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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 595047" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>We had a very wet fall last year and a lot of snow last winter. By February I was wasting an awful lot of each 6ft dia bale due to mold. I think it is about 1/2 the hay in a 6 ft bale is in the outer foot.</p><p></p><p>Anyway was going to try to build a hay shed this year but that didn't happen. So I found some bale sleeves here locally and so far they seem to make a big difference. You just have to make sure the bales are really 6ft or whatever size you buy. I had some bales which were over size and ended up slitting the sleeve and duct taping it on the bottom. Next batch of bales was the right size and they went on fairly easily. Takes time but they appear to be worth it, at least in WI weather and my situation for 40-50 bales. Still going to build a hay shed some time in the future... Trying to graze corn stalks as long as possible (Jan 1?) before feeding bulk of hay. I just set a bale out now to keep the rumen going while they eat the corn. </p><p></p><p>I do set most bales on pallets. I'm going to keep the sleeved bales for last /late winter feeding, using bales with netwrap only first. Here's a photo. Good luck. I think these cost about 2.50 per bale. With hay prices up it makes it worthwhile if they save some hay.</p><p></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 595047, member: 7509"] We had a very wet fall last year and a lot of snow last winter. By February I was wasting an awful lot of each 6ft dia bale due to mold. I think it is about 1/2 the hay in a 6 ft bale is in the outer foot. Anyway was going to try to build a hay shed this year but that didn't happen. So I found some bale sleeves here locally and so far they seem to make a big difference. You just have to make sure the bales are really 6ft or whatever size you buy. I had some bales which were over size and ended up slitting the sleeve and duct taping it on the bottom. Next batch of bales was the right size and they went on fairly easily. Takes time but they appear to be worth it, at least in WI weather and my situation for 40-50 bales. Still going to build a hay shed some time in the future... Trying to graze corn stalks as long as possible (Jan 1?) before feeding bulk of hay. I just set a bale out now to keep the rumen going while they eat the corn. I do set most bales on pallets. I'm going to keep the sleeved bales for last /late winter feeding, using bales with netwrap only first. Here's a photo. Good luck. I think these cost about 2.50 per bale. With hay prices up it makes it worthwhile if they save some hay. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Bale Sleeve IMG_0968_1.JPG"]0[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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