[The Woodsiders]

Hi, can anyone let me know what they are currently paying for a bale of straw, not the huge bales but the ones that can be easily lifted approx. 2ft x 1.5ft x 3ft. (sorry only do British) I think I may be paying a bit over the odds.
Many thanks

[MAK]

2500 Kg bale of straw from our neighbour cost us 1 rabbit, blood of 2 pigs and some fat ( for black pudding), 2 doz duck eggs ( for his mum) and 2 ducks. Not sure how much that works out to be though.
 
 

[Marsbar]

Last week i paid £3.50 for straw & £5 for hay.


Richard
Sheffield

[Big Benny Shep]

i paid £3.00 earlier on this year, delivered

[mojocafa]

£2.50 bale in east coast Scotland

[Sylvia]

Mine just gone up from £3 to £3-50p.

[Lesley Silvester]

£1.50 in Shropshire but there isn't much around so I dare say it will go up.

[kja]

 :wave:40p a bale from one source (he gets all our manure in exchange) 63p a bale from another stange ammount i know but thats how it broke down that is taken straight from the field.

[lachlanandmarcus]

Im paying £2 if I collect for small bales of oat straw - not sure whether quality will be bedding only for non greedy horse or whether it will be usable for feed for fatty lami prone as I used oat straw for last year. but am happy with either for this cost. Reason quality might be an issue is it is rebaled big bales and this year the harvest has been appalling.

[cleopatra]

£3.50 a small, £10 for big.

[FiB]

£2.50 North wales, delivered.

[The Woodsiders]

Thanks for all your replies, I am currently paying £4. a small bale which I have to collect, Its used for bedding in our Pig arks.
Thanks again
Markcott

[lachlanandmarcus]

That sounds on the steep side if you are collecting - would expect max £3 ish for collected.

[Fowgill Farm]

For small bale wheat straw i pay £1.50 bale collected but if you're in a horsey area expect it to be dearer. I normally swap half a pig for 12 big heston bales and buy in approx 30 small bales (i like the small ones for propping up poorly pigs, taking to shows, building wind shelters & for piglets to play on when they're stuck in by the weather etc.
Mandy

[HelenVF]

£3 in N Lancashire, and £4 for hay.

Helen