snake67
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hillbilly beef man":ujzhyp49 said:I have been kicking around the idea of pasturing my hayfields and buying hay and was wondering if anyone else has gone through the same thing. Right now 4x4 rolls are going for $15, and it takes five of them to get a cow through an average winter. I would have to haul it around 50 miles each way, but I have a pretty good single axle truck and trailer to haul it on. Money wise I would come out way ahead with the increased numbers of cows I could run, but what I want to know is how aggravating is it trying to buy hay every year? Is it any more aggravating than trying to get hay up and work full time? Thanks for any input.
Be careful about this
I have absolutely NO hay in the yard - winter is coming and hay is hitting 80 - 100 bucks a bale - buying does not always pencil out
Cattle prices are being driven down by the market being flooded with animals that cannot be fed
Always good to have some back up
I believe this might be the year all the girls hit the road - made it this far and even managed to survive BSE - but was droughted out and priced out - even fed out all the bales stacked as extra from many years back
Cheers
Bez