Hay

Reggie.

Tyson Lannister wrote: »

Lads would I get away with wrapping hay? I want fully saved hay, not haylage but I'd want to wrap it as I've no shed for them. Neighbour reckons he wraps them but uses white plastic, as white plastic leaves some light through and mould won't grow in the light.....?
Any opinions?

I'd say it will still ferment a bit even wrapped regardless of colour of wrap unless it's bone dry being wrapped.

Willfarman

Haylage is great stuff.
Grass that's dry but a couple of days off being hay. If the hay is rattling It wouldn't be a good idea to wrap. wraps aren't 100 per cent water tight. Hay would get damp and you would have secondary fermentation at best. Mouldy hay be most likely result I think.

Tyson Lannister

Would extra wrap make any difference?

Reggie.

Tyson Lannister wrote: »

Would extra wrap make any difference?

Haylage has to be double wrapped anyways. But still chance of a dry stack sticking through

Reggie.

Off to next job

sea12

Good bit of hay baled around the country. today. Some of it nice and done not for to baled id say. My own got a shower this evening but wasn't too bad. Meant to be good tomorrow hopefully.

Reggie.

sea12 wrote: »

Good bit of hay baled around the country. today. Some of it nice and done not for to baled id say. My own got a shower this evening but wasn't too bad. Meant to be good tomorrow hopefully.

Ah you'll be sound Id say

Willfarman

We will all get it saved tomorrow with Gods help lads.

Reggie.

Willfarman wrote: »

We will all get it saved tomorrow with Gods help lads.

Going at it myself tomorrow

paddysdream

Baled about 15 acres this evening.It was in rag order,nice and dry with a bit of green still in it.
Looked fit yesterday evening but the morning here was dull and you could see the give back in it.Turned out a right evening for baling though,lots of hot sun with a good breeze.
The rest is soft hay and will be at its best to be ready tomorrow evening.Once the sun went off it this evening you could see the difference.
Lots of rain in the midlands in places I hear but nothing here.

Reggie.

paddysdream wrote: »

Baled about 15 acres this evening.It was in rag order,nice and dry with a bit of green still in it.
Looked fit yesterday evening but the morning here was dull and you could see the give back in it.Turned out a right evening for baling though,lots of hot sun with a good breeze.
The rest is soft hay and will be at its best to be ready tomorrow evening.Once the sun went off it this evening you could see the difference.
Lots of rain in the midlands in places I hear but nothing here.

We are near mullingar but didn't get a drop. Must have been lucky today

Reggie.

First time I had sleigh working behind the baler today. Lifesaver

sea12

Reggie. wrote: »

First time I had sleigh working behind the baler today. Lifesaver

Fine out fit Reggie.

sea12

sea12 wrote: »

Fine out fit Reggie.

Was beautiful morning snd hay was coming on nicely. Just as soon as I went to turn it second time a big black cloud blocked out soon right over me. Stayed like that for 4 hrs. Baled at 6 and barely fit. Really needed the sun in the afternoon. Will be a few bales heating I'd say. But all baled anyway.
See cloud in pic beliw . Like a cartoon. Just over my field and all around was clear skies.

Reggie.

sea12 wrote: »

Was beautiful morning snd hay was coming on nicely. Just as soon as I went to turn it second time a big black cloud blocked out soon right over me. Stayed like that for 4 hrs. Baled at 6 and barely fit. Really needed the sun in the afternoon. Will be a few bales heating I'd say. But all baled anyway.
See cloud in pic beliw . Like a cartoon. Just over my field and all around was clear skies.

Hay today was well fit. Usual story with that cloud.

GrandSoftDay

Reggie. wrote: »

Hay today was well fit. Usual story with that cloud.

We had heat here for the last few days but you wouldn't save hay in it, it was so humid the dew wasn't even going off the grass! Savage growth though.

paddysdream

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

We had heat here for the last few days but you wouldn't save hay in it, it was so humid the dew wasn't even going off the grass! Savage growth though.

Lots of heat here but good sunshine as well
No growth though as ground is really starting to burn up.Getting very tight on grass even though most of the ewes are tightened up and its a battle to have enough grass for lambs.

Base price

Tyson Lannister wrote: »

Lads would I get away with wrapping hay? I want fully saved hay, not haylage but I'd want to wrap it as I've no shed for them. Neighbour reckons he wraps them but uses white plastic, as white plastic leaves some light through and mould won't grow in the light.....?
Any opinions?

Every year we deliver a half load of round bales of barley straw to a lad, who like you, has no shed to store them in. He gets a local man to wrap them so he can stack them outside. I would reckon that once the hay is "made" in the bales (left drying in the field for days and there is no heat coming off them) then they should be safe enough to wrap.

Greengrass1

Baled it today. Nice green Stuff

Reggie.

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Baled it today. Nice green Stuff

Excellent. The calves will love that stuff

rushvalley

1974 or 2014?

paddysdream

On a related note,any sale on hay at the moment?
Seems to be no interest in it ,even at small money.Lots made this summer I suppose.

Reggie.

paddysdream wrote: »

On a related note,any sale on hay at the moment?
Seems to be no interest in it ,even at small money.Lots made this summer I suppose.

There's a world of it out there. See lots of it in fields still and the round bales are getting shook looking too. Clever man would store it if he had the sheds and try and sell it in a wet year whenever that comes round again

Willfarman

It will all be wanted some time.

bogman_bass

rushvalley wrote: »

1974 or 2014?

They'll still do the job just as good as any modern kit

sea12

paddysdream wrote: »

On a related note,any sale on hay at the moment?
Seems to be no interest in it ,even at small money.Lots made this summer I suppose.

I think allot is moving around 18-20 around here but that is for excellent hay.

Dupont

Is ragwort dangerous in hay?

Reggie.

Dupont wrote: »

Is ragwort dangerous in hay?

I think so

Kevhog1988

whelan2 wrote: »

those of ye that are doing hay is it ground that hasnt been grazed/touched yet this year? saw 2 neighbours mowing down stuff on monday , it was very brown, neither where grazed since last year, what would the quality be like?

would look no different when baled but i would be dubious of the quality

nashmach

rushvalley wrote: »

1974 or 2014?

Don't see too many B47's nowadays!