200 small bales of "organic" ie fertiliser free..

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what would you expect/be prepared to pay??

its last years, barn stored, made dry, before the rains/floods.....
 
I was going to say £1.50 - however I would insist on having a bale opened to check the quality - the Organic hay I have seen is really poor quality - very weedy and dusty. In my experience organic basically means uncared for. I am sure there are people out there who take pride in the organic hay they produce - but last year all and sundry made hay from whatever grass they had available as it was in such short supply. I watched a local landowner make hay from land which had been set aside and was full of docs, ragwort, nettles plantain and some grass. He sold it off the field at 2.50
 
I used to buy so called organic hay and as Bosworth says it basically meant a farmer that made hay off of every small bit and piece of field and paddock around that the landowner did not know what to do with. It was dusty, full of weed and very inconsistant in quality. I now buy enough hay for the year from a local farmer who makes his hay really well, sprays for weeds and fertilises it. It is consistant, weed free and beautifully made and as a result I feed less hard feed and don't have to worry about coughs and checking for ragwort! I used to pay £2.50 delivered, I now pay £3 delivered in batches of 20 but it is worth every penny!
 
I've just paid £1.25 a bale... He wanted £2.50 but we knocked him down assuming he wanted his barn emptying ready for some new stuf...he did
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QR Organic is a licensed term, and should not be used unless cut off certified land. Are you saying that Soil Association Registerd farmers sold you actual organic hay (you can't get 'organic' that's like being 'pregnant' you either are or you aren't) and it was really crappy?
Some weed in organic hay is to be expected, we cut ours with some thistle and dock, not lots, but it's very good for our goats and our horses don't seem to mind. Variety of herbage is not a bad thing if you are a horse. I grant you it is if you get a thistle in your hand though!
If you buy 'organic' when you know it's not Organic, then your outcome is always going to be similar to that when you buy 'Nike' trainers off the market!
 
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if you have anymore DD.....lasts years was brilliant...
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QR Organic is a licensed term, and should not be used unless cut off certified land. Are you saying that Soil Association Registerd farmers sold you actual organic hay (you can't get 'organic' that's like being 'pregnant' you either are or you aren't) and it was really crappy?
Some weed in organic hay is to be expected, we cut ours with some thistle and dock, not lots, but it's very good for our goats and our horses don't seem to mind. Variety of herbage is not a bad thing if you are a horse. I grant you it is if you get a thistle in your hand though!
If you buy 'organic' when you know it's not Organic, then your outcome is always going to be similar to that when you buy 'Nike' trainers off the market!

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TBH the Skewbald i'd buy trainers from the "market" anytime!!!
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Free to good home?

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if you have anymore DD.....lasts years was brilliant...
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We still haven't cleaned out the last 2 stables - but I think there is a distinct lack of strings.
 
Yes of course - although I have just remembered Sarah cleaned one of the stables out for Spot, so only one left now.
 
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