Round Bales would be a great insulator against wind and debris, so I could see it working. However, I counted ~40 bales in the one camera shot of one side of his house. Im at work so I watched the video with no audio, but I wondered if he is a hay farmer himself. If he had to actually purchase all those bales, the price I pay for round bales in my area is $50 / roll. So, just the 40 rolls I counted would be $2,000, and There is likely well more than that around his house. If he has livestock he could still feed the bales though so Im just curious. Will go back and watch when I can listen to the audio
$21 for a round bale? Ive never seen hay sale that cheap here ever. $40 is the lowest I've seen, but most all the hay farmers in the area are sitting at the same $50 for a 5 foot diameter round bale. Louisiana I know also has the same climate as us here in north Florida and the primary grass used for haying here is Coastal Bermuda, and just based on the video Id bet that's what he has there.
what are you talking about? Who is jousting? Really confused... I think you read more into my post than what I put in it.
That's for sure, especially considering the damage you see right across the street from his house..
Lol I had to google that reference. Havent read that one. I think honestly its just everyone has been so snappy and confrontational on here since covid that some folks are just on the defensive constantly, and start to see confrontation when there is none.
That price looks more like what Im used to here in my area. I typically get 5 rolls at the time and pay the guy $250. We leave the money out back near the horses and he delivers it, often while we are at work. I know the farmer, and their farm is just 2 miles down the road. We just shoot him a text message when we need hay and within a couple days it shows up in the back. Cant beat that really. Im curious about how the economics works if you can only get $20 a roll. Thats super super cheap. Ive never seen hay sale that low. I wonder if that is selling to a middle man who then resales it? The hay market here is almost entirely no middle man - the hay producer is selling directly to the person needing the hay. Square bales are $5 to $7 here, and it takes about 17 square bales to make a single round bale is what the farmer who we buy from has told me ( in terms of just raw hay volume). We used to buy square bales from him in bulk before going to round bales. Its just a lot more expensive to feed square bales - but its a lot less work on us. And just in case anyone is wondering why we hand feed our horses rather than allowing free access to hay, our Mare has a lung condition that gets really really bad if she is allowed to bury her head into bales unchecked. So we use a big wheelbarrow, pull out a big load of hay, then wet it down before then giving it to the horses. If she inhales the dust in the hay it essentially causes her to have asthma like attacks and she struggles to breathe - she will suck so hard you can see her ribs on each inhale. I wish we could just drop the round bale in the field. Would make my life a lot easier!
