Winter Hay Supply Arrived

Ever since we moved to Borderlands, we've had a little saying that if you're going to do it, go big. Yup, that's exactly what we did Friday. Our winter supply of hay was delivered. I sure do love these guys! There are few sights better than a trailer load full of hay.

I call the semi the Jolly Green Giant. That semi always brings me hay and it always makes me happy (and it makes the horses happy too)! I ordered a few additional bales not knowing exactly who all would be at Borderlands. Those extra bales screwed up my poor hay guys. They had to come down twice with the flatbed loaded full of hay.

Lucky for me all of the hay is under cover. I wasn't sure if we would get all the hay in the hay shed and hay barn or not. Lucky for me, our hay guys knows how to really pack those bales! I still have to tarp everything but with the wind we had Saturday, I thought I'd prefer to keep my feet on the ground instead of going tarp (er...kite) flying.

Now the hard part of the hay, paying for it. Unfortunately, the price of this hay did go up but that was to be expected. With the drought down south and my hay farmer digging up a good chunk of his hay ground for beans and corn, I expect that the prices will continue to rise. I pay by the ton so it's a little bit cheaper in that respect. But it's still a big chunk of change considering that I pay for the entire hay bill out of my paycheck. Hopefully once we are non-profit I can search for grants. Until then, if someone wants to donate to the hay fund, it would be most appreciated.

We have to figure out how many round bales remain from when we bought the 40 in October. I want to have enough to get the blind pen through the winter months. It's best to keep Thor and Babe happy with a full belly.

But it does feel good to have our winter supply of hay tucked away. I'll never say I'm ready for winter, but if we were to get snow, the horses would have full bellies. Lets hope that we have a mild winter.