5 Places To Find Hay During Winter - Where To Get Hay In Winter

 Where to Get Hay In Winter

It is general knowledge now that hay is cattle food. On a normal day many animal farmers go about feeding their cattle with different types of hay in preparation for either for horse race, milking, or even eating the healthy flesh. They usually have little or no difficulties during summer. However when it's winter, they always face a problem of where to find hay for their livestock. 

Animals do have blood running in their veins like humans. Thus they feel cold too during winter. As a result it is difficult for them to move around to graze of grass. Therefore owners of these livestock must be able to provide hay for them to feed on. 

5 Places To Find Hay During Winter

1. Auctions

Your local coop or auction house may have weekly hay auctions. Check the schedules and call around to see if there’s a certain day of the week for auctions and be ready to bid for your hay. 

Be cautious when purchasing hay at an auction as the best bales may be stacked on the outside of the trailer, and crummy ones may be at the center for appearance sake.  

Auctions are an easy way to find hay when you’re in a pinch (if you have them locally) but it can also be a risky decision as you don’t always know exactly what you are getting until you get home and break open a bale. 

2. Classifieds

Good ‘ol newspaper classifieds still have listings for hay from time to time, so if you’ve got a subscription, start watching the paper for hay listings. 

No newspaper? Well, there’s always Craigslist. You are almost always going to find hay for sale on craigslist. Unfortunately, it may not be nearby, but if you’re in a bind, you might need to be ok with a little travel.

Again, the price of hay goes up on Craigslist during the winter months, or even during years of heavy rainfall or drought. Either way, the critters need their feed, so you might need to bite the bullet and shell out some serious ching for them in times of need. 

No hay listings? Create a wanted ad for hay and let the hay find you!

3. Facebook

If you’re on Facebook, you can find local farming and homesteading groups to join. Usually, these groups are open to anyone interested in animal husbandry and a simple post asking around for hay may yield some fantastic results.

Even if no one has hay for sale, they may be able to point you in the right direction or offer a few bales to help you out in a time of need. 

4. Forums

The internet is full of forums dedicated to certain animals, breeds, and hobbies. You can find regional forums to join where you can ask for hay leads. You may even find some hay groups that are specifically created as a hay exchange site. Also, you can find some hay specific groups like Alfalfal hay for sale, or Timothy hay for sale and even hay for sale in general.

5. Hay Sale Websites

If you google hay for sale you may have some luck finding local farms that sell hay and have their own websites. On the other hand, hay exchange (buy and sell) websites are beginning to pop up. Paramount hay for example will supply whatever you need in the USA and even abroad.