charliecrisps
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Is his hay any good? Seems pretty cheap to what I'm used to paying
Is his hay any good? Seems pretty cheap to what I'm used to paying
Hay should be a lot cheaper at the moment! anybody paying over £2.50 a bale is being well and truely ripped off ! The wholesale market is awash with it and haylage several producers will be packing up soon at these prices. I can buy good hay at the moment for £1 bale and haylage £12/large bale both prices lower than what I can make it for .
Hay should be a lot cheaper at the moment! anybody paying over £2.50 a bale is being well and truely ripped off ! The wholesale market is awash with it and haylage several producers will be packing up soon at these prices. I can buy good hay at the moment for £1 bale and haylage £12/large bale both prices lower than what I can make it for .
I wish hay was that cheep round here! The going rate for a small bale is between £3.00 and £4.00 a bale. Rounds I pay £25.00 for when some are paying £35 +
Hay should be a lot cheaper at the moment! anybody paying over £2.50 a bale is being well and truely ripped off ! The wholesale market is awash with it and haylage several producers will be packing up soon at these prices. I can buy good hay at the moment for £1 bale and haylage £12/large bale both prices lower than what I can make it for .
A lot of forage was made last year, not all of it very much use however it costs the same to produce it. It is ludicrous to suggest people should be selling it for less than it cost to make. We would keep ours before selling at a loss. Of course many people don't bother to know what their cost of production is in the first place and it takes them years to realise they are wasting their time working for nothing.
I wish hay was that cheep round here! The going rate for a small bale is between £3.00 and £4.00 a bale. Rounds I pay £25.00 for when some are paying £35 +
I'm the south east and am paying 5 pound a bale. Ouch! Hence why I'm looking to change. Always scares me changing though just in case they dont live up to the promises of no ragwort and guaranteed supplies... I think ill get the minimum order just to try then as no bad reviews coming forward. Thank you peeps
None of these priced mean much unless we say where we are.
I'm in the South East and paying £3.50 per bale delivered and stacked. That's pretty cheap for the area.
I bought some off him the other week and the bales seem to be really light and have to use so much of it so make a decent weight net!
I'm in Essex and pay £4 delivered. My mare has fashioned herself as a hay connoisseur and has so far turned her nose up at 4 different hay suppliers this year so I'm pleased that these £4 bales are acceptable.
Well I am in the south east & have been trying to sell our home made hay with no ragwort for 2.50 & now £2.00 a bale & are still having no luck so definitely a surplus round here
Well I am in the south east & have been trying to sell our home made hay with no ragwort for 2.50 & now £2.00 a bale & are still having no luck so definitely a surplus round here
Hay should be a lot cheaper at the moment! anybody paying over £2.50 a bale is being well and truely ripped off ! The wholesale market is awash with it and haylage several producers will be packing up soon at these prices. I can buy good hay at the moment for £1 bale and haylage £12/large bale both prices lower than what I can make it for .
There may be an abundance of hay due to a good summer but firstly the cost of producing it isn't any less and secondly we may have a horrible summer this year and hay may be very scarce. I think it's wrong for you to say people are being ripped off TBH. We make our own hay and straw and the price remains the same and has done for years (£4 hay and £3 straw). We spend a substantial amount on weedkillers and fertilisers and don't get me started on the work involved in carting it in and stacking it! Every year my nerves are at breaking point worrying about the weather and whether or not we will get it in before it gets ruined etc so I'm sorry but if we had to sell it for £2.50 a bale we just wouldn't bother making it in the first place. Our bale are VERY tightly packed and I am confident they represent good value for money. Perhaps those that think they are being 'ripped off' should have a go at hay making themselves and see if your opinion changes then! I breath a huge sigh of relief once the last bale is safely stored and I know my liveries won't have to worry about buying it in from other sources which has in the past proved to be very expensive and problematic in so many ways. We make no money at all from livery and the only way we can make this business work is on the sale of hay and straw but as our horses live out 24/7 from April to October, we have to make hay while the sun shines! Pardon the choice of expression!
I am on the borders of east Sussex & Kent in a fairly rural area
There may be an abundance of hay due to a good summer but firstly the cost of producing it isn't any less and secondly we may have a horrible summer this year and hay may be very scarce. I think it's wrong for you to say people are being ripped off TBH. We make our own hay and straw and the price remains the same and has done for years (£4 hay and £3 straw). We spend a substantial amount on weedkillers and fertilisers and don't get me started on the work involved in carting it in and stacking it! Every year my nerves are at breaking point worrying about the weather and whether or not we will get it in before it gets ruined etc so I'm sorry but if we had to sell it for £2.50 a bale we just wouldn't bother making it in the first place. Our bale are VERY tightly packed and I am confident they represent good value for money. Perhaps those that think they are being 'ripped off' should have a go at hay making themselves and see if your opinion changes then! I breath a huge sigh of relief once the last bale is safely stored and I know my liveries won't have to worry about buying it in from other sources which has in the past proved to be very expensive and problematic in so many ways. We make no money at all from livery and the only way we can make this business work is on the sale of hay and straw but as our horses live out 24/7 from April to October, we have to make hay while the sun shines! Pardon the choice of expression!