Here the hay fields are turning into subdivisions pretty quickly.
I’m prepared to pay for “imported” hay if need be, been feeding it all summer.
But I’m all about putting up some quality, local hay, if I can get it, to reduce costs. I feel like I’m paying myself lol. Spend 2k now or 4K+ over the next 6 months on import hay. Hmmmm.
I like that Teff hay though.
Good for you for supporting a business that focuses on good service!
I dunno I’ve seen hay pretty much run out.
But you right, our horses don’t do without bc we plan ahead to make sure they have provisions
Buwahahahaha! Funny!
Our place here is flat and where I’ll store round bales is directly in front of the gate they’ll need to go through to be placed in the paddock. Mr LS was all like, “ohh what a good coincidence”. No sir. I planned that out when I decided where to put the fence and gates.
Have a small tractor now at least so at minimum it can drag the bales into the paddock. Bales maybe too heavy for it to pick up w spear on 3 pt hitch.
I may store some in Dad’s hay barn at his farm. He’s got enough tractors to plop a bale in the bed of my pickup. I’m full on expert at rolling bales out of the truck! Hehe!
Good for you for supporting a business that focuses on good service!
and tip the delivery men well
We are flexible on the delivery times and have over a period of time figured out the best times for them to make the journey into the city to avoid traffic. They are now picking up more clients in the city whereas they their before focus was the ranching community along the horse corridor on Denton county north of “the” city …(of which, now there is little distinction between City and Country)
I know, I’m in total agreement that it’s not a given. But non-horse people aren’t as tuned in to hay-making cycles as we are. Or understand how baling locks in nutrients that would otherwise wash out. He sees our extensive pastures and thinks that’s as good as hay. And yeah, it’s great for November into December grazing, I totally agree, but come January we absolutely need to have HAY.
It’s not like some pitched argument, don’t get me wrong. He just sees that we always manage to get hay, year after year, and doesn’t realize how much worry/effort goes into that. On the flip side, he’s right-- I always do manage to stock up a winter’s full of hay, so it’s worth questioning whether the anxiety is useful.
i am distraught and sleepless until our hay guy makes appearance. One thing i’m not quite able to get him to do is come when i say-so. I want him to come when one of the grasses is at 1/2 - 2/3 seedmature. Last year they were 100% and the exterior of the hay bales sprouted. Im SURE most of the seed fell out rather than got eaten too… Good news is that there are about 30 different grasses and legumes, so something will always be at prime… But the longer he stalls, the more that more will have cycled beyond optimum. By now most of my hayfields are transitioned from cool season grasses,.
I’ve combated his increasing lateness by planted little bluestem and a whole lot more korean lespedeza (both draught tolerant and both late season bloomers)
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