tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post4454942859962422770..comments2024-01-03T02:13:54.620-07:00Comments on Living a Dream: Crumby HayDreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-21435552881854350842012-11-16T01:07:24.529-07:002012-11-16T01:07:24.529-07:00Well I live in an urban area of Australia, so I cl...Well I live in an urban area of Australia, so I clearly know nothing at all about this. But even I can see what a difference there is in the quality. I have to say, it's fascinating to read this though. I've loved visiting all 3 of your blogs today. :)TheThingsIdTellYouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864291645372635512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-30552281822057939632012-11-15T21:15:03.355-07:002012-11-15T21:15:03.355-07:00The slow feeder I made does not make the flaky, sm...The slow feeder I made does not make the flaky, small stemmed hay fall through. I have fed alfalfa through it and it didn't end up on the ground.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523660446608394720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-29887483555628027242012-11-15T14:04:17.428-07:002012-11-15T14:04:17.428-07:00I wouldn't like the waste of having that type ...I wouldn't like the waste of having that type of hay for sure. I can see where the horses might like the ease of chewing it perhaps.<br />Our hay went from $4.50 a bale last year to $6.50 this year. Though I did call to nail down a price a few months ahead of time. A friend is getting the same hay for $9.00 this week.Camrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696952736180900465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-56959832247789455522012-11-15T10:42:43.202-07:002012-11-15T10:42:43.202-07:00I know hay is in great demand in the west and at h...I know hay is in great demand in the west and at high prices! During our move we were considering hauling a load of square bales from TN to CO to sell just so we didn't have to drive back empty to MT. Square bales in TN are selling for $4-5 a bale. We decided that it was just another thing to stress about, but it would be nice if someone decided to go do that. They could make some money and still get y'all some bales at a more reasonable price! Hope you can find some good hay that doesn't sap your budget.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17294229154600798483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-18711874710598187032012-11-15T06:36:31.055-07:002012-11-15T06:36:31.055-07:00The hay situation is bad. . .although I have heard...The hay situation is bad. . .although I have heard that Michigan did not have as bad of a year as elsewhere, but they are selling the hay out to other states. Right now, we can get a bale of hay for about $9, last year is was $3!<br /><br />I need to find some nice hay for the winter. . .it's always good to have a little extra. I have not seen the crumbly hay, but I have seen bad cuttings. Have you tried Sand Clear for them? I had to put Shy on it since her new barn is sandy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02168070368360018750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-88277327672670396942012-11-14T20:56:28.143-07:002012-11-14T20:56:28.143-07:00I'm glad we are stocked up, and I'm hoping...I'm glad we are stocked up, and I'm hoping for a good hay year in 2013.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944121836337072178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-34534222348235697492012-11-14T20:18:16.053-07:002012-11-14T20:18:16.053-07:00We have good hay here, and lots of it. I buy the 4...We have good hay here, and lots of it. I buy the 4X5X8ft square bales, approx. 1500 pounds, for $80 from my neighbour. They last about 10 days for my 5 horses, so it costs me $8 a day to feed 5 horses. I really feel for people who are paying such high prices for hay- I would have to sell my horses if prices got that high.<br />I used to buy round bales, and it can be done without a tractor to handle them. The farmer would load the bale in my pickup,and I'd roll the bale off in the horse pasture and drop a round bale feeder over it. It worked great. Sometimes if I had a place to stockpile round bales, I'd put them in the pasture on a slight incline, and fence them off with panels, and when I needed one we'd roll it out of the enclosure and put the bale feeder around it. Where there's a will there's a way!Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454110560303310751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-1244185027495252502012-11-14T19:36:00.331-07:002012-11-14T19:36:00.331-07:00The hay situation is terrible all over! The horse...The hay situation is terrible all over! The horses look very good tho!Lori Skooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03458010787337492501noreply@blogger.com