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<blockquote data-quote="1982vett" data-source="post: 595064" data-attributes="member: 7795"><p>Limomike, I must disagree (respectfully I might add) with it being more expensive and not worth the added expense and trouble. But it can depend on how long the hay is store outside. If you can save 10% of a $70 roll of hay you can feed 10% more animals with the same money or use less hay. If you carry that hay over another season your savings will be much more.</p><p></p><p>Douglas, I used the same product you are talking about for around 10 years. Actually my uncle use them and when I took over his operation I continued to use them. I did start buying the 100 ft roll and cut them down to about 16 foot long pieces to make them easier to handle instead of using the individual bale covers. It saved a few dollars and saved on the amount of time it took to cover them. I usually fed two or more bales at a time so taking one cover off usuall uncovered what I needed. I used to cover over 120 rolls or more a year and have taken covers of hay stored two seasons to find it looking like it was new hay. Never stacked more than 40 at a single spot in case of fire. I used railroad ties and old light poles to get the bales off the ground and electric fencing around them. I swear by them to be the next best thing to a barn.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1982vett, post: 595064, member: 7795"] Limomike, I must disagree (respectfully I might add) with it being more expensive and not worth the added expense and trouble. But it can depend on how long the hay is store outside. If you can save 10% of a $70 roll of hay you can feed 10% more animals with the same money or use less hay. If you carry that hay over another season your savings will be much more. Douglas, I used the same product you are talking about for around 10 years. Actually my uncle use them and when I took over his operation I continued to use them. I did start buying the 100 ft roll and cut them down to about 16 foot long pieces to make them easier to handle instead of using the individual bale covers. It saved a few dollars and saved on the amount of time it took to cover them. I usually fed two or more bales at a time so taking one cover off usuall uncovered what I needed. I used to cover over 120 rolls or more a year and have taken covers of hay stored two seasons to find it looking like it was new hay. Never stacked more than 40 at a single spot in case of fire. I used railroad ties and old light poles to get the bales off the ground and electric fencing around them. I swear by them to be the next best thing to a barn. [/QUOTE]
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