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01-04-2014, 07:32 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-05-2014, 09:19 AM by Dave-Trinity-Farms.)
After 6 years of doing business together, outta no where our hay grower just "flaked" out. Pun intended 
We were all set for our winter load after being put off for 3 months. And when the day came for our load to come, they didnt show up. No call or email. I tried for 3 weeks to contact them. Even having people with different numbers and locations try to call them. Made a new email with a totally random name just to see if they were avoiding us for some insane reason. Well a few days ago I sent an email informing them that I was sending the sheriffs out to make sure they were alive and got a reply finally of "No, we are ok."
Best I can figure is because of the massive amount of business they were getting from as far away as Florida and they didnt have to haul the loads, they just decided to cut ties with their smaller clients. Thats the only thing I can come up with.
In any event, that left us without our winter hay and I have been having to hunt for hay locale. Been getting it from a larger grower here but its over priced, light weight and the quality is rather bad and random. From over dried to baled to damp to thin flakes to flakes so big you get maybe 8 outta a bale. There are a few bundles that are decent but nothing I would call premium like they are calling it.
Had to swing by the feed store to get a few bales to cover till Monday when we are trying out another grower and OMG! 19.00 a bale from the feed store! I almost crapped my pants. But I guess you gotta do what you gotta do. No real point to this post other then to vent a bit and to say, if you are located in eastern Oregon, stay away from Deleon Farms.
We were all set for our winter load after being put off for 3 months. And when the day came for our load to come, they didnt show up. No call or email. I tried for 3 weeks to contact them. Even having people with different numbers and locations try to call them. Made a new email with a totally random name just to see if they were avoiding us for some insane reason. Well a few days ago I sent an email informing them that I was sending the sheriffs out to make sure they were alive and got a reply finally of "No, we are ok." Best I can figure is because of the massive amount of business they were getting from as far away as Florida and they didnt have to haul the loads, they just decided to cut ties with their smaller clients. Thats the only thing I can come up with.
In any event, that left us without our winter hay and I have been having to hunt for hay locale. Been getting it from a larger grower here but its over priced, light weight and the quality is rather bad and random. From over dried to baled to damp to thin flakes to flakes so big you get maybe 8 outta a bale. There are a few bundles that are decent but nothing I would call premium like they are calling it.
Had to swing by the feed store to get a few bales to cover till Monday when we are trying out another grower and OMG! 19.00 a bale from the feed store! I almost crapped my pants. But I guess you gotta do what you gotta do. No real point to this post other then to vent a bit and to say, if you are located in eastern Oregon, stay away from Deleon Farms.