Compressed Straw Hay Bales
Straw hay is the dried stems of wheat plants which are left over after wheat is harvested. Straw hay is popular for use as bedding for small animals like poultry, chickens, rabbit, guinea pigs, ferrets etc. Straw hay can be used in your chickens nest box to cushion and protect newly layed eggs. For rabbits it can used to line the floor or your rabbits hutch to help keep them above and away from urine, liquids and mess. Replace straw hay regularly.
Straw hay bales are also popular as props at parties/promotions or as a way to stop water run off at building and construction sites. Also suitable to construct a raised garden bed or for straw bale gardening.
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Notes: The bale weight & measurements are only general guides as each bale varies in size.
Questions & Answers:
Q. Are your straw hay bales suitable for Straw Bale Gardening and are they seed / weed-free?
A. Yes, our straw bales are farm bales suitable for Straw Bale Gardening. Regarding being seed or weed-free this is hard to say for sure. We did speak to our supplier and they said that their bales are likely to have a small amount wheat seed, as the upper wheat stalk can contain a small amount of seeds internally when harvested. He also added that this is a common issue for virtually all farm straw bales and not just applicable to his stock.
Q. Do you make straw bales at made-to-measure sizes, sell smaller bales or half bales?
A. We only sell full-sized straw and compressed hay bales at the moment. For smaller amounts of straw please consider our straw bags.
Q. Would these straw bales be suitable for people to sit on at an event/function I’m organising?
A. Most people prefer the larger regular straw hay bales as they look more like traditional bales and are easier to sit on. See below.
Q. What kind of straw is this eg wheat straw?
A. This is straw is indeed wheat straw or wheaten straw. It is made with the leftover wheat stalks from wheat harvesting
Q. I’m interested in ordering some straw hay bales for an event I’m hosting, can these bales be delivered on a specific day and what’s the ordering procedure?
A. Yes. orders can be delivered any weekday you like, please mention your preferred day for delivery in the comments section when placing your order on the website. If your party or event is on Saturday its best to request a Thursday delivery so that we will have an extra day to deliver in the rare event there is a delay.
We usually deliver our straw bale orders with a third party courier and therefore we cannot specify what time of the day the order will be delivered. We can request or suggest a delivery time period with the courier, but your order could still be delivered at any time on the delivery day. Usually, an afternoon delivery is much easier for the courier.
To be sure of stock availability its best to place your order one week before you need it, though we can deliver at much shorter notice. We can even do next day deliveries for urgent orders if needed.
Same day deliveries of straw bales may be possible, but this at our discretion as we may be too busy at the time. For same day deliveries please email us before hand to see if its possible.
New stock of straw bales normally arrives at our Sydney store on Thursday or Friday each week.