Teresa h
New User
HI there’s . I’m a newbie . Having problems with hay this year . Only have limited storage so can only buy two round bales at a time. Stopped buying small bales as I find these days you can either throw them over your shoulde or the bale string is off before you cut it. I remember when bales took all your strength to pick them up and made your fingers turn white and the strings went pop when you cut them lol. My boy can eat one of these bales in less than a day . So I had two rounds delivered from a farmer out of my area two weeks ago but even tho they smelt good they were dusty and gave me a bad chest and sinusitis. My other half said I was too fussy so I asked him to fill some nets and he admitted it with the dust billowing out and he had to blow his nose lol . The farmer was fine and took them back with a full refund.even admitted they may have got wet . I have now ordered two more rounds from a local farmer . The hay looked good on the trailer but after he left on opening the hay looked a bit insipid but thought maybe last years but on memory didn’t think he had any left . It doesn’t smell mouldy but a funny smell can’t quite explain it . Maybe like modelling clay so strange . Anyway whilst my boys were content in eating the last lot of dusty hay from the other supplier. they keep sniffing and sneezing at this new hay, changing from net to net and also they are leaving hay in the bottom which is unheard of with my greedy two. Hayledge in my area is plentiful this year as farmers prefer this with extra storage outside but a it heats up my riding horse and a big bale is too much for just two horses . My second horse is just a little three year old welsh pony . Wondering if this is just a problem in the rainy Welsh valleys or is there anybody else with this problem this year . My friends have had a lot of the short stuff this year but it’s good but it’s the stuff that falls out of the net lol. This farmer won’t come down my yard cos of the leaves on my drive and is afraid his trailer will slip . He likes easy posh yards that he can go in drop and out again . My yard is a bit of a three point turn job so he won’t come till this weather dries up. He is one of the few farmers selling hay so he can pick and choose and have his choices .just feel so sorry for my horses . We horsey girls get a nice feeling giving them a good sweet smelling net of hay I think . Don’t know how to approach this recent farmer tho as they tend to take it personally and often heard my customer farmers (they live too far away to supply me) say that horse owners are too fussy! . Are we ? Love to hear your feeling on this
