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<blockquote data-quote="ny_grass" data-source="post: 804401" data-attributes="member: 8237"><p>I went out today and started from the other end of the pile. I spread out a third of a bale and they were munching it happily. There still seems some reluctant nosing, looking for the best stuff. Not the behavior that I'd suspect from cows that, having eaten less than an optimal amount for a couple of days, are probably pretty hungry. </p><p></p><p>I wanted to point out that NONE of this hay is remotely moist or wet. It's very dry. I'm wondering whether the mold that has grown has been scattered throughout the bales; lots of it, evenly distributed, with no great impact in a given location (as you might see if with more obviously wet hay) but enough so that they smell it in many places they sniff. I can't decide, if this is true, whether this is better or worse than having more dense concentrations in obviously wet patches. Seems worse.</p><p></p><p>I've loosened all the ropes so it's flapping freely on the sides; the top is still on; this should allow sufficient venting of any moisture. Of course, I might pull them all off; I just haven't had time today.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ny_grass, post: 804401, member: 8237"] I went out today and started from the other end of the pile. I spread out a third of a bale and they were munching it happily. There still seems some reluctant nosing, looking for the best stuff. Not the behavior that I'd suspect from cows that, having eaten less than an optimal amount for a couple of days, are probably pretty hungry. I wanted to point out that NONE of this hay is remotely moist or wet. It's very dry. I'm wondering whether the mold that has grown has been scattered throughout the bales; lots of it, evenly distributed, with no great impact in a given location (as you might see if with more obviously wet hay) but enough so that they smell it in many places they sniff. I can't decide, if this is true, whether this is better or worse than having more dense concentrations in obviously wet patches. Seems worse. I've loosened all the ropes so it's flapping freely on the sides; the top is still on; this should allow sufficient venting of any moisture. Of course, I might pull them all off; I just haven't had time today. [/QUOTE]
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