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Rushes in bales of silage or hay

  • 16-08-2015 9:35pm
    #1
    Siamsa Sessions
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    Hi all,

    A field that's usually grazed at home got a bit strong on us so I got a neighbour to mow it down yesterday and weather-dependent we'll get a few bales of silage or preferably hay off it.

    Most of it is OK, but there's a few rushes in one particular corner. Would it be worth trying to pick these out before it's baled? Or will our sheep just eat around them in the bale?

    Thanks.

    Trading as Sullivan’s Farm on YouTube



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  • #2
    orm0nd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,275 ✭✭✭orm0nd


    Siamsa Sessions wrote: »
    Hi all,

    A field that's usually grazed at home got a bit strong on us so I got a neighbour to mow it down yesterday and weather-dependent we'll get a few bales of silage or preferably hay off it.

    Most of it is OK, but there's a few rushes in one particular corner. Would it be worth trying to pick these out before it's baled? Or will our sheep just eat around them in the bale?

    Thanks.


    best not to bale them especially for sheep, especially if there is clay in the butts of the rushes

    it could cause listeriosis or abortion

    EDIT, just to say it's the clay that would be the problem, if young rush with no clumps at butt should be ok


  • #3
    sea12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,244 ✭✭✭sea12


    Wouldn't worry too much about it. Sheep will eat around them. Not a huge deal. Think you'll be looking at silage rather than hay though. Weather not great for the week ahead.


  • #4
    9935452
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    rushes arent a problem in bales of silage
    But we had a set of lads who we bale for who would pick them out , dock leaves too.
    Personally i hate rushes in silage. you throw out fertilizer to grow them
    Burn diesel mowing them, pay a man to bale and wrap them, burn diesel to draw them. animals dont eat them. pike them out and bring them back to the land to rot.
    When you get the chance , spray them off


  • #5
    Siamsa Sessions
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,057 Mod ✭✭✭✭Siamsa Sessions


    Thanks lads.

    It'll be silage rather than hay alright, the way the forecast is for the next few days.

    Re spraying the rushes: is there any spray in particular you'd advise?

    (I'll be doing them me-self with a knapsack)

    Trading as Sullivan’s Farm on YouTube



  • #6
    case5130
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 222 ✭✭case5130


    Lat them start to grow again and hit them with MCPA best stuff I find


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  • #7
    Siamsa Sessions
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,057 Mod ✭✭✭✭Siamsa Sessions


    case5130 wrote: »
    Lat them start to grow again and hit them with MCPA best stuff I find

    Sound - thanks for that.

    Trading as Sullivan’s Farm on YouTube



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