due to weather. |
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donna72_uk
Gold Member
England
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Posted - 06 Oct 2008 : 9:13:27 PM
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| Im paying 3.50 for good quality hay delivered,Barley straw is 2.00 and wheat straw is 1.75 this is in Essex the prices have gone up a bit from lasyt year but it is good stuff |
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arabic
Platinum Member
England
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Posted - 06 Oct 2008 : 10:57:19 PM
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| I am very lucky to be able to get good quality hay for £2.50. It has gone up by 25p this year but I get it delivered free and he always puts enough by to ensure I never go without. I can get hay for £2.00 but the quality varies so I stick with what I know. |
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crinks
Gold Member
England
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Posted - 06 Oct 2008 : 11:32:52 PM
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We also make our own hay. Ragworr free and grown on an apporved Soil Association farm as well. Totally organic.
The straw we have paid for though, about 1500 bales stacked and ready to be used, hope its enough to last hte winter though. |
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Evie
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England
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Posted - 07 Oct 2008 : 01:28:33 AM
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| I also think it depends on where in the country you are. 3.25 for very good quality hay in Herts (which I know is where Carla is) is a very good price, I used to pay 3.00 for not so good quality hay which did have some ragwort in it (again in Herts about three years ago) |
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tamila
Platinum Member
England
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Posted - 07 Oct 2008 : 10:59:05 AM
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| I have just paid 27:50 per bale for my winter haylage. It is less than last year. By the sound of it I have been very lucky. |
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sazzlepants71
Platinum Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07 Oct 2008 : 11:11:14 AM
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| £3.00 per bale for hay in surrey , £20.00 for a huge , huge round bale from my farmer , dont pay for straw any more as its included in my rent thank goodness! |
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Jinubi Arabians
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England
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Posted - 07 Oct 2008 : 11:32:56 AM
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| We are near Windsor and pay £34.50 per bale for 250kg haylage, standard 30kg bales are about £7.00 and £4.25 for standard bales of hay. Straw is £3.20 per bale, and Hunter shavings are £6.85 per bale. Think I need to move! |
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rosie
Platinum Member
England
3662 Posts |
Posted - 07 Oct 2008 : 12:04:19 PM
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astounded at the price difference to wherabouts in the country everyone is .
We're looking at £2 for hay & £1 for straw - how lucky we are in Yorkshire.
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jasjmm
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625 Posts |
Posted - 07 Oct 2008 : 6:12:05 PM
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Hi Paula
What are you paying for Hay? Useful to tell my landlord what other people in Bristol area are paying...!
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pleasures
Gold Member
United Kingdom
781 Posts |
Posted - 07 Oct 2008 : 6:17:12 PM
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£3.00 per bale of good quality hay delivered in my only gripe is that some bales deffo weigh more than others.
I suppose thats not too bad considering that we are sort of Herts London area. How long this supply will last tho is questionable and I dont like to make drastic changes although am told that buying from outside your own area is better than within due to the changes in soil and the the nutrients therin. Any thoughts from those who cut and bale their own hay?
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Gemma
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 07 Oct 2008 : 7:17:05 PM
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| £2 a bale. Made on the farm so I know it's Ragwort free, made at the correct time and lovely. And for that price, farmer will put it in the shed we use to store it in. He's a star! |
 
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purdeysue
Gold Member
England
652 Posts |
Posted - 07 Oct 2008 : 7:37:25 PM
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£2.50 delivered & stacked a few weeks ago, My nice supplier said it would go up to £2.75 in the winter! Beautiful hay too
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marionpack
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England
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Posted - 09 Oct 2008 : 1:14:11 PM
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| I bought my hay in June from Swindon @ £2.75 300 bales in total, and this was delivered to Bracknell, straw I bought locally for £2.50 couple of weeks ago, but hay is now £4.00, wonder what it will be in February!!!! Definately makes you wander if its worth moving |
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SP28
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 09 Oct 2008 : 1:21:56 PM
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| I've just paid £30 for big bale haylage delivered really good quality. There isn't any hay about round by us. Most of the fields didn't get cut until early Sept when we had that dry spell and I think most of that finished up as haylage. my feed merchant was seling old hay at £4 a bale in August |
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trisha
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United Kingdom
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fidodido
Gold Member
England
797 Posts |
Posted - 09 Oct 2008 : 2:25:11 PM
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| I'm paying £2.00 for straw and £25 for large round bale haylage. The small bale hay here is £3.00 to £3.50. |
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