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Re: [RC] Coastal Hay - Heidi SmithI, too, have added grassy timothy and alfalfa(only a bit), to diet. Continue to feed 50% cb hay as well. The timothy is $35 a bale!!! Just try to fill your barn with that!! Whether or not that is expensive depends on the size of the bale. I think our hay in this area is cheap--it's going for around $80 a ton. Last year it averaged $110 a ton, which is still pretty good. In many urban areas, you'll pay well over $200 a ton. The big bales that we free-feed average 1800 lbs apiece, so cost twice what your timothy bales cost--and I consider them to be a bargain at an average of $72 a bale. If your timothy bales average 900 lbs, I'd say they're a bargain. Now, if you're talking two-string bales that you can pick up and carry around, I'd agree they're exhorbitant. (And I want to know where you live, because I could hire a semi and haul grass hay to your area, and make out like a bandit, even on the other side of the country!) But without knowing their weight, one can't compare prices.... Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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