I was looking online today trying to find an alternative to my hay woes. I have searched high and low for hay at a decent price, and come up empty over and over again. I live in a large city, with little agriculture around. I tried feed stores, no luck. Ryans, a pet supply store sold Ok hay back in the fall, but it has turned very brown. The only hay of decent quality I can find is at PetnotsoSmart, Kaytee, but it is so Expensive! I am paying over $20.00 every two weeks, and that is rationing it out, I can't give it unlimited like I would want to, or I am sure it would be more like $50.00.
However, I have just found a couple of hay producers that will have hay in the spring! The Timothy does not come until Summer, but it is $7.00 for a 70lb bale! Honestly I can't get over that, and this is good quality hay, not out in the rain and moldy. I just have to wait it out a bit more, and soon I am going to have hay comming out of my ears! I will probably have to unload some of it on the SPCA or other rescues because I am not even sure I can store 70 pounds of hay.
In the meantime, I am thinking that perhaps I should go with a Timothy / Alfalfa mix so that they have an unlimited amount, perhaps dump the pellets, and follow up with a really good variety of fruits and veggies?
However, I have just found a couple of hay producers that will have hay in the spring! The Timothy does not come until Summer, but it is $7.00 for a 70lb bale! Honestly I can't get over that, and this is good quality hay, not out in the rain and moldy. I just have to wait it out a bit more, and soon I am going to have hay comming out of my ears! I will probably have to unload some of it on the SPCA or other rescues because I am not even sure I can store 70 pounds of hay.
In the meantime, I am thinking that perhaps I should go with a Timothy / Alfalfa mix so that they have an unlimited amount, perhaps dump the pellets, and follow up with a really good variety of fruits and veggies?