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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 989128" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>Not having a hay shed, I have found wrapping dry 5x6 ft 1500 lb bales really saves a lot of hay in my climate.</p><p></p><p>I took a couple pictures as I put two wrapped bales in feeders for a cow group this afternoon. This is not really the best wrapping can do because these bales sat out a month or more between baling and wrapping.</p><p></p><p>My goal for several years has been to get the bales from my hay supplier as they are baled and get them wrapped before they get a rain or sit on wet ground for long. Never quite manage to do that as I am usually traveling intensively on my day job about then.</p><p></p><p>But even though the outside had lost its green color, right under the surface of the bale these dense 6ft dia bales were as green as the day they were baled with essentially zero mold even on the bottom.</p><p></p><p>Here are some pictures. A couple bred heifers just couldn't wait until I put the bale in the feeder! While I was winding up the netwrap/plastic and stuffing it in my rock box they just decided it was chow time.</p><p></p><p>Warmed up a bit today (18 deg F when I put out the hay) and the wind has died down a bit. Sure glad these girls are not starting calving until the end of March!</p><p></p><p>Jim</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h414/SRBeef1/IMG_0139_feeding_wrapped_bales_020413_zpsf75d3d86.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h414/SRBeef1/IMG_0142_feeding_wrapped_bales_020413_balesatoutbeforewrappingbutstillgreenallaround_zeromold_zps7855b4e6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h414/SRBeef1/IMG_0143_feeding_wrapped_bales_020413_balesatoutformonthlastsummerbeforewrappedbutstillgreen_zpsc578df18.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h414/SRBeef1/IMG_0146_feeding_wrapped_bales_020413_acoupleheiferscouldntwaitwhileIrolledupplastic_zps296f11bc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 989128, member: 7509"] Not having a hay shed, I have found wrapping dry 5x6 ft 1500 lb bales really saves a lot of hay in my climate. I took a couple pictures as I put two wrapped bales in feeders for a cow group this afternoon. This is not really the best wrapping can do because these bales sat out a month or more between baling and wrapping. My goal for several years has been to get the bales from my hay supplier as they are baled and get them wrapped before they get a rain or sit on wet ground for long. Never quite manage to do that as I am usually traveling intensively on my day job about then. But even though the outside had lost its green color, right under the surface of the bale these dense 6ft dia bales were as green as the day they were baled with essentially zero mold even on the bottom. Here are some pictures. A couple bred heifers just couldn't wait until I put the bale in the feeder! While I was winding up the netwrap/plastic and stuffing it in my rock box they just decided it was chow time. Warmed up a bit today (18 deg F when I put out the hay) and the wind has died down a bit. Sure glad these girls are not starting calving until the end of March! Jim [img]http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h414/SRBeef1/IMG_0139_feeding_wrapped_bales_020413_zpsf75d3d86.jpg[/img] [img]http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h414/SRBeef1/IMG_0142_feeding_wrapped_bales_020413_balesatoutbeforewrappingbutstillgreenallaround_zeromold_zps7855b4e6.jpg[/img] [img]http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h414/SRBeef1/IMG_0143_feeding_wrapped_bales_020413_balesatoutformonthlastsummerbeforewrappedbutstillgreen_zpsc578df18.jpg[/img] [img]http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h414/SRBeef1/IMG_0146_feeding_wrapped_bales_020413_acoupleheiferscouldntwaitwhileIrolledupplastic_zps296f11bc.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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