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Unrolling hay tip and question on older hay
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<blockquote data-quote="CJ John" data-source="post: 1789576" data-attributes="member: 41926"><p>When I unrolled the hay in a line like most hay unrollers, my cows would start at one end and have a race to the other end. This would result in a fair amount of the hay being walked into the ground. I have finally bought a hydraulic "unroller" that fits on the back of the tractor or the front of my skid steer. I can gently roll the bale and get a portion to fall off --- and then I move on. I will typically take a large round bale and end up with 7 to 8 "hay piles" in a given area of the pasture. That allows all 60 to find a spot to eat and they gather in <strong>small groups</strong> around each pile and <strong>CONSUME</strong> the majority of the pile without walking much into the ground at all !!! And when I drive out of the pasture, I can look back and see 5 or 6 small calves eating around their "own" hay pile. That would never happen with a hay ring. And by scattering the hay throughout the pasture, there is manure throughout the pasture that will provide fertilizer in the spring and the hay on the ground can provide some seed ! Additionally over the years I have lost two cows and a calf to a hay ring. One got her leg caught in it and damaged her hip. Even with vet support and daily physical "management" she passed away. Another cow got her head caught in the ring and passed. And the calf was among the cows trying to get to the ring--- and just got caught in the mud and was at the wrong place at the wrong time. So I really LIKE my rotating bale spinner that allows me to put 7 to 8 piles at various places. My rotating bale spinner looks similar to a Worksaver "spin-off". And being on hydraulics (instead of ground unrolling) you can actually rotate a bale clock-wise or counterclockwise (to facilitate the unrolling process).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CJ John, post: 1789576, member: 41926"] When I unrolled the hay in a line like most hay unrollers, my cows would start at one end and have a race to the other end. This would result in a fair amount of the hay being walked into the ground. I have finally bought a hydraulic "unroller" that fits on the back of the tractor or the front of my skid steer. I can gently roll the bale and get a portion to fall off --- and then I move on. I will typically take a large round bale and end up with 7 to 8 "hay piles" in a given area of the pasture. That allows all 60 to find a spot to eat and they gather in [B]small groups[/B] around each pile and [B]CONSUME[/B] the majority of the pile without walking much into the ground at all !!! And when I drive out of the pasture, I can look back and see 5 or 6 small calves eating around their "own" hay pile. That would never happen with a hay ring. And by scattering the hay throughout the pasture, there is manure throughout the pasture that will provide fertilizer in the spring and the hay on the ground can provide some seed ! Additionally over the years I have lost two cows and a calf to a hay ring. One got her leg caught in it and damaged her hip. Even with vet support and daily physical "management" she passed away. Another cow got her head caught in the ring and passed. And the calf was among the cows trying to get to the ring--- and just got caught in the mud and was at the wrong place at the wrong time. So I really LIKE my rotating bale spinner that allows me to put 7 to 8 piles at various places. My rotating bale spinner looks similar to a Worksaver "spin-off". And being on hydraulics (instead of ground unrolling) you can actually rotate a bale clock-wise or counterclockwise (to facilitate the unrolling process). [/QUOTE]
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