[Jacob-list] Hay issue

[Linda]

Around here, I'm thrilled with a 50 lb bale.  Alot of local hay is fairly stemy and lighter.  Good bermuda hay runs around 50 lbs a bale ($4 to $5).   I bought three bales of hay last year a local feed store without looking at it.  I was getting ready to drive around to the hay barn when I saw the guy walking towards my car - one bale in each hand and one under his arm.  I am not making this up! 

I've used alfalfa pellets ever since I've had sheep, except for one year.  They seem to be a good alternative to hay in my area.

Linda
 
www.patchworkfibers.com
Registered Jacob Sheep, Angora Rabbits, Handspun Yarn


> By the way, those of

>> us in Calif. really envy the price of hay the rest of

>> you guys pay.

>>

> $17 is way high, but I thiink that a lot of CA bales are heavier

> than in other places. Our 3-string bales of alfalfa may weigh up to

> 125 lbs, although probably 90-100 is more common. I have been

> surprised when I have gone out of state and ended up with 2-string

> bales that probably weigh 50-60 lbs. Around here you can usually

> get alfalfa for $12 at a feed store, but $7-9 from other sources. I

> got 5 stacks for the winter at $500/stack which is about

> $6.25/bale. I had to add another dollar so so per bale for hauling

> it here (retriever truck) and then getting it in the barn (my son,

> hayhooks, and a hand truck) Robin


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