[Jacob-list] Alfalfa Hay

[Kathryn Shirley]

We pay 8-12 dollars a bale for alfalfa.  Ocasionally, I will see alfalfa
for 5-6 dollars a bale, but it is not as high a quality and the bales
are very light (50 pounds).  It is cheaper to either supplement with soy
bean meal or use protein/energy blocks.

Kate Shirley
Humbug Farm

Jim Spahr wrote:

>  The expense of alfalfa hay in the South has been mentioned.  I am
> curious as to the price you have to pay.  In Ohio, we are paying
> $3.00/bale for good quality alfalfa hay, delivered and put in the
> mow.  We feel that .50 or 1.00 more for alfalfa hay is not adding to
> our feed bill, as they waste less.Has anyone heard of the way some
> show lambs are being fed?  This year I was told by a woman showing at
> the Oh. State Fair, that some are being fed NO hay, causing them to
> try to eat their bedding material - straw or shavings!  Some are on a
> diet of
> Ensure.
> Mary Spahr
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