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storing hay for 5 years
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<blockquote data-quote="bird dog" data-source="post: 1543605" data-attributes="member: 5381"><p>If you can keep them completely dry on a hard surface they will last a long time. The strings or wrap will break down before the hay does. </p><p></p><p>I fed some last year that were 5 years old stacked two high in a pole type barn. These were my reserves. The top ones were pretty good but had some rodent and pigeon damage. The bottom ones were okay, but the weight from the ones on top broke down the wrap and made them hard to feed and the quality suffered from losing the tightness of the roll. </p><p></p><p>If you had some large pallets your idea would work well but on regular pallets they tend to slough over the sides almost to where the pallet doesn't matter. </p><p></p><p>Storing outside you will have the same problem to where the wrap or strings breaks down. Probably three or four years would be tops in our area. </p><p></p><p>To successfully have some reserves that are worth using, you need to rotate the old ones out every couple years if you can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bird dog, post: 1543605, member: 5381"] If you can keep them completely dry on a hard surface they will last a long time. The strings or wrap will break down before the hay does. I fed some last year that were 5 years old stacked two high in a pole type barn. These were my reserves. The top ones were pretty good but had some rodent and pigeon damage. The bottom ones were okay, but the weight from the ones on top broke down the wrap and made them hard to feed and the quality suffered from losing the tightness of the roll. If you had some large pallets your idea would work well but on regular pallets they tend to slough over the sides almost to where the pallet doesn't matter. Storing outside you will have the same problem to where the wrap or strings breaks down. Probably three or four years would be tops in our area. To successfully have some reserves that are worth using, you need to rotate the old ones out every couple years if you can. [/QUOTE]
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