Bale wrap removal

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Fellow down the road a bit runs around 100 mommas along with their calves and a few bulls in a pasture. He sets out 5-6 round bales for them at a time. No hay ring or feeder but leaves the net wrap on the bales. I have always removed it. I thought that was what you did. Am I wasting my time, or should I continue to remove it?
 
Fellow down the road a bit runs around 100 mommas along with their calves and a few bulls in a pasture. He sets out 5-6 round bales for them at a time. No hay ring or feeder but leaves the net wrap on the bales. I have always removed it. I thought that was what you did. Am I wasting my time, or should I continue to remove it?
Continue to remove it.

Ken
 
Remove it . Guy that had our farm rented from the old owner never removed it . Took us 2-3 years to get all the old wrap out of the grass and ground where he left it ! It is also bad on a cows digestive system and can cause blockage that results in death . Something I've read and not experienced.
 
Remove it. We had a guy around here that owned several thousand acres spread out. His hands fed with bale wagons and never removed the net wrap. He died 2 years ago and I doubt they'll ever get those places cleaned up. Just a big mess.
 
Remove it. We had a guy around here that owned several thousand acres spread out. His hands fed with bale wagons and never removed the net wrap. He died 2 years ago and I doubt they'll ever get those places cleaned up. Just a big mess.
You have to burn those pasture. I've seen it before to.

You don't want touput equipment on it and it will stress you out thinking about the cows getting it. If they do that there is probably other trash and junk too.
 
I won't say it doesn't happen, and folks here will swear that they've encountered it, but over nearly 50 years, I've necropsied or watched necropsies on thousands of cattle of all ages, and I could count the number that had any hay twine or netwrap in their rumen on one hand and have a couple of fingers left over. I have seen wads of plastic garbage bags, and one cow had swallowed an entire rope halter... but in no instance have I ever seen a cow that died as a result of chewing and swallowing plastic twine/netwrap.

That said, I always removed netwrap, and tried my best to get all plastic twine off - it is a PITA if left out in the pasture.
 
I won't say it doesn't happen, and folks here will swear that they've encountered it, but over nearly 50 years, I've necropsied or watched necropsies on thousands of cattle of all ages, and I could count the number that had any hay twine or netwrap in their rumen on one hand and have a couple of fingers left over. I have seen wads of plastic garbage bags, and one cow had swallowed an entire rope halter... but in no instance have I ever seen a cow that died as a result of chewing and swallowing plastic twine/netwrap.

That said, I always removed netwrap, and tried my best to get all plastic twine off - it is a PITA if left out in the pasture.
Man I know has done the same and says very rare to find net wrap or hay twine that caused any damage. Says he finds it but doubts it hurts them.
 
I pick up a dozen or more wads of wrap and twine from the side of the road every week, running around checking herds.
This! I was heading to town today and, after this discussion, really noticed all the wads of netting on the side of the road. I get that it's easy to just wad it up and throw it on the back of the truck but secure it!!! Kansas is notorious for its wind, and it just blows off. Not only is it an eyesore, but it becomes someone else's problem (either the landowner or city/county/township).
 
My wife and my youngest son (that still lives in the house, bless his heart) happened to be driving close to me this evening when I had two bales on the tractor.
I stopped for the hello-yes-I'll-be-home-for-supper routine.
This time I asked her to time me. Time started when I removed my lethargic arse from the seat until I replanted it.
Wife says it took me 1 minute 89 seconds to get back in the seat.

I know my wife is smarter than me, but that 89 second thing made me perk up a bit. So I prepared myself and then asked her WTF.
She says I spend more time unwrapping hay than I do her. I thought about suggesting that she get a new egg timer.

I shut down completely after that. Not sure what happened. I'm still alive. My breathing is only partially inhibited. I'll catch y'all on the flip-flop.
 

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