[waterhouse]

I just had to pay an astonishing £6.75 per bale for a small load of not brilliant hay, (having been quoted £50 per big bale for hay that horses won't eat but sheep might).  By contrast I'm paying £6.20 for 20kg bales of the best haylage ever.

The hay crop was dreadful round here.  What's it like outside the Home Counties?

[wytsend]

Here in the West Country, I am paying £35 for a square large bale of hay - 8' long !  Slightly shorter haylage is £35  for first cut  and £30 for 2nd cur.  All excellent.

[katie]

Here in Worcs we're paying £4 per small bale of very good hay and £25 per round bale.

[pikilily]

I payed £25 for big round bale of premium grade horse hay, and £20 for big round bales of softer hay for the sheep. Maybe I am lucky!
Emma T

[ellied]

I'm paying £27.50 for round bale hay from someone I've bought from for years.  Other suppliers in Fife seem to be £35 or more   That includes delivery tho..

[pikilily]

I think prices are rocketting because of the cold weather.

what REALLY REALLY BUGS ME is the waste i see driving around.  Bales being put out for horses, and the scatterings obviously not being picked up. Call me Scrooge but i go out every evening and scrape up the scatterings for the horses in their stables, before they get their nighttime haynets. I reckon that, out of every large bale put out in my field we waste only half a haynet....whereas others seem to waste half of each of their bales- they get left and trodden into the ground.

these are the folk who then clamour for more hay cos they are running out, thus driving prices up etc

And dont even get me started on the waste of straw, when folk muck out 
Emma T

[claire]

we're paying £4.70 per small bale here and its difficult to get.

[waterhouse]

The local feed dealers are now out of stock.  It is weird to be feeding them haylage because it's cheaper...

[jinglejoys]

My lot have this stuff called grass   (Actually I think some people call it Fuggage or something)

[claire]

Jinglejoys, if you have a spare caravan and room for a wee pony I could be there fairly soon!!

[egglady]

we cant afford our normal £30-£35 for a round bale this year, so have had to change our supplier and are paying £3.50 for a small square bale and £2.50 for sheep stuff.

having said that, we gather up all the stuff the horses havent eaten in the morning and feed it to the sheep so there is no waste.

ellied - any chance of sharing your supplier details?  PM me if you will.  thanks

[Daisys Mum]

Have just paid £50 for a round bale of hay so in shock at the moment.It was delivered in the dark too so wont be able to have a good look at it until the morning . Fingers crossed that it is ok.

[robert waddell]

thats shocking 6 bales to the ton is £300

[ellied]

we cant afford our normal £30-£35 for a round bale this year, so have had to change our supplier and are paying £3.50 for a small square bale and £2.50 for sheep stuff.

having said that, we gather up all the stuff the horses havent eaten in the morning and feed it to the sheep so there is no waste.

ellied - any chance of sharing your supplier details?  PM me if you will.  thanks

Sorry I've just discovered this and pm'd you.  I'm not sure he has spare but should see him midweek and will ask what he has

[faith0504]

im currently paying £25.00 for a round bale, its not the best hay but i think after reading this thread im very lucky,