Big bale hay

[Sugarplum Furry]

Does anyone know how many small bales there are to one of those huge rectangular bales of hay? And what would be a reasonable price? I've just been to see a farmer and he's selling them for £30 each. Is that about right?

 

[cariadssogreat]

It works out 10 regular bales to one round bale. £30 is s fair price- I was paying £28 last winter and bearing in mind the difficult harvest I think that is reasonable

 

[Gucci_b]

I paid £17 for a BIG bale (same as yours!) and the farmer said their was about 9/10 small bales.

 

[Sugarplum Furry]

Thanks Furryears. I think it's a good price.....it's lovely hay. £28 sounds a lot for a round bale, aren't they smaller than the rectangular bales? I was paying £12 for big round bales last winter but the quality was very hit and miss.

 

[Sugarplum Furry]

£17..? Whoops maybe I'm being ripped off after all.

 

[Gucci_b]

where are you. i'm in surrey

 

[JM07]

i recently bought 44 round bales at £12 each....

they were £10 each last year

 

[Sugarplum Furry]

I'm on the edge of Exmoor.


God knows why I've chosen the name 'Epsom' LOL !!

 

[Gucci_b]

oh your a little to far away for me to give you the farmers number....

 

[Sugarplum Furry]

OK Gucci, cheers anyway.

 

[Spot_the_Risk]

Hi Epsom, we have 400 small bales of hay here but tell Echo he can't have any until he's been on a diet! He and Harley can diet together, it's always better with a friend!

Our friends are baling at the moment, big rectangular bales equivalent to 10 small ones, someone is coming from Okehampton to have the lot at £10 each!