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Other Activities => Equestrian & Livestock => Topic started by: Quackaddict on October 30, 2017, 09:29:00 PM
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Looking for recommendations for fine stemmed good quality alfalfa for my horses. Willing to travel for good price. Need 3 tons for winter. Thanks in advance
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Small bales will be at a $40+/ ton premium, big squares are the norm now days. The trades were at $140 last week in the basin. Check your critters requirements and use. That kind of nutrition can raise havoc with an equine.
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Agree, wouldn't be buying "good quality" alfalfa.
Stay with the grass hay or blends. :twocents:
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Check Moses lake craigslist, always on sale out here. A lot of alfalfa fields
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Where are you located on the wet side? I quit feeding my horses and cows alfalfa a few years ago and went to high quality grass hay. They all get a little grain along with the hay and seem to do as well if not better. When I did feed alfalfa I bought it at Kipert's in Tumwater. The second weekend of September they have a big sale and good quality alfalfa that usually goes for $16.99 is on sale for $12.99. We would buy 5 tons and be done for the winter. Kipert's has always had better alfalfa than Del's/Tractor supply, Wilco and just about all of the little local guys, Every now and then they use to get in 3 strand bales that are around 160-180 pounds with super fine stems and leaves as big as red clover.
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You guys ever feed teff grass to your animals? If so, what did you think?
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You guys ever feed teff grass to your animals? If so, what did you think?
I fed teff whenever I could get it. The teff was very clean to feed and easy to digest.
It sells out in the tricities often. I really liked it. I'd pay extra to get it from Middleton even though they're flakey on delivery .
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Teff is an annual grass, can be good stuff. It likes lots of water and heat so probably not a good choice for dryland production. Get close to the guys that grow these crops. All of the forages have a place. Figure out your animals requirements and fill them as cheaply as possible. Many growers will work with you to supply exactly what you need.
