Wheaten straw 2015

LED Robin

What price are large good quality round bales of wheaten straw making this season delivered and stacked within a 20 mile radius? Large quantity required.

mothoin

LED Robin wrote: »

What price are large good quality round bales of wheaten straw making this season delivered and stacked within a 20 mile radius? Large quantity required.

I paid 6 euro a bale today

What has straw so cheap this year?

Can anyone break down which are the best type of bales to buy in bulk? round or medium or giant square?

case885

mothoin wrote:

What has straw so cheap this year?

mothoin wrote:

Can anyone break down which are the best type of bales to buy in bulk? round or medium or giant square?

Less demand as there's plenty fodder around and its also been a bumper harvest for straw.
Big squares are great if you can handle them, less space wasted in sheds.

mothoin

Yea i can see that, i have no way of moving them, but once the shed is filled, i would just open them where they stand,

how many round bales would be in an 8x4x4 or 8x4x3 bale?

I am switching to straw under the horses as it is nuts money for sawdust compared to straw!

ganmo

Em round bale = pie r squared x height= So 3.14 x 2x2 x 4 = 50 odd

8x4x4 = 128

8x4x3 = 96

C0N0R

So 8x2.5x2.5 would be the same as a round bale??

Sam Kade

ganmo wrote: »

Em round bale = pie r squared x height= So 3.14 x 2x2 x 4 = 50 odd

8x4x4 = 128

8x4x3 = 96

Very good I see you still remember your 6th class maths.

whelan2

is it not 2.5 round bales in a big square bale?

Cow Porter

ganmo wrote: »

Em round bale = pie r squared x height= So 3.14 x 2x2 x 4 = 50 odd

8x4x4 = 128

8x4x3 = 96

You have calculated volume as in how much space it takes up not weight.

4x4 round barley about 130/140 kg
7x4x3 wheat about 240/250 kg

That's what I think they were a few years ago when I weighed them

ganmo

Cow Porter wrote: »

You have calculated volume as in how much space it takes up not weight.

4x4 round barley about 130/140 kg
7x4x3 wheat about 240/250 kg

That's what I think they were a few years ago when I weighed them

volume x density = total weight
they should be roughly the same density so calculating the volume is a valid comparison

Cow Porter

ganmo wrote: »

volume x density = total weight
they should be roughly the same density so calculating the volume is a valid comparison

Definitely not the same density, can take a slice from a big square and get 10 kg, be alot of gathering to get 10 kg of round

Your theory says they should be alot more of a difference than to what I weighed

6480

Cow Porter wrote: »

Definitely not the same density, can take a slice from a big square and get 10 kg, be alot of gathering to get 10 kg of round

Your theory says they should be alot more of a difference than to what I weighed

Why is wheaten straw better for feeding as to barley or oaten

Milked out

6480 wrote: »

Why is wheaten straw better for feeding as to barley or oaten

I find it breaks up more easily in a diet feeder anyway if including for.roughage. I think it has a higher oil content Also than barley. But it's cheaper too. Not worth a fcuk for bedding tho

mothoin

Milked out wrote: »

I find it breaks up more easily in a diet feeder anyway if including for.roughage. I think it has a higher oil content Also than barley. But it's cheaper too. Not worth a fcuk for bedding tho

Funny that, best straw for under horses by far!

bogman_bass

Paid 10 euro a bale delivered over the weekend

cute geoge

Ould lad with nothing in yard called here yesterday pricing up a few bales ,it seems the monsoon over the weekend made him nervous . what harm fodder is barely covering the cost of fert and contractor . i can only see the price going one way ,10 euro delivered is great value .You could have got baled silage (middling Quality) delivered localy for 15 ,which was never heard of before