Silage Bale Advice Needed

Scorpio86

Just looking for a bit of advice on Bales of Silage. Basically there are about 500 bales stored next to my house at the moment. They went into the field about 6 weeks ago. The field is below my house so I cant actually see the bales from inside. The only issue I have is that the last 2 weeks there has been a smell coming from the Bales. It is getting worse and at the weekend I couldnt open the windows in my house. The smell was ok yesterday, definitly not as bad as the weekend, it didnt bother me at all. This morning is was quite bad again so il see what its like when I get home. I have been told that this is the natural process of fermintation and should only last another couple of weeks and then the smell will go. Is this correct? If that is the case then im sure il cope with the smell for another few weeks. My only worry is that the smell will stay as strong as it was at the weekend until all the bales are used up which could be some time. Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated!!

Dampintheattic

Scorpio86 wrote: »

Just looking for a bit of advice on Bales of Silage. Basically there are about 500 bales stored next to my house at the moment. They went into the field about 6 weeks ago. The field is below my house so I cant actually see the bales from inside. The only issue I have is that the last 2 weeks there has been a smell coming from the Bales. It is getting worse and at the weekend I couldnt open the windows in my house. The smell was ok yesterday, definitly not as bad as the weekend, it didnt bother me at all. This morning is was quite bad again so il see what its like when I get home. I have been told that this is the natural process of fermintation and should only last another couple of weeks and then the smell will go. Is this correct? If that is the case then im sure il cope with the smell for another few weeks. My only worry is that the smell will stay as strong as it was at the weekend until all the bales are used up which could be some time. Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated!!

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st1979

You were told correctly smell will disappear as soon as its fermented. Shouldn't take much longer

Zoo4m8

st1979 wrote: »

You were told correctly smell will disappear as soon as its fermented. Shouldn't take much longer

Exactly , though if you get a hot day they are inclined to 'cook' but shouldn't be much of an issue from now on....

Timmaay

Smell will go soon, unless the farmer starts feeding them to stock in the field...

Scorpio86

Ah that's good to hear so and I doubt we'll be getting any hot days any time soon so it should be alright. And they are only storing them there as the field wouldn't be suitable for animals so there will be no feeding taking place there.

bbam

Scorpio86 wrote: »

Ah that's good to hear so and I doubt we'll be getting any hot days any time soon so it should be alright. And they are only storing them there as the field wouldn't be suitable for animals so there will be no feeding taking place there.

And sher, no matter what, aren't they in the farmers field and he's doing no harm only conducting the general business of farming... Which is what we ALL should expect living next to fields.... isn't it ??

dharn

The smell should become quite nice after a few weeks good baled silage can smell like sweet tobacco

mikeoh

dharn wrote: »

The smell should become quite nice after a few weeks good baled silage can smell like sweet tobacco

I love that smell ....bottle it and sell it!!

mf240

bbam wrote: »

And sher, no matter what, aren't they in the farmers field and he's doing no harm only conducting the general business of farming... Which is what we ALL should expect living next to fields.... isn't it ??

With respect bbam I have often had a non farming neighbour call in over something and I find if you are nice about it and explain that you are not doing it to purposely upset anyone the whole thing always blows over.

If you go shouting the odds then things get messy, often for no reason.

But at the same time I never give an inch but I am mannerly about it.

Pacoa

Welcome to the countryside
If you don't like the smell of baled silage you could always move to a city nearby, I hear car fumes and smog smell good this time of year.

Manoffeeling

Pacoa wrote: »

Welcome to the countryside
If you don't like the smell of baled silage you could always move to a city nearby, I hear car fumes and smog smell good this time of year.

Little landlord mentality.

jp6470

Spreading dung id say "welcome to the country"
but 500...roundbales beside someone's house.i wouldn't do it.if it's baled anyway wet at all,it's a mess anywhere and don't no if it would be all rosey in a few weeks?

Scorpio86

Well for those who think I should move back to the city why should I? Iv as much right to live in my house and enjoy the country just as much as anyone else. My opinion on it all is we all have to live near each other and farmers still need to conduct their work and earn their living so yes abit of understanding on both sides goes along way, just as much as I wouldn't be very welcome if Ianded in here and started having late night garden parties every weekend. By the way the person who actually owns the bales isn't a farmer, she simply owns the field which is useless land and unable to build on it, I thought she was renting the field to a farmer for storage but turns out she has simply bought the bales in the hope they will increase in value and make some money on them. She is from a farming background so I assume she knows what she's doing. 3 years here and I can't say a bad word about any neighbour, both farmers and people who moved to the area like myself. I was simply enquiring as to whether the fermenting process was correct as I didn't know about silage bales. It is still ok to enquire! And I think it's great for every area to get new people moving in and around, and that's both for country and cities.

Sharpshooter82

Scorpio86 wrote: »

Well for those who think I should move back to the city why should I? Iv as much right to live in my house and enjoy the country just as much as anyone else. My opinion on it all is we all have to live near each other and farmers still need to conduct their work and earn their living so yes abit of understanding on both sides goes along way, just as much as I wouldn't be very welcome if Ianded in here and started having late night garden parties every weekend. By the way the person who actually owns the bales isn't a farmer, she simply owns the field which is useless land and unable to build on it, I thought she was renting the field to a farmer for storage but turns out she has simply bought the bales in the hope they will increase in value and make some money on them. She is from a farming background so I assume she knows what she's doing. 3 years here and I can't say a bad word about any neighbour, both farmers and people who moved to the area like myself. I was simply enquiring as to whether the fermenting process was correct as I didn't know about silage bales. It is still ok to enquire! And I think it's great for every area to get new people moving in and around, and that's both for country and cities.

could be wrong here but after this year i dont think lads will pay crazy money for silage bales as most should be okfor fodder.

hugo29

Scorpio86 wrote: »

Well for those who think I should move back to the city why should I? Iv as much right to live in my house and enjoy the country just as much as anyone else. My opinion on it all is we all have to live near each other and farmers still need to conduct their work and earn their living so yes abit of understanding on both sides goes along way, just as much as I wouldn't be very welcome if Ianded in here and started having late night garden parties every weekend. By the way the person who actually owns the bales isn't a farmer, she simply owns the field which is useless land and unable to build on it, I thought she was renting the field to a farmer for storage but turns out she has simply bought the bales in the hope they will increase in value and make some money on them. She is from a farming background so I assume she knows what she's doing. 3 years here and I can't say a bad word about any neighbour, both farmers and people who moved to the area like myself. I was simply enquiring as to whether the fermenting process was correct as I didn't know about silage bales. It is still ok to enquire! And I think it's great for every area to get new people moving in and around, and that's both for country and cities.

If they smell that bad she won't have to many buyers,

Neighbour has his stored in field between two of us , were baled wet 6 weeks ago and smell just easing now, but that's country life , better than having that scumbag in athlone next door

Sharpshooter82

hugo29 wrote: »

If they smell that bad she won't have to many buyers,

Neighbour has his stored in field between two of us , were baled wet 6 weeks ago and smell just easing now, but that's country life , better than having that scumbag in athlone next door

Amen to that

Scorpio86

Agreed!

bbam

mf240 wrote: »

With respect bbam I have often had a non farming neighbour call in over something and I find if you are nice about it and explain that you are not doing it to purposely upset anyone the whole thing always blows over.

If you go shouting the odds then things get messy, often for no reason.

But at the same time I never give an inch but I am mannerly about it.

Indeed.
But we don't need to be informed that farming is a smelly business.
We have a good relationship with the houses that back onto our land and are mindful of noise and if they have washing on the line when slurry is going out.

PatQfarmer

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

could be wrong here but after this year i dont think lads will pay crazy money for silage bales as most should be okfor fodder.

It's only the start of October...:rolleyes:

Sharpshooter82

PatQfarmer wrote: »

It's only the start of October...:rolleyes:

true but most farmers around here nearly have enough silage for two winters but i know not all farmers are in that situation