What to charge?

[Becs]

Hi,

I had to move my suckler heard indoors for 4 days as a favour to a neighbour to enable him to carry out some cesspit work in his garden through our field. He agreed to pay the costs of me having to do this.
Over the 4 days I used 3 big bales of straw for bedding, 4 round bales of good quality silage, 4 round bales of good hay and 2 of poorer quality hay.
Being as we make our own hay and silage, I'm at a loss at what to charge. Could anyone give me a fair price?
Thanks.

 

[ORRA LOON]

1k includes your labour for the 4 days.

 

[sheep&cows&stuff]

If you get on well with you neighbour - nothing

 

[Pieces_of_Eight]

What would it cost you to replace those 13 bales? Plus a bit of labour depending on how well you get on with your neighbour.

 

[farenheit]

In the words of the poet Justin Timberlake, 'what goes around comes around'. If he's specifically asked for a bill then just charge a couple hundred quid but if he's not, I'd leave it if he's a good guy. Like you said, you make your own stuff so there's no actual cash loss.

 

[D14]

Hi,

I had to move my suckler heard indoors for 4 days as a favour to a neighbour to enable him to carry out some cesspit work in his garden through our field. He agreed to pay the costs of me having to do this.
Over the 4 days I used 3 big bales of straw for bedding, 4 round bales of good quality silage, 4 round bales of good hay and 2 of poorer quality hay.
Being as we make our own hay and silage, I'm at a loss at what to charge. Could anyone give me a fair price?
Thanks.

Instead of sending him a bill which I find in a situation like this a bit out of order, just give him the list of what you've used and ask him to arrange to replace them. Forget about your labour cost and tell him that, as one day you might need a favour off him. So all he is paying for is what you have used over the 4 days which you would not normally have done as the animals would be out grazing.

 

[7610 super q]

Sorry.....think you have to at least charge for the fodder used.
What if the loader breaks down mucking out ? What if the spreader breaks down spreading the dung ?
Everything costs too much these days for charity work.

 

[Werzle]

Hi,

I had to move my suckler heard indoors for 4 days as a favour to a neighbour to enable him to carry out some cesspit work in his garden through our field. He agreed to pay the costs of me having to do this.
Over the 4 days I used 3 big bales of straw for bedding, 4 round bales of good quality silage, 4 round bales of good hay and 2 of poorer quality hay.
Being as we make our own hay and silage, I'm at a loss at what to charge. Could anyone give me a fair price?
Thanks.

It seems like you are on good terms with the neighbour which is like gold dust these days so £150 imo

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Wars are started on Less, tread carefully!
But then if you dont like the guy go to town

 

[Pieces_of_Eight]

Like you said, you make your own stuff so there's no actual cash loss.

Would you make yourself a sandwich, then give it away?

There is the opportunity cost of replacing the feed/bedding if you were to end up short.

Make sure he understands the value of what's been used.

 

[masseybreaker]

charge him £10 per bale for everything but make it clear you have done him a favour

 

[Goweresque]

What sort of neighbour - farming or domestic?If the former just ask him to replace the fodder used. If the latter a cash bill, the amount to be determined by how much of a pain the rear he is.

 

[puppet]

13 bales @£25. =325
2 hours moving cattle = 50
2 hours tractor. = 60
Total. 435.
Home made feed is the same price as bought stuff. When you are 13 bales short in April then try buying it at £25.
A tractor is £10/hour just to switch it on +diesel @8 and man at 12 minimum.
The repairs to cesspit would be far more and you have given him access already.
If you value your friendship at £435 then do it for nothing but what will you get in return?

 

[Cvx1170]

£50,000

 

[Zippy768]

I'll do because nobody else has.........

 

[Hesstondriver]

charge him £10 per bale for everything but make it clear you have done him a favour

this -

hay and straw is pretty plentiful this year as a generalization , so not really justifiable to sting them for it

what goes around comes around, a bottle of something at Christmas would be nice too.

you never know when you might want planning permission for something or a bit of back up against an angry parish council - they wont for get the time you ripped them off for 'just putting your cows in a shed'

 

[ARW]

I’m not sure what I’d charge but I wouldn’t do it for nothing, it’s cost you time and resources which are not free.
There’s only farmers that value their time at £0

 

[Chae1]

Does the op only have 1 field?

Why did they have to take them in.

The grass will have grown when there inside so will be able to keep them out longer ar other end.

 

[spin cycle]

£350 for fodder...£100 for labour......total £450 wouldn't be a disaster for him

 

[The Seeker]

He should pay you for the fodder and straw but the rest is favour I guess