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horsey
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England
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 Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 2:31:20 PM
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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! |
Tara
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Lindsay
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Scotland
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Posted - 22 Aug 2010 : 4:57:43 PM
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| 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. |
   
Paidir dóibhsean le fiántas ina gcroíthe acu, atá coinnithe i gcaighin |
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marionpack
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England
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Posted - 22 Aug 2010 : 6:37:03 PM
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| 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 |
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Debbie
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 02:51:35 AM
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| 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. |
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Pauline
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England
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Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 08:31:35 AM
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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.
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Pauline Higgs
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Goldenmane
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 08:45:23 AM
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Just paid 4.50 a bale here (up a pound) in East Kent.
Debbie, how maddening is that! |
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kath
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 09:06:39 AM
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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  |
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jp
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England
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Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 09:07:58 AM
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| 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!!! |
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alistair leslie
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England
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Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 2:47:52 PM
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A supplier who sold round bales at £30 last year is asking £65 today!
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LadyLuck1
Gold Member
England
730 Posts |
Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 3:04:57 PM
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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.
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Dark Angel
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England
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Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 6:08:18 PM
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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. |
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sab2
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Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 7:10:25 PM
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| 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. |
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deb a-c
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 10:28:41 PM
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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. |
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suyents
Platinum Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07 Sep 2010 : 1:06:22 PM
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| 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! |
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angel2002
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 07 Sep 2010 : 2:29:54 PM
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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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