How much are you paying for hay?

[southerncomfort]

I, perhaps naively, thought that hay prices might be a bit lower as all the suppliers near me have had two really decent cuts this year. However, most of them seem to be charging the same as last year (£4.50 per bale).

Just wondering if it's the same around the UK..?

 

[Dancing_Diva]

I've just filled my barn with small bales and paid £2.50 a bale delivered, in Kent.

 

[Dr_Horse]

£25 for round bale

 

[DirectorFury]

I was paying £5 for a small bale and £40 for a round . She's on full livery now so I don't need to worry about it anymore .

 

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

Sweeping statement but considering that most farmers seem to make a pittance for most of what they produce I would and am happily paying the same price as last year and allow them the bit of extra profit.

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

NW Surrey: I paid £3.25 delivered into hay barn off the field when cut & baled earlier in summer.

Would expect to pay more now if from feed merchant or from farmer as they have had to store etc since baling

 

[Mongoose11]

20p per kilo.

 

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In Essex and we pay £5 a bale however its yard rules that they bulk buy it in and we have to buy it off them so the yard is making a profit off that aswell.

 

[exracehorse]

Suffolk. 25 pounds large round bale

 

[Crugeran Celt]

I have just paid £5 for small bale, did have some delivered last year at £3.50 a bale but it wasn't great so more than happy to pay more for better quality.

 

[Auslander]

£35 for 8ft bales. Most other places round here charge £40+, and their hay isn't as good. My supplier is also very good about delivering on the same day if I text him early enough. He also gets massive brownie points, related to my laminitic livery. If I have ordered two bales, and he thinks that what he's bringing is too good for her, he'll bring an older bale as well.
On one occasion, he rang me to say that as I'd probably forgotten it was a Bank Holiday weekend (I had), he was on his way over with a couple of bales, so that I didn't run out (which I would have!)!

 

[Farma]

£6 a small bale 😳

 

[Greylegs]

I paid £3.25 for a small bale, the last lot I bought. Next lot will be this year's so might priced differently.

 

[milliepops]

£25 for big rounds.

 

[DirectorFury]

I was paying £5 for a small bale and £40 for a round . She's on full livery now so I don't need to worry about it anymore .

Adding: These prices aren't for delivered bales. It's an extra £10-£30 (depending on location) if you wanted delivery and you've got to buy a minimum of 3 round bales if you do want delivery. It's a nightmare for people who don't have trailers or lorries.

 

[twiggy2]

Essex £3 per small bale, delivered and stacked, minimum 10 bales, good quality clean hay and decent weight bales

 

[meg456]

im paying £4 a bale from the yard/farm i keep my horse at.the YO grows, cuts and bales it himself. we all have to buy from him however a few weeks back i found large round bales for £20 but oviously not allowed it south wales

 

[MissTyc]

£30 for large roundbales, delivered.

Paid the same when it was a bad year and farmer is great at trying to keep costs predictable (we buy 24 roundbales per month in winter, 6 in summer + straw -- he knows what annual order is and we're all on the same page)

 

[case895]

I am selling small square bales for £2.50 and large round for £20.

 

[pixie]

We charge £3/small bale for our gorgeous homegrown meadow hay. Its lovely and fragrant, and contains no ryegrass, so its especially good for ponies

 

[merlin12]

£3.50 a small bale ,excellent quality Gloucestershire.

 

[southerncomfort]

I'm always amazed at the difference in prices!

I have a friend in Newmarket and they pay £8 for a small bals!!

I normally buy off the field but couldn't manage it this year.

 

[case895]

I'm always amazed at the difference in prices!

I have a friend in Newmarket and they pay £8 for a small bals!!

I normally buy off the field but couldn't manage it this year.

* Drops laptop on floor and runs outside to hitch the flatbed trailer and start loading small bales. *

 

[Roanioponio]

How long does a round bale last 2 horses in a field anyone please? (Greedy horses!) I currently pay £12 a week per horse for ad lib hay or haylage which i think is fab no hassle getting in but have to lug it down field(long muddy walk) as they live out. Was thinking a round bale may just be easier!!

 

[MotherOfChickens]

£3.50 a small bale (not delivered) £20 round bale. Small bale is better quality (i.e. excellent) but then I have always struggled to find excellent quality round bale hay.

 

[spacefaer]

Just bought 36 massive round bales of exceptional quality hay for £12.50/ bale

 

[Nudibranch]

We paid 2.50 a small bale off the field this year.

 

[cowgirl16]

£3.50 excellent quality small bales, delivered. Somerset.

 

[Snow Falcon]

We made our own last year, cost us £2.30 per bale. The hassle we had with the contractor wasn't worth the stress so we got it off the field from the neighbouring farm this year at £3.50.

 

[JanetGeorge]

How long does a round bale last 2 horses in a field anyone please? (Greedy horses!) I currently pay £12 a week per horse for ad lib hay or haylage which i think is fab no hassle getting in but have to lug it down field(long muddy walk) as they live out. Was thinking a round bale may just be easier!!

I feed large square bale haylage in the field (round bales have problems with getting them to the field, unwrapping them and getting them into a big net while horses help!) With the square bales, they keep the wrapping and are just dumped. I have 2 pure-bred ID yearling colts going through a bale every 6 days, and two geriatric WBs who take 5. A group of 13 ID mares polish off a bale and a half a day. And 4 x 2&3 yo pure-bred fillies polish off a bale every 3 days.

To add - £29 a bale - delivered to the yard. After that it's my problem - and a 50hp tractor is essential for that - and even it's a bit small (you can end up on 2 wheels quite easily!)