Haylage on Livery Yard

[Mahoganybay]

Am currently on livery yard (which i am trying to move off as soon as i find somewhere better) and they have come in over winter already

(hence why i am looking to move) and the YO is now providing haylage.

I was wondering what you guys pay for haylage, last year i paid £11 a week for my 16.2hh & £10 a week for my 15hh, this year he is charging £16.50 for each horse which i think is quite expensive.

What do you pay??

 

[Vicki_Krystal]

Im paying £16.50 per big roll and that lasts 5 about a week

 

[luckyhorseshoe]

i'm paying £1 a day - horses are all out during the day, so its just whatever you need for over night

 

[AmyMay]

Is it a help yourself to how much you want system??

I pay £8.00 per week regardless of how much I use or how big my horse is.

Someone is looking to make an extraordinary amount of money out of you. I'd simply refuse to use the haylage, and make your own arrangements.

 

[WelshD]

Has he given a reason for the raised price?

 

[Mahoganybay]

The £16.50 is if both day and night net for each horse weighs between 30-35 ilbs per day, if the net weighs more i have to pay more.

Also, i found out today that the YO has been in both my horses stables whilst i was at work and weighed my nets.

You can't order in your own hay / haylage, he insists on providing it, one lady last year couldn't feed it to her laminitic horse and bought her own hay and he still charged her anyway.

No reason for the raised price, just like it or lump it !!

 

[jewel]

£6 a week per horse doesn't matter what size

 

[Toast]

Our family have 3 horses, and we buy a big bale which lasts around a week, we split this 3 ways so comes to £12 a week each
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[Snowysadude]

£1 per haynet but it doesnt matter how big the haynet is!

 

[Bedlam]

A bale of haylage is £20 for us and we have our own. I go through 2 a month for my two (15.3 & 13.3) and both are out overnight still.

 

[eoe]

I am paying £25 per roll collected and £30 per roll delivered which lasts my 3 big horses about 17 days, they have only come in at nights this week.

 

[DW Team]

Bale £22 last 5 about a week only in at night.

 

[miss_c]

Haylage is included in the winter, and in the summer it's 50p a net but it doesn't matter how big the net is.

 

[TopTotty]

I charge £10 per week for my haylage and they can use as much as they need.

 

[Barneykins]

I pay £14 per week - can feed as much as you want (within reason)

 

[henryhorn]

I admit contractors' charges and bale wrap/net etc has increased since last year, but as someone who makes 250 bales every year I think he's making a big profit.
I would be livid if someone went into my stable to weigh a net, at that price it should be ad lib haylage.
Our liveries have ad lib and we feed big bales in the field for them, they pay the same rent all year round so in winter I don't make any profit, but in summer when they just eat grass I do.
The answer's simple, show him you won't tolerate it by moving...

 

[M_G]

Its about £10 a week but for that you use as much as you need

 

[Bosworth]

I charge my liveries £8.50 per week per horse and £5.50 per week per pony. Use as much as they want. I have put it up by 50p each as my costs have gone up quite dramatically - but am still covering my costs at that price- at £16.50 he is making a lot of money from you I think.

 

[Mahoganybay]

Thanks so much for all your replys, it has certainly helped me to make a decision to move my horses.

There are other issues on the yard and this quite frankly is that last straw i cannot tolerate being 'ripped off'.

 

[chestnut cob]

I pay £33 a month I think for ad lib haylage, and it's quite good quality too.

Works out well for me as I have a 17hh IDx who gets through a fair amount

 

[Ladylina83]

We paid £15 per week for a good few years but it has actually gone down this year to £12 this is for 2 nets a day that you have to be able to lift up off the floor. The hay has gone up to £6 per bale !!!!! eek
On my old yard it used to be £22 per bale that lasted a month for my 1 horse = someone is making a butty !(v.good profit)

 

[noblesteed]

That is wake-up call for me too!
My yard has just put the price up to £12 a week, regardless of whether horses are in or out. My horse doesn't eat much on account of him being a fatty

So looking at you guys, I'm paying well over the odds for one small haynet per night! And i'm up north where things are meant to be cheaper anyway!

 

[Nickijem]

I pay £14 a week - My horse goes through 2 small round bales a week costing £7 each.
I am wondering whether I would be better to buy the large bales for around £20 - can anyone tell me how long they last after they have been opened?

 

[Chestnuttymare]

we get 8 big round bales delivered at a time, everyone puts up on the board how many shares they want. Each share is 6kg. It is calculated from there. works for us.

 

[Spyda]

£7.00 p/w p/h for as much as you want/need (as long as you aren't found wasting it).

 

[ofcourseyoucan]

haylage (big bales or small bales) should be used quickly within 3 to 7 days! the 7 days when its really cold! it keeps formenting, and if too old and starting to heat CAN kill your horses with botulism and salamonella! if you cant use a big bale in under a week then best to feed good hay, steam if you like! or buy little bale haylage! big bales vary betwen 20 to 30 pounds, on area. i pay 150 per tonne (approx 5 bales (heston) warwickshire.

 

[Nickijem]

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haylage (big bales or small bales) should be used quickly within 3 to 7 days! the 7 days when its really cold! it keeps formenting, and if too old and starting to heat CAN kill your horses with botulism and salamonella! if you cant use a big bale in under a week then best to feed good hay, steam if you like! or buy little bale haylage! big bales vary betwen 20 to 30 pounds, on area. i pay 150 per tonne (approx 5 bales (heston) warwickshire.

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Oooh thanks for that - I think I will stick to the small round bales that I can use in 3 days!