Where can I buy a bale of hay in NYC?

[IFoundNemo]

Long story short, I have many critters in my apartment that need grass hay as a main food source. I usually buy 30 pound bales from Pelham Bit Stables, but they were were not selling any bales the last time I went up there (about 2 weeks ago) so I have been having to buy those tiny rip off bags of hay at the pet store and its totally killing me. $10 for basically and handful of hay? Its crazy. Its killing my budget. I need to find another source to get hay from.
If anyone knows where i can pick up a 25-50 pound bale of hay (Timothy or another type of grass hay, not alfalfa, and horse quality, not cow quality), please let me know!

 

[masterswimmer]

Up here where I live. About a mile from my house. All the Timothy you can carry. Damn hay gets stuck in all the carpeting in my car :banghead:

 

[Imbarrie]

Do you have a car? There are farms out east on long island, white horse farms. Or, in Carle Place there is Hicks garden center that has hay.


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[greggnyce]

Do a search for agway,their may be one close to the city somewhere.

 

[johnny roastbeef]

Try in Riverdale, they are pretty close to you, though you will have a couple of tolls to pay.

http://www.riverdaleriding.com/

 

[cowfish]

PetSmart
Country Critters (on Long Island)

 

[dubs]

the sell it at lanscape depot in new rochelle or some the nursery around new rochelle larchmont carry it also

 

[IFoundNemo]

Thanks, I am going to try Riverdale. I do have a car. I think i am going to have trouble getting it though since its before spring. I don't think the first cut has been harvested yet. Idk, I'm from Texas, I'm used to just heading out to the barn and grabbing up a flake. I'm out of my element :smash:

 

[dubs]

nah they sell it all years round at landscape depot it used for construction when we used dig an addition the town used make us put it so the soil dont wash away when it rain

 

[IFoundNemo]

nah they sell it all years round at landscape depot it used for construction when we used dig an addition the town used make us put it so the soil dont wash away when it rain

thats not the kind that animals eat. Its actually a straw thats mostly inedible.

 

[KathyC]

Wow, moved from Texas to Manhattan..talk about culture shock!

Can you possibly speak to the folks you used to buy from locally and ask if you can prepay for some on their next order?

 

[skene]

There are Riding schools in Brooklyn and Queens not too far from the city... maybe they might be able to help you out. I know there is one just off the Belt Pkwy, one close to Ocean Pkwy and one close to Forest Hills in the back area behind Metropolitan Ave/Forest Park IIRC.

 

[IFoundNemo]

Wow, moved from Texas to Manhattan..talk about culture shock!

Yeah, its a new experience. It's different here but, I'm hoping go back home after school...but it all depends on how to job market is then...I hate the cold. Its 80 degrees and sunny in San Antonio right now.....:banghead: and I miss my horses. Oh well, someday...

 

[BroRage]

There is a riding school in Leonia, NJ. or you can try in Assunpink area I saw that they had bales of hay around the wildlife management area.

 

[IFoundNemo]

Finally found some time to take a drive to Riverdale. Got 35 pound bale for $10. Woohoo!

Speaking of Riverdale, I have not seen such nice facilities since back home in Texas. Wow, I thought Pelham Bit was as nice as they came in the city, now I need some time to get back to into horsebackriding. That place is beautiful, and those horses are so well taken care of....Maybe I can bring my horse up from Texas and board her there...ah but she'd be such a baby in the cold weather. :screama: