For us permanent hay guys, short of nuking a field and starting over, we can get some cumulative broad leaf and annual grass challenges. This is the first year i wrapped dried hay because i bought a wrapper last spring After having let it sit in some cases since early june until now outside fully wrapped, it seems the hay touching the wrap produces moisture I use white wrap but the sun really heats up the bale in midsummer. Here it is very wet We run conditioners and ted at least once, usually twice
Mike10 discussion starter 3,809 posts · joined 2011 #3 sep 14, 2016 (edited by moderator) hay dog and hay dog spring service for an index with links of all the repair procedures in this thread, go to post #1 view attachment hay dogs 09112016.pdf Dryness will make zero difference Click to expand.i think grass hay that gets too dry doesn't go through a sweat so therefore has a different odor so therefore isn't as palatable so hay won't be as readily consumed by animals as hay baled at correct moisture content. With lighter hay (including 2nd and on cuttings), we may have doubled or tripled the windows (taking 2 or 3 mower passes together) Hay sales from bushogged hay payed for the haybine i eventually bought a few years later There are even bushogs made where one side is removed to help discharge the hay
Raising the back can help on some brands too. Hello everyone, i’m brand new, and excited to join this community and learn about hay farming I’m here to ask questions that’s probably been asked 1000s of time on this site My wife and i recently decided to get into hay farming to support our little horse farm in wv Here is one universal truth for hay Relative humidity 90% rh the hay will have no lower than 40% moisture
The magic moisture for raking 70% rh the hay will be no lower than 18 to 20% moisture the magic moisture for small square baling 65% rh the hay will. Seeds will be orchard grass and timothy in hay, and orchard grass and clover in pastures In the past i have just mixed seed into the.
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