Alfalfa Hay
 

Do any of you guys buy alfalfa hay on a regular basis for horses? I am thinking about loading up my trailer with 40/50 bails in Oklahoma and driving it down here and selling it. My brother and his buddy ran about 300 bails down about a month ago and sold it quick. I wish I could bring more but that's about all I can fit on my trailer. If I can get rid of it all, I may look in to buying a bigger trailer and haul more in the near future. It's 85/95 pounds per bail, 2 strand bails. I can bring a load back every month. It is some very good stuff, very green and has been sprayed. Here's a couple of pics from the load my brother brought down and I'll be buying from the same guy. Call or text me if interested (337) 581-3312 $16 per bail or $15 per bail if you buy it all

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It has been a long time since my grandfather had his farm and bailed alfalfa. My brothers and I were old enough to do the cutting and raking. But when it the guy came to bail the hay, granddad had him bail it at 50 to 55 lbs [the cost was like $ .15 per bail] so we could do most of the lifting and throwing the bails on the hay wagon.

Now my question...... those bails look almost too green. I remember the alfalfa bails to be a brownish green color. Should this farmer let the hay dry a little bit more before bailing the hay? If the hay is still "wet", it could mold while in storage. This was 50+ years ago, maybe my memory is off a bit.

I know one of the guys who bought some from my brother the last time he brought it down. It's been in his barn for a few weeks now with no mold at all.

Set up at a one of the race tracks and that stuff will sale quick for $16 a bale. It's around $23 at a feed store around here if you can find it.

Yeah, that's what my brother and his buddy did and they sold it pretty quick. I'm looking more at making a good connection with someone that's just needing about 50 bales a month and taking care of them. I work 14&14 up there so I will be able to bring down 1 load a month for now. If I can sell it easily, then I'll buy a bigger trailer and start bringing back more. If you know anybody that buys it on a regular basis, let me know please.

Check w/ all the big horse boarding stalls around you. I know klienpeter farms was getting a 48' box trailer full every fall.

That's a good idea. Thanks

Them bales look too skinny and way to long.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uJOWe02uBIw

Sorry I couldn't resist, but don't they have a bunch of horse farms in Arnoldville, might be worth a shot.

Post an ad in the LA Market bulletin. A Google search will take you to the right place

Haha! I like that song. Thanks, I'll make some calls today.

Thanks Meaux, I'll look them up.

Thanks for all the advice guys. I'll be heading out for OK in the morning and I'll be back September 19th/20th I'm still looking to make a connection with someone looking for 50 bails (or more) per month and taking care of them. If I can't find anyone then I'll start making some calls to the people that y'all suggested. Something I didn't say in my original post is that if you don't live too far from my normal route home I'll bring it to your house or meet you somewhere close.

I can hook you up with my hay guy. He might know somebody looking

That would be great meaux, I appreciate it!

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Thanks Meaux but I never got it. You can send it directly to my email if you want to try that.
bjhooper82@att.net

Thanks again Meaux. I gave him a call today but he's not looking for any alfalfa.