Anyone made any hay yet?

[DrWazzock]

If it bustles and fluffs up as it goes through the haybob it will be alright. If it flops down it won't. If the bales come out of the small baler light but tight it will be alright. If they come out heavy and loose it's time to stop.

 

[Pan mixer]

A moisture meter is no good until the hay has sweated in the bale for an hour or four anyway, it will show another percent or two increase overnight too.

Just jabbed the one small bale that we baled today - one end 12.5% the other end 21%

 

[B R C]

I've never used a moisture meter, just the big bale contractor had one on his baler. Possibly the last field I shall ever bale, was a day late getting to it though sun was taking some colour out of it, still nice hay though.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Tomorrow I will be sent pictures of a man rolling his hay ???

 

[markpentre]

I've never used a moisture meter, just the big bale contractor had one on his baler. Possibly the last field I shall ever bale, was a day late getting to it though sun was taking some colour out of it, still nice hay though.

Why the last field ever to bale????

 

[B R C]

On my own, toomany other jobs, another business to spend more time on, two young girls that I want to spend more time with before arable harvest starts and also the fact that the space the hay takes up can be let out for more than the value of the hay let alone the profit margin.

 

[Selectamatic]

Baled today!

 

[FG.]

yes it is for sale ,....think he wanted to sell it complete with baler

that's the 3rd made 15 years later than the first two

Is the one for sale belong to Peter?

 

[rob1]

Baled today!

that should be in the oooh thread

 

[Bob c]

Is the one for sale belong to Peter?

yes

 

[jemski]

Baled yesterday, 760 little bales of lovely sweet smelling meadow hay. Think it's the best I've made.
Headlands were wrapped the day before, and even though I hadn't turned it at all it was almost too dry.
Cut some yesterday morning but it's got a bit of rye in it and now not sure we're going to get the weather.... didn't cut much fortunately.

 

[Bullring]

Baling mine this afternoon. First time I've made hay in about 10 years.

 

[Jon 3085]

Glad I've not got to move these again !,hopefully finish the last field tomorrow [emoji106].

 

[Derrick Hughes]

 

[7610 super q]

Best spell of hay making weather for years.

 

[DrWazzock]

Does that mean its going to be cheap and plentiful? We have made twice as much as normal. I'd guess its the same over the country. I think we'll need a hard winter to sell all of ours! But there'll be less silage here.

 

[Jon 3085]

Hay crops one third down here

hopefully a better price [emoji106]

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Watch the headland .No wind here .headland are a day behind the middle of the field

Always wrap the headrigs!

 

[marcusthehat]

Bah Humbug!
Some o me Da's farming acumen musta accidently* come down throu a Generation, in that ah kin "smell" good hay a baling.
Nay moisture meters needed!
*accidently as in following a wee(B47 International) baler 'n building the fornincating heavy solid dry(non-clapped) wee bales, from age 10 thro 20
Like!!!!(but not really)
mth

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Hay crops one third down here

hopefully a better price [emoji106]

I bet you never seem hay that good in your life ,

This was mine today .It's 40% better than last year .who cares about yield