Hay is really not all that hard to find, you've just got to be willing to pay feed store prices. I bought 10 square bales of coastal today at $10 a bale. Last spring when we were still getting rain I bought 240 bales from a private seller at $4.50 a bale.
Where are you located? I have excellent quality timothy hay for sale at 2.25 a bale,average 50 lbs per bale.