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round bales of hay

  • 10-06-2013 8:03am
    #1
    max12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81 ✭✭


    made a few round bales of hay at the weekend.

    just wondering how long should i leave them out. would it be ok to bring them in to the hay shed after 4 or 5 days and stack them on 3 high in the shed.

    sorry for asking but first time doing round bales of hay


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  • #2
    Dampintheattic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 839 ✭✭✭Dampintheattic


    max12 wrote: »
    made a few round bales of hay at the weekend.

    just wondering how long should i leave them out. would it be ok to bring them in to the hay shed after 4 or 5 days and stack them on 3 high in the shed.

    sorry for asking but first time doing round bales of hay

    Throwing bales into the slatted shed, assuming empty tanks, is a greaat way to let them cure so to speak. You get a great air flow coming up through the slats. Roll the bales every few days so they don't sweat. Great job.

    Particularly good job on square bales which might not have been fully fit whwn baled. Key being keep turning them. You would be amazed how much weight (moisture) a heavy unfit bale will loose in a few weeks when treated in this way.


  • #3
    reilig
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    To be honest, if the hay wasn't dry enough when you baled it into the round bales, leaving it out isn't going to do much to prevent it from heating. Square bales, maybe, but round bales are packed too tight for them to dry out.
    I'd prefer to have them under cover before any rain would come this week!


  • #4
    pakalasa
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    If it was me, I'd get them under cover ASAP, but only if loose, with plenty of room for air to circulate around them. Open all doors etc in shed. You know what will happen, you'll get one shower of rain, then another, then another......


  • #5
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    As regards storage, has anyone stacked round baled hay 3-4 high in a yard on pallets like a can of pringles? (ie with flat side down ) Then thrown a tarp or polythene over the top?


  • #6
    yellow50HX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,828 ✭✭✭yellow50HX


    Muckit wrote: »
    As regards storage, has anyone stacked round baled hay 3-4 high in a yard on pallets like a can of pringles? (ie with flat side down ) Then thrown a tarp or polythene over the top?

    we do that in the shed. pallets on the ground and the bales on top, plenty of air underneath and teh bales are always nice and dry. It been a few years since we had hay bales but we only stacked them 3 high at the time withe the top layer on the round side to let the air around them.

    before you bring them in how long were they down before baling and whem were they baled. if they were good and dry when bales then they should be be ok for housing. If not and you have the room stack them inside on pallets/slats in a single row for a few days to dry out before stacking fully.


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