I am a horse owner/breeder and I live in down on the Colorado River in Bastrop County Texas between Bastrop and Smithville. Normally I bale my own hay as a share crop and I put up my one third to feed my horses, but with our recent drought I have not been able to cut any hay for the last year. With any luck and a little more rain that may change and my fingers are crossed! In the meantime I have had to dry feed my horse stock and this last winter that was a bit of a challenge as I was not alone, all the local stock owners were doing the same thing and quality hay was scarce.
Although we are still in a drought status areas of Bastrop and surrounding counties have gotten some much needed rain and there are local hay growers who have begun to bale their first cutting. I got a really nice shipment of coastal hay delivered to my ranch by Bastrop Feeds but there wasn't really a significant drop in the per bale price ( at least not yet...) as I paid $8.50 a bale. I know that I am paying a little extra for convenience as they know the routine and I just pop in or order by phone or credit card and they bring the order out within one day and unload and stack it in my barn.
But there are other options. Discount Feeds on Chestnut in Bastrop also has both grass hay and alfalfa and now we are beginning to see ads pop up in the Texas Express for hay for sale. Most of the feed stores have minimum orders for feed delivery, Bastrop Feeds charged me a flat fee based on number of items being delivered, but be sure you ask at the time you order what the fee will be. Some of the ads that are publishing also have minimum bale orders for delivery, some are pick up, and some are even out of the field pricing.
Also there is a two hay men who are setting up in front of Tractor Supply in the parking lot that have some nice hay. I have been buying my Alfalfa from one of them which runs me around $20.00 per bale (big bale) which has been coming from the Yuma area of Arizona. Both of these vendors would consider delivery to local barns with minimum orders and both are priced pretty competitively. I have been told that Bastrop Feeds is scheduled to get a shipment of Alfalfa in from Colorado some time this month which should be super nice.
Not only am I a horse woman I am also a Realtor specializing in Farm and Ranch and horse properties in Bastrop and other counties here in Central Texas between Austin, San Antonio and Houston. If you are looking for a dedicated Realtor, be it Buying or Selling, please contact me. I would love to help you.
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