Rained on bales

[snarling bee]

Got some 6 string bales of barley straw baled dry but now had 7mm rain on them. Do we leave them out to dry a bit (which they probably won't) or is there anything we can spray on them to prevent mould? End use is bedding for small pigs.
We carted 200, but 120 got rained on as soon as baler left field.

 

[Pan mixer]

Got some 6 string bales of barley straw baled dry but now had 7mm rain on them. Do we leave them out to dry a bit (which they probably won't) or is there anything we can spray on them to prevent mould? End use is bedding for small pigs.
We carted 200, but 120 got rained on as soon as baler left field.

Leave them out as long as you dare as long as they are not getting wet underneath.

Use them first then.

 

[snarling bee]

That was sort of the plan. They are definitely not getting wet underneath! First rain this month.

 

[Pan mixer]

That was sort of the plan. They are definitely not getting wet underneath! First rain this month.

I doubt that you will notice when you bed up with them, 7 mm fine, we had a few with an unforecast 108mm on a few years ago, different matter then.

 

[beardface]

Leave them out for a few days to dry. Then gather them up. Unless your made keen to cultivate.

 

[Sid]

Had some piles that got wet once,red spray mark on either side and put on top (wet up) or bottom(wet down) of stack in shed.

Wonders if option to tip bales on edge for smaller surface area to get wet

 

[serf]

If you have got some more to get in use these as toppers for them

 

[snarling bee]

If you have got some more to get in use these as toppers for them

All under cover

 

[steveR]

Got some 6 string bales of barley straw baled dry but now had 7mm rain on them. Do we leave them out to dry a bit (which they probably won't) or is there anything we can spray on them to prevent mould? End use is bedding for small pigs.
We carted 200, but 120 got rained on as soon as baler left field.

Add-H was what we used on hay back in the early 80s. Essentially aecetic acid that we sprayed onto the hay swath on the front of the pickup reel Worked very well but was awful on the baler which in the end, rotted away!

However, what I used to do after, was to spray the stuff with a knapsack on each level of bales if I had any a bit suspect... Late at night, under hedges etc. Still heavy but stopped mould as the stuff used to permeate through the stack with heat.

 

[serf]

All under cover

Yes , didn't mean out door toppers just on top of stack indoors so they get the chance to dry on top of stack

 

[spin cycle]

All under cover

shoulda left them out to keep it raining

 

[Grassman]

The residual heat in the bales will make most of the water evaporate quite quickly

 

[Will 1594]

S b
what size bales , 4/3
leave out as long as you dare , then when you want to put inside
stack on edge and tie a car tyre to 5 th string up so it leaves a small air gap , and dont ram them up tight ,
you will end up with a cruncy bit on every bale ,
use best straw when pigs smallest ,then use others as they get bigger ,
are you putting straw through a blower ,as they turn shite straw into good

 

[Tamar]

Lucky you.......... nice problem to have when everyone else is desperate for rain !

 

[jamesy]

Could you spray the tops of them with propcorn? Might help