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An extention specialist said once that hay loses 25% a year. Dr. Gill I think was his name. Caustic posted one of his articles. Anyway, at that rate a barn seems really cheap.
 
novatech":3w29ihle said:
At the price of hay, I,m pulling my tractor out of the barn and putting my hay in. Paint is cheeper than hay.
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I would like to have enough sheds to keep my hay and equipment dry, but til then, my tractors, mower, baler, etc. are worth a lot more than my hay per sq. ft..
 
What I keep, I place on pallets and tarp. They are round bales. It stays pristine. Of course, the climate here is pretty dry too. I keep the pallets up as I use the hay. Others said they had trouble with nails and such and wouldn't use pallets. I couldn't imagine not using them. The bottoms of the coastal bales are just about as green as if they had been stored in a barn.

Bro-in-law bought a huge old billboard cover that is a neo-prene type material. It came cheap and seems to hold up really well. I am considering getting some of those for next year's cover.
 
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You can't beat used tractor tires(3000/4000 ford size) for setting hay on to cover with tarps. Make sure to cut three/four, 2-3" hole(s) in the down side for drainage. Otherwise you will have a mosquito farm going on while they are stored. We have ...."O"....loss of bottom side hay on round or square bales.

~they are free+
~they don't rot
~they don't give off hardware to hurt the animals and cause damage/flat tires
~they can be handled and stacked with a front end spear
~we receive $2.00 each when we pick them up at the shops

WE store/stack them as we use the hay. Just make sure you remember to consider the presence of snakes when you handle them at hay season time. We have experienced all kinds...feeding on mice...no doubt.
 
We have been told by a chemist to place a moth ball in each tire. He says no snakes, etc.

Sounds workable to me. I couldn't stand to be around moth balls either. Gonna try it this season. I am concerned that the smell will migrate into the hay and damage palability.
 
preston39":pi6ml7yx said:
We have been told by a chemist to place a moth ball in each tire. He says no snakes, etc.
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That might keep other critters away as well. Wasps, bees etc.
 
I use pallets, too. My husband works in shipping and gets really good ones all the time for free. And as said before - the bottom of the bales are just as green as the centers.

My latest problem is varmits tunneling under the bales. Typically skunks, but sometimes possums and 'dillers. The cows won't eat the hay that touched a skunk.

But my biggest problem with those tunnels is when it rains. They become so soft and stay that way. I can't get to one row of bales because there are so many tunnels I get stuck with a bale on the spear. Let go of the bale and I get out - barely. Dang varmits.
 

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