WhiteMountainsRanch
Loving the herd life
Hay is $18.99 for a small square bale here. Just be thankful you don't have to pay OUR prices! 
Scarcity of Hay----Kind of Scary
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poorboys
Loving the herd life
I know that's there's alot of places that are alot higher than ours, it's just a shock to our pockets when it get's very high. Less hay=less corn=higher prices on both hay and feed. I just feel for all of us in this economy trying to raise our own animals and making it thru the winter.
Goatherd
Overrun with beasties
I feel for you. I'm fortunate that second cut hay is going to be $3.50 a square bale. It went up a quarter from last year. Although, I have to say the wheat that I buy for my animals went down $1 a bushel this year...only $4 a bushel.
autumnprairie
Owned by the Rotten Heifers
I am also paying 3.50 a square baleGoatherd said:
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drdoolittle
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Goatherd wrote:
WhiteMountainsRanch wrote:
autumnprairie wrote:
Gosh, where do you both live?
WhiteMountainsRanch wrote:
I am VERY thankful for that, although a friend told me that at the hay auctions close to here, the hay is going for $18/bale. I know my DH wouldn't even pay $12/bale. We are going to use several different options for feeding our goats until the prices go down----probably not until next summer.
autumnprairie
Owned by the Rotten Heifers
I live in the south in Arkansas where it is hot and humiddrdoolittle said:Goatherd wrote:autumnprairie wrote:Gosh, where do you both live?
WhiteMountainsRanch wrote:I am VERY thankful for that, although a friend told me that at the hay auctions close to here, the hay is going for $18/bale. I know my DH wouldn't even pay $12/bale. We are going to use several different options for feeding our goats until the prices go down----probably not until next summer.
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drdoolittle
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You are very lucky! Does it get very cold in the winter? I want to move from Indiana so badly-----can't take the cold winters anymore. Although my friends who originated in Wisconsin will tell you that Indiana winters are nothing (In fact one of them wears shorts to work all winter long! We're school-bus drivers----you KNOW we're out in the weather!)
WhiteMountainsRanch
Loving the herd life
drdoolittle said:Goatherd wrote:autumnprairie wrote:Gosh, where do you both live?
WhiteMountainsRanch wrote:I am VERY thankful for that, although a friend told me that at the hay auctions close to here, the hay is going for $18/bale. I know my DH wouldn't even pay $12/bale. We are going to use several different options for feeding our goats until the prices go down----probably not until next summer.
Yes, were actually installing a gate in the back of the pen so they can go out the back to browse while I am out with them just because hay prices are so crazy. It's $18.99 a bale right now and I am going through 8 bales a month = $152 just in alfalfa.
CrazyCatNChickenLady
Ridin' The Range
Yeah I'm right up there with you! Been feeding browse, alfalfa pellets(that run about $14.99 for a 50lbs bag and last me a little over a week), and 16% goat grower. Im lucky enough to live on 3 very overgrown acres, and about an acre is out of control blackberry vines so thats what they get mostly. Problably 60% browse, 40% alfalfa pellets. I also have beet pulp pellets they get from time to time. Mainly got them for the saanen wether, I have trouble keeping condition on him.WhiteMountainsRanch said:Hay is $18.99 for a small square bale here. Just be thankful you don't have to pay OUR prices!
Royd Wood
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Other bountiful years lots of hay and straw from Southern Ontario crossed the border and heads south - Happened again this year while everyone around here was thinking about "maybe I should buy some hay".
The big hay guys are sold out at record breaking prices and no second cut hay. So many folks have none for winter the slaughter houses are doing brisk business and markets are busy with feedlots picking up plenty of bargains
$6 to 8 for small square $50 - 70 for rounds and 90 for big squares - prices going up every day for what bit is left.
Perhaps I should sell all my livestock and hay then make a profit for once
The big hay guys are sold out at record breaking prices and no second cut hay. So many folks have none for winter the slaughter houses are doing brisk business and markets are busy with feedlots picking up plenty of bargains
$6 to 8 for small square $50 - 70 for rounds and 90 for big squares - prices going up every day for what bit is left.
Perhaps I should sell all my livestock and hay then make a profit for once
