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Posted on 10/04/2005 9:56:41 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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ecurbh came home with 10 bales of hay and 4 of them were wet and we put them back on the truck.
ecurbh said the guy loading it had thrown aside ones that must have been worse, but that won't do. Plus, it's mostly alfalfa. I'm gonna take them back and exchange them tomorrow. The reason we're paying a premium for their hay is it's supposed to be ~better~. I hate to sit and inspect each bale as they're putting it on the truck, but I hate moldy hay worse.
The whole delivery probably got wet on the way over last week.
That's what this will be - a ton. It's so dry here that I don't think it will be a problem. I'm glad to hear you did it, makes me more comfortable :)
I never thought about it till now, I'll bet it has been hard to get hay that hasn't gotten wet with all the rain you all are getting.
Moldy hay is NOT good. I hope they have some decent for you to exchange.
Becky
It probably did get wet coming in but that doesn't make it any better. And since you don't feed alfalfa, that's another problem. Good luck tomorrow.
No, it's not good at all. I looked over what I fed tonight pretty well and think it's OK.
Pony wasn't sure what to do with it. Because it was also an alfalfa rich mix, it was a really solid flake and she didn't know whether to eat it of stand on it.
It's just kinda rich... I can expect frisky horses in a day or two ;~D
Yeh, I expect they got a good dose of high protein :)I believe alfalfa is about 13% protein.
They're great about exchanging... they never give me trouble... it's just making sure the stuff they give me in exchange is better.
There's a lot of half grass half alfalfa fields, it's a pretty common thing to mix it, maybe particularly for the last cutting? I dunno bout that... when they sow what.
Yes, you can buy 1/2 and 1/2 here - it's grown like that. I'm glad you won't have a problem exchanging it.
LOL - like minds...I'm thinking it sure is a pretty car but a new Dodge would be really cool. Guess that's because we're reaching the point where we desperately need a new truck, our Dodge is a '92 and tired of hauling over the mountains.
It is two spots on his shoulder and a larger one on his neck.(rectangular) The edges smooth and hair missing. It looks like he was carrot sliced. The skin white. This one was covered today though. I thought it was infected but after I cleaned the dark layer off it looked ok. I thought a 1st it was a scab but it was skin.
We are having to get the transmission rebuilt in our "96". My husband had to rent a truck this weekend. He got a 4 door crew cab. He loved it and has been truck shopping. He's not going to like the prices though:')
I've been looking at used trucks, hoping to find one for Bob for his birthday in February. There is no way we can afford a new Dodge truck. He wants another diesel, crew cab or cab plus, 2500 4X4 with automatic transmission. New we're talking $38,000.
We have to go almost new:') Our truck has a back seat but it's a narrow one. I have space for 2 in the back in my car. Something like a 4 door full cab would work for us.
That shoulder is sore too.
I talk to him now too. Today I was telling him " Buddy if you won I hate to see the horse that lost"
LOL Well, I keep hoping in the not too distant future you'll have your own place and he and SL won't have to deal with the pasture bullies.
Good Morning. Snowing a little this morning. Not real cold, but wind is strong.
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