Square bales of straw

Bigbird1

Just wondering how many round bales of straw are meant to be in a big square bale roughly??

Bought 1 square few weeks ago at E40,so i need more soon for feeding and bedding.I have heard there are 2 rounds in a big square.

Also how many small square bales are in a round bale,i have heard 10,12..

Whats best value do ye think??

What prices are ye given??

Thanks

blue5000

What size are you talking about, there could be 2.5 round bales in a big sq bale. Best thing to do is weigh a few. There is a big variation in round baler bales!

Simple way to weigh is put them up on top of a diet feeder.

joeboard

In a 8x3x2 square bale on average there is one round bale plus 1-2 small square bales.

8560

i am selling 8x4x3 bales of very dry wheaten straw for e25, cash on collection.
there are about 330 kg weight or 2 round bales of similar straw.
biggest advantage is haulage cost is nearly halved as you can carry more tons,
if anyone wants some contact me on 087 2316842. kildare area

Agri contractor

When we mesured last year
8x4x4 = 1.5 Mchale round bale= 13 small square bales
21 euro 14 euro 1.30

cattle man

i taught there was 2.1 round bales in a 8x4x3 square bale

8560

weigh it in the diet feeder,no argument then. 8x4x4 can be 500kg

brianmurphy211

If you want value for money, why not ask can you buy straw by weight. This way it dosnt matter what size bale you get. We deliver straw all over Munster, rounds and big squares for a price between €125 - €130 per tonne depending on distance we have to travel. All loads come with a weighbridge docket. It seems the fairest way to me.

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/farmproduce/1469753