[Jacob-list] Hay issue

[Robin Lynde]

Isn't it interesting that we can all be talking about the price of hay and it turns out we're talking about things even more different than apples and oranges--how about Chihuahuas  and wolves?  Its hard to imagine what hay would be like to carry 3 at a time. Some of the bales in the batch that I got are well over 100 lbs. And it's good alfalfa. I'm jealous that I have to pay someone to haul it here when it's grown just across the road and across the fence from us. A lot of the hay is already sold for dairy hay so the farmers don't even want to deal with a ton here and a ton there.
Robin Lynde
Meridian Jacobs
Vacaville, CA 
www.meridianjacobs.com 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Linda 
  To: Robin Lynde ; jacob-list at jacobsheep.com 
  Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 4:35 PM
  Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Hay issue


  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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