nhg
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Post by nhg on Sept 9, 2014 19:14:59 GMT
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Post by lorddaxter on Sept 10, 2014 12:24:21 GMT
Thanks all:)
I'm still waiting on the first guy contacting me about what he has left, if I haven't heard from him by 10am I'll bug him once more then move onto the guy pp from ht gave me, little annoyed as I don't want to miss out but I also do t want to upset the first one as I know he's close and does have some.
HT'rs are bugging me, wish I'd never posted there, it's nothing to do with price goddamm it!......even delivery, would be nice but there's a guy I can pay to go get them for me, jeepers, instead of saying well I got some ok, haven't heard of a shortage just PM me your suppliers number, aaaagggghhhhhh!....the only one who has is pp, geez
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mingiz
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Post by mingiz on Sept 10, 2014 13:24:00 GMT
Luckily we had a good hay season here. I'm paying 30$ for big round bales. I don't mess with squares anymore. Plus they are hard to find here and they avg. 4-5 a bale. I just got 12 round bales. My hay guy is great. Even last year we had it all winter. Back in MD one time I couldn't get a square bale. Round bales I couldn't handle. Didn't have the equipment or the way to get them. So I fed cubes and made out ok. When I first got here to MO. I found square bales but had to drive a good ways to get them. Wish he was closer. His first cutting of hay was perfect. If I had the place to store it. I would contact him again and get a trailer load. But so far the rounds bales are working and are nice hay.
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Post by diamondgirl on Sept 11, 2014 2:18:03 GMT
Last year I paid $65.00 for a big round bale. I suspect this year I will be paying $85.00. I go through 1 bale every two weeks if it is not really, really cold. Plus I supplement with alfalfa, and strategy, every day. I can't really complain, to much. I am grateful to have hay. Enough said.
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Post by lorddaxter on Sept 11, 2014 12:08:07 GMT
Last year I paid $65.00 for a big round bale. I suspect this year I will be paying $85.00. I go through 1 bale every two weeks if it is not really, really cold. Plus I supplement with alfalfa, and strategy, every day. I can't really complain, to much. I am grateful to have hay. Enough said. I paid $85 one year it was bad, one year I had it get squares and it cost me a small fortune, they guy said he'd get back to me last night but still hasn't, I think I may dump him and phone the other one |
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nhg
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Post by nhg on Sept 11, 2014 14:37:56 GMT
I miss having our own place so much and read the MLS ads for acreages every day. I get depressed because I can't see it ever happening now that I've been sick for so long and have drained our finances so much with not working for so long. But when I read this I have to admit that I'm happy we board and don't have to worry about things like this or stacking it once it comes and all that. And with winter coming I'll be glad for the indoor arena.
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Post by diamondgirl on Sept 11, 2014 16:39:33 GMT
Oh LD, I hate it when people don't get back to me when they say they will. What are they? Busy? Lazy? What is the deal? I think if it was me, and knowing how short the supply is, I would try to have hay in hand as soon as I could. If a hay dealer won't call, I would call elsewhere, until I had the hay in storage. I had to do that two years ago. As soon as I got ahold of someone willing to sell me some big squares, I called him and called him, and finally, I arranged to meet him at the edge of the field he was cutting, so I could make sure I got my hay.
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Post by 1fatmule on Sept 15, 2014 23:02:00 GMT
the hay that was resold for profit was sold to a TB farm. the owner was glad to pay the price charged, because it meant a difference on whether he could keep his 5 horses that either failed (his words) on the track, or horses he had bred, and reclaimed them to keep them from going to an auction, and more likely than not to slaughter. considering how many times the hauler had to handle it, and fuel/time costs the buyer thought it was very reasonable. having been looking for hay before myself, we felt we were helping him, not taking advantage of him.
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Post by diamondgirl on Sept 16, 2014 1:29:27 GMT
I guess I just think the worst of hay dealers, sometimes. The biggest hay dealer here sells his hay in the area that has been hardest hit by drought, and brags that he gets twice as much per bale. I see him as a predator. I am sure that the people he is making such a profit from are grateful to have hay to feed their animals, but that hay dealer doesn't deserve the profit, or the thanks he gets. I also know he is very cruel to his animals.
I didn't mean to cast blame 1FM. I shouldn't let my anger I feel for some people, influence my opinion of others. I am glad that someone was able to save the TBs that they loved. I pray he continues to have hay for the horses he loves. |
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on Sept 16, 2014 9:57:28 GMT
Thank God we don't buy hay.
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mistersmom
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Post by mistersmom on Sept 16, 2014 12:42:07 GMT
Lipizzan - what do you do in winter time? Does the grass grow year round there?
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on Sept 16, 2014 12:52:59 GMT
We have our land were we prepare our food for horses(hay, alfalfa, oats, corn...), during the season we prepare food also for the winter and storage it so we have it all year around until the next season comes.
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mistersmom
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Post by mistersmom on Sept 16, 2014 12:55:33 GMT
Ah, so you do feed hay, you just make it yourself. I misread your previous post! Sorry.
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redzip
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Post by redzip on Sept 20, 2014 11:33:16 GMT
Any updates on the 'hay front'?
Hopefully you were able to stock up apple
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Post by lorddaxter on Oct 11, 2014 12:29:52 GMT
Hey all. Lol!....hey, hay! Ahem, so I managed to get almost 200 squares yesterday, $4 bale, they are real nice bales, only 1 with a little mold, I have enough to use with the slow feeder hay nets for two horses through an alberta winter so if Isis doesn't go I may have to supplement with hay cubes, the guy who sold them to me has gave me a contact for rounds, I think I'll get two, if I can get through november and december and early kan with those 2 rounds for the 3 then the squares will get me through the rest, Im planning on sending ira for training March april if not fen March sk that will be one less to feed, he will be a 3 min drive from me, I rode him once this year so far so he needs a refresher and tune in, the trainer I've chosen I've been to watch a few times, my friend here and a few clients use him and his wife for lessons and say they are nice people, he does western and english so that's good and doesn't cost the earth, I spoke to him about ira last fall and he got his faults to a t when I told him just a couple things and what he said made perfect sense, I think 30 days would do it but 60 and he should be solid enough for hubby:) Anyway, hay panic more or less over, thanks for al, your input  |
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mistersmom
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Post by mistersmom on Oct 12, 2014 0:32:28 GMT
Glad to hear you got your hay. I know that is one less stress off your mind.
The trainer sounds good. I'd like to have a 30 day refresher put on Mister but the trainer I wanted to do it no longer has his place and isn't training anymore that I know of. I have thought about trying to see if he would come to me and ride Mister at my place/my grandparents (where ever he happens to be at the time).
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Post by lorddaxter on Oct 15, 2014 15:51:06 GMT
So, sigh, Id hoped Id be able to put them in the back 20 acres once the pipeline people were finished soon, it's hilly so the  doesn't lie as much and the grass/hay is long so Id hoped they could pick it till december then I could start with the squares then BUT turns out pipeline is behind, it'll be next summer now before I can use it:( So, I called the guy that painted pastures on HT gave me, he's bringing me 3 grass round bales this weekend, whew!...so even if Isis stays I should still manage:) |
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Post by dc on Oct 16, 2014 2:22:27 GMT
Yeah, 2 years ago we had a hay shortage and rounds were going $100+. I completely panicked, absolutely no way could I afford that. Holy cow, car payment. Found a guy who sold $35/bale and delivered it each week. I noticed last year and this year, even with more hay suppliers were still trying for $80/bale. I also know that those who bailed (pun intended) on long term customers have lost them Each year it seems to be harder and harder to get hay, and I understand it. The cost of seed and baling (diesel) it has gone way up, unfortunately incomes are not keeping up rising costs. I'm glad you have sorted it out.
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mistersmom
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Post by mistersmom on Oct 16, 2014 12:19:38 GMT
I've noticed around here that it seems to be all the "old-timers" who still bale hay. The younger generation (for the most part) has not followed in their footsteps. So as the old men have to quit baling due to age and health, there are just fewer and fewer local people doing it. Also, I think a lot of our farm land is being developed/subdivided into "farmettes", so there is less land to bale too. And as you stated dc, there isn't much money to be made baling hay unless you are doing it on a grand scale.
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Post by lorddaxter on Oct 20, 2014 1:34:37 GMT
So I got 3 rounds delivered tonight, so I have more than enough now, especially now Isis is gone, turns out the guy is across the road and down 3 houses from me, he's the brother of my neighbour who hates me lol,...but luckily him and her don't get along or talk, he'd heard about us falling out on the grapevine, he was really nice, he's going to come out a  in the paddock for me when I need him to:) |
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doesn't lie as much and the grass/hay is long so Id hoped they could pick it till december then I could start with the squares then BUT turns out pipeline is behind, it'll be next summer now before I can use it:(
in the paddock for me when I need him to:)