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[kwhites634]

The drought and the states water protection act. We are required to put in what they call waddles. Basically straw hay in a 9" netting tube around every square inch of perimeter of our building sites. Literally miles of the stuff a year at $1.39 a foot installed much more involved than that but that's where the straw goes.

That's pure crazy!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

When I get my feed ticket from this load here in a bit, I'll let you know what a ton of my 17% bulk mix is.

Guaranteed it'll put tears in your eyes.

I'm sure.

I need to restart our co-op asap.
It was still bagged but delivered on pallets and the selection was beyond belief -both conventional and organic along with a wide range of supplements like pork/bone meal, fish meal, etc.. A 50# bag of oyster shell is the same price as 10# at TSC.

 

[casportpony]

It seems like hay stayed about 2-2.50 a bale for 30 years or more and then started shooting up about 15 years ago.. Alfalfa was more like $3.50 - $4.
Straw was always aroud $1 or so during that time.

It hurts me to pay $6.50 for straw.

A nursery and garden center just up the street went out of business and sold everything. The feed store bought all their straw. I wish I had known about it.
I just use it for covering the snow and bare areas of chicken yards.
I have nothing to feed hay to at the time so that doesn't hurt so much.

$17.50 for 100 pound alfalfa bales here.

-Kathy

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Whenever I need hay or straw, which isn't often anymore, I just go to a nearby farm during baling season & buy it out of the barn or right off the wagon. Seems like every grain farm around has a sign along the road advertising hay/straw for sale.

good plan

this area isn't as rural or farm intensive as it once was

There are a few holdouts.
There's a farm about a mile or so up the road with organic grass fed sides of angus. Their pastures are so lush all the time it is amazing. They supplement their business with hayrides.

 

[kwhites634]

When I get my feed ticket from this load here in a bit, I'll let you know what a ton of my 17% bulk mix is.

Guaranteed it'll put tears in your eyes.

Ain't no wonder all farmers are rolling in dough

 

[ChickenCanoe]

$17.50 for 100 pound alfalfa bales here.

-Kathy

I say again!!

 

[Pensmaster]

That's pure crazy!

Yes it is. The bill was presented about 10 years ago and has been implemented just in the last 4 years. Was misrepresented to the people as a keep the drinking water clean bill who wouldn't want that right. I'll try to get pictures of what the have to do dirt wise to build a house later this afternoon. It's gotten so bad that if a worker tracks mud onto the street either with vehicles or foot traffic we are subject to a fine and its substantial

 

[Akrnaf2]

Sally!!! I need more info on that wonderfulf crested BPR!!
Is it acros with cream legbar?
Bring any pice of info. That you can!! I WANT TO KNOW!!!!

 

[kwhites634]

$17.50 for 100 pound alfalfa bales here.

-Kathy

I'd last about one bale these days, if that, and wouldn't walk upright for a month

 

[Akrnaf2]

Baby chicken lovin girl is 11 today!!

יום הולדת שמח הרמוני- אן הרבה שנים מאושרות!!! בני