Cho-ku-ri
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Animal Feed PricesFeed for animals is going to be at a premium this winter as Eastern Europe burns and Western Europe floats. Grains and forages are going to be in short supply so expect Horse, cattle, sheep, Pig , dog and poultry foods to rocket and 'good' hay will be worth its weight in gold. 
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milkmaid
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a sack of goat food at the local shop is now a pound more expensive ,it's 9.20
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gil
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Re: Animal Feed Prices | Cho-ku-ri wrote: | | 'good' hay will be worth its weight in gold. |
Have you been making your own, seeing as you've got a scythe ?
This is something that smallholders can usefully do on small areas of grass - hay can be cut, turned and stacked by hand, in weather that does not suit larger-scale mechanical methods.
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Cho-ku-ri
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My long grass in the orchard that I cut for my ponies has not made hay. It is like dung this year.  I shall have to buy some.
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gil
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We need a quick hay-making article.
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tahir
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Deano?
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gil
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Good idea. Will PM him.
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Cho-ku-ri
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There is no rush. Unless you have taken a first cut already the grass stalks left will be too woody/seedy to make good quality hay now. An article for next year would be good.
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Treacodactyl
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There is a little bit in the latest Country Smallholding mag about making hay by hand.
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gil
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| Cho-ku-ri wrote: | | There is no rush. Unless you have taken a first cut already the grass stalks left will be too woody/seedy to make good quality hay now. An article for next year would be good. |
Some folk might have - I mowed one area nearly two months ago, so looking forward to the regrowth.
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Cho-ku-ri
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Good luck, lets hope the weather has settled. I've raked up my 'dung' and grass is growing well. I shall probably try again,but it will not be as good as the first cut should have been.
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alison
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We are in the process of making hayledge at eh moment. Baling should be tomorrow, and it is looking good.
It is such a relief to get it done, after the weather we have had.
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