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peas and oats baleage - cattle don't like it!
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<blockquote data-quote="pd" data-source="post: 77621" data-attributes="member: 658"><p>Hi - thanks for all your helpful replies.</p><p></p><p>I held off feeding it out for a couple of days so that I could get the pH tested, as this is the critical parameter for nasties being able to grow or not. For safe eating baleage should be <4.5 on the pH scale. The samples I tested all came in under this - which was a huge relief. So tonight I fed the rest of it out with some salt and molasses and they loved it!!</p><p></p><p>Shorty, I think you are right about the moisture. This turned out to be more moist than I am used to and next year (now that I know!) I shall monitor this more closely with my contractor. How do you know anyway when it is ready to bale - do you use a moisture meter or what?? :?: </p><p></p><p>Well, its things like this that really make me learn! The old learning curve goes real steep then it all makes sense. From now on I am going to check the pH on each bale using a cheap garden pH meter. Works well, and you can check that the meter is working properly by sticking it in some good old household acetic acid (vinegar!).</p><p></p><p>Thanks again for all you great comments <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pd, post: 77621, member: 658"] Hi - thanks for all your helpful replies. I held off feeding it out for a couple of days so that I could get the pH tested, as this is the critical parameter for nasties being able to grow or not. For safe eating baleage should be <4.5 on the pH scale. The samples I tested all came in under this - which was a huge relief. So tonight I fed the rest of it out with some salt and molasses and they loved it!! Shorty, I think you are right about the moisture. This turned out to be more moist than I am used to and next year (now that I know!) I shall monitor this more closely with my contractor. How do you know anyway when it is ready to bale - do you use a moisture meter or what?? :?: Well, its things like this that really make me learn! The old learning curve goes real steep then it all makes sense. From now on I am going to check the pH on each bale using a cheap garden pH meter. Works well, and you can check that the meter is working properly by sticking it in some good old household acetic acid (vinegar!). Thanks again for all you great comments :) [/QUOTE]
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