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<blockquote data-quote="MCRLLC" data-source="post: 1272432" data-attributes="member: 23961"><p>Thanks for the information everyone, I've been checking the temp on these bales almost daily since we put them up just to keep tabs on them. 89 F has been the high, some of these bales are testing in mid-low 30's and the majority of the others are in the 20's or lower for moisture. I have a few bales testing in the 40's (too wet to really even measure) and the hole mold issue came up because I had one very saturated bale that after a few days clearly had white mold. We pitched that bale out in the sun and the cows picked through it for a few minutes and then went back out to the green pasture.</p><p></p><p>We creatively stacked the bales up in the barn and left the side and base doors open to keep air moving through, we generally have 10-12 winds daily so there is usually a breeze moving through but there are several bales that I'm worried about. Some one suggested I salt my bales to help keep out/kill the mold. Sounds like maybe I should plan on feeding these out after everyone has calved in March. Thanks again for your insights.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MCRLLC, post: 1272432, member: 23961"] Thanks for the information everyone, I've been checking the temp on these bales almost daily since we put them up just to keep tabs on them. 89 F has been the high, some of these bales are testing in mid-low 30's and the majority of the others are in the 20's or lower for moisture. I have a few bales testing in the 40's (too wet to really even measure) and the hole mold issue came up because I had one very saturated bale that after a few days clearly had white mold. We pitched that bale out in the sun and the cows picked through it for a few minutes and then went back out to the green pasture. We creatively stacked the bales up in the barn and left the side and base doors open to keep air moving through, we generally have 10-12 winds daily so there is usually a breeze moving through but there are several bales that I'm worried about. Some one suggested I salt my bales to help keep out/kill the mold. Sounds like maybe I should plan on feeding these out after everyone has calved in March. Thanks again for your insights. [/QUOTE]
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