hay and feed

[art321]

You'll be seeing me more on this site. My wife may have it all figured out already but we are preparing to bring our two horses home for the first time. We have gotten them in the last two months. I little about horses but am learning as much as I can as a new owner, she does. she's been doing the horse thing for 15+ years. We were fianlly able to move to a place in which we could own our own horses. I work from home so will be the primary caretaker and I want to be sure I'm up to speed and able to manage all this. We live in the Corcoran area and have many resources for hay but I haven't researched it just yet. I just figured this site is my go to site with lots of helpful, experienced people. What do you, who have just a couple-4 horses pay for hay and how much do you buy? Any advice for people in the Corcoran area to buy from? Thanks.

[kb1965]

4 horses, and on average buy about 400 small squares a year. If you don't have any pasture you will need more. Winter time feeding 1 in the morning, 1 at nite, and 2 at nite if it is really cold outside. I have a deal with the farmer I get hay from for 2.75.

[art321]

kb,

Can I ask for the number of your farmer? I've done some looking through word of mouth, referals and vendor-type sales and the best I can do is $3.75 a bale. Dependent on where your person is, it might even be closer than the one I'm going to go with so far. Would he have some available? I'd definitely mention you as the reference and hope it would help you out. E-mail me at [email protected]. The boys come home in 2 weeks so we need to get on this. Thanks,

Art3211

[kb1965]

The guy I get hay from is currently out this year. I have been getting hay from him for 15 years now, and we work out deals with each other. Overall I am probably paying more but I help with the field work, if I am free.

[art321]

Thanks kb. Sounds like a lot of people are running out. It's been a long winter. I'm ready for spring.

[bluewater2]

I live in Corcoran too.

We sell a grass hay every year. (only 5 acre worth) and this year we only got 2.50 a bale.

The last 2 year we were getting 3.50 to 4.00 a bale.

We are all out now but if this year we get the hay up I'll let you know. Or watch the Drummer paper, we always put an add in there.

[art321]

Thanks Bluewater. PM me at [email protected] and we could talk. Could be neighbors. I was going to ask some of the other neighbors who does their fields and see if I can get hay from them too. Need to get on that.