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Buying hay

  • 13-12-2015 6:37am
    #1
    Matty6270
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 165 ✭✭


    Hi there. Just went to a guy selling hay. It's very good fine hay around d edges but it's brown in the middle. It's not damp or anything.bone dry just wondering if it would be ok to buy or not


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  • #2
    howdee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 116 ✭✭howdee


    Is it leafy? Sounds like it heated in its own sap. It will be fine.


  • #3
    Bullocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,893 ✭✭✭Bullocks


    Matty6270 wrote: »
    Hi there. Just went to a guy selling hay. It's very good fine hay around d edges but it's brown in the middle. It's not damp or anything.bone dry just wondering if it would be ok to buy or not
    It might have heated in the middle after baling , any sign of mould ? It was a tough year to make hay with the weather so I would expect a few heated .
    Has he one open so you can pull out of the middle to see it ?


  • #4
    The Cuban
    Closed Accounts Posts: 492 ✭✭The Cuban


    What do you intend feeding it to? If its horses or weanlens then its a no go


  • #5
    angusangus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 97 ✭✭angusangus


    Matty6270 wrote: »
    Hi there. Just went to a guy selling hay. It's very good fine hay around d edges but it's brown in the middle. It's not damp or anything.bone dry just wondering if it would be ok to buy or not

    Just went to a guy selling hay at 6 am on a Sunday morning?


  • #6
    Matty6270
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 165 ✭✭Matty6270


    Yea it seems leafy and dry. Is it worth 22
    howdee wrote: »
    Is it leafy? Sounds like it heated in its own sap. It will be fine.
    Add your reply here.


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  • #7
    Matty6270
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 165 ✭✭Matty6270


    Going feeding it to cows. I have opened one bale and it seems ok. No mould or anything


  • #8
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,583 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Matty6270 wrote: »
    Going feeding it to cows. I have opened one bale and it seems ok. No mould or anything

    If no mould then you should be ok


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