You have lots of options. One is to build a small hay shed, get a big enough tractor to move round bales and buy the hay in rounds. You can easily cut the strings on bales and feed or bed stalls. All you need is a tractor and a hay spike.
two) buy tractor, mower and rake, cut and rake your own and have a neighbor custom bale. A good round baler can do that acreage in a couple hours. Then you can move them into shelter.
Three) If you decide to do it all, the whole job will require, tractor, mower, rake and baler plus wagons if you are doing squares. And...you better be a good mechanic because old balers are a constant repair job.
Around here you can expect to spend, Tractor (gas) $3500, Mower $2000, Rake $1000, Baler $2500, wagon $1000. Looks like $10,000
They are not pretty but old NH balers are cheap square or chain roller. A sickle mower will drive you crazy..so look for a drum mower, but you really don't need a haybine.
One last point. If you do it, do it in patches, 5 or 6 acres at a time. That way you won't get it all wet, and 5 acres is about all you can stack or move in a day anyway.
Mistakes are easy to make and expensive and I have made all of them.
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