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parrot
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 Posted - 17 Jan 2009 : 10:34:49 AM
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i am hunting for a new supplier as i have 15 horses stabled,at the moment i pay £4 for hay and £3 for straw,i would like to know if i could get it cheaper ? my horse are kept near Henley on Thames i dont know if it makes a vast difference depending on area even though we use the same rain and sunshine!
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Minty Arab
Silver Member
England
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Posted - 17 Jan 2009 : 11:05:56 AM
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£3 for a bale of hay in dorset, i dont have straw so dont know about that,but it has been a bad year for straw round our area so its more expensive than usual!
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rosie
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England
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Posted - 17 Jan 2009 : 11:23:26 AM
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Glad I don't live near you with the prices you are being charged!!
We make our own hay, but bought in straw at £1 a bale but we did collect it straight off the field. I can imagine it would be more expensive if we had it delivered.
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vjc
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 17 Jan 2009 : 2:28:40 PM
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hay ranges from £2.80 to £3.50 large round bales are £20/£25.
straw depending on what type starts at £1.80. |
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Sahir
Gold Member
England
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Posted - 17 Jan 2009 : 3:22:59 PM
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We have round big-bale hay for £15.00 per bale & large square bale straw - for the same price - it's local & delivered for me.  |
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sub
Platinum Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 17 Jan 2009 : 4:49:08 PM
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| Straw at the local merchant is £3.60 a bale, and it's not good stuff either! |
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ashabarab
Gold Member
England
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Posted - 17 Jan 2009 : 5:25:17 PM
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l pay 30 for top quality rye grass hay delivered in
with my three eating it add lib last me two weeks
so at 15 a week l do not think it too bad [or 5 per horse per week]
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azraa
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 17 Jan 2009 : 8:21:45 PM
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i paid £105 today for 6 round bales of hay collected, which is extremely cheap.
usually about £30 for hay which has been crap, and mostly good but again not the best.
the hay is good but not the best.
straw is £30.00 for a euro bale.
i also feed devon haylage £6.00 a bag lasts 2 possible 3 days.
i usually make my own hay but last year my 2 mares were out on lease and not due home till the october, so i let a friend use one field for a couple of months till she found somewhere else as that was my summer grazing, then i had to get one of my mares back home with her foal at foot so i had to put them on the winter field where my hay was growing.
going of the subject a bit can anyone advise me
my friend hadnt poo picked from the time she had moved in so my horses could not graze that field so my winter supply of hay was gone.i heard rumours that my friends foal had somthing white coming out of its nose possible lung worm which is why i have and will not graze the horses on it till its been sorted out,
can any one tell me what should be done ,i have asked her to poo pick with a machine,harrow, lime, fertilize, and harrow again. |
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FelicityR
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England
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Posted - 18 Jan 2009 : 12:32:33 PM
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Think Ive said before, but Im in Hampshire and pay £3.50 for fair quailty square bale hay, its currently £28 for large round bales (but trying to sort out something via Susan thanks!) straw is £2.50 per square bale but is good quality and shavings are now at £7.95 per bale.Ouch  |
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angb
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United Kingdom
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Gemma
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United Kingdom
1802 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jan 2009 : 5:29:21 PM
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We're in East Kent.
£2.20 per small bale of hay. Produced on the farm where Marygold is kept, so I know it's good quality. Farmer also puts it in the store for us when we run out.
I don't use much straw - only for bedding in the trailer to mop up, and he charges 50p for a small bale. |
 
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guisburn
Gold Member
United Kingdom
562 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jan 2009 : 8:48:11 PM
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In the North East we are paying £25 per round bale of lower quality haylage - you cannot get any shavings at a reasonable price due to the slowdown in the construction industry (less timber being milled!)
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precious
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England
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Posted - 19 Jan 2009 : 09:29:59 AM
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hay, £2.50-£2.80 depending who you are
Large round bales of hay £20 delivered and staw large round £20 again
Haylage £25 for large wrapped bale |
     
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sad 1
Silver Member
United Kingdom
389 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jan 2009 : 09:55:48 AM
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| In manchester, paying £4.50 hay and £3.00 straw and shavings is about £7.00. Gosh its getting expensive . |
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vanishtrik
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England
136 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jan 2009 : 2:20:23 PM
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| here in north yorkshire i pay £16 for round bale haylage you cant get small bales there like gold dust and shavings!!! soooo glad iv got rubber matting |
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Emma B
Silver Member
United Kingdom
412 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jan 2009 : 2:38:30 PM
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| Im very luck we have ours delivered by our local farmer £3.00 hay excellent quality and £1 straw again wonderful quality we are in Essex... |
     
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aliphi
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Posted - 22 Jan 2009 : 12:07:44 AM
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| Ooops. You aren't going to believe this but I pay £8.50 for a large bale and I live in Devon where everything seems to be expensive. Most people pay fifteen for a bale. Straw is £1 for a normal small bale. |
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Valentine Arabians
Gold Member
United Kingdom
586 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jan 2009 : 12:46:22 PM
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In South Lincolnshire, we are paying £2.50/bale (small) of good quality Timothy grass hay or £22 for big round bales. Haylage in the big round bales are £18..all from the same supplier, he doesn't make small bales. All delivered. His straw is £1.50 - £2.00/bale.
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buffy
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Scotland
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Posted - 22 Jan 2009 : 4:58:30 PM
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Scottish prices...
I paid £90 per tonne of beautiful Carse of Stirling hay back in the autumn. That's about 40 bales to the tonne. The horses love it.
Bought 2 tonnes just to be safe!
The farmer stores it until I need it then it costs £1 to £1.50 to have it delivered to the island.
I heard yesterday that farmers are paying £100 per tonne for straw!!
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Kazzy
Platinum Member
England
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Posted - 22 Jan 2009 : 5:04:23 PM
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Paying £2.50 a bale of hay in Mid Cheshire.
Cant help with straw because I use Shavings but I beleive straw as shot up in price because of the shortage in shavings!!
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