Ruined small hay bales.

[Roblow]

Can any one help.
I have dozens and dozens of ruined hay bales they smell bad/fousty and some have mould on them which is strange as they were dry when baled.
Can anyone suggest how to dispose of these.????

 

[Derrick Hughes]

cut the string and dump them on the dung heap .turn them a few times over the winter

 

[Courier]

Use them for bedding...

 

[roscoe erf]

or burn them @Thick Farmer

 

[multi power]

Can any one help.
I have dozens and dozens of ruined hay bales they smell bad/fousty and some have mould on them which is strange as they were dry when baled.
Can anyone suggest how to dispose of these.????

Clearly they weren't dry enough, use them for bedding

 

[Courier]

cut the string and dump them on the dung heap .turn them a few times over the winter

or burn them @Thick Farmer

And then buy straw in for bedding !!

 

[Roblow]

Cheers to you all for the ideas.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

you cant put dung on dung you just get more dung

 

[Roblow]

???????

 

[Northeastfarmer]

you cant put dung on dung you just get more dung

Still p!ssed?

 

[Derrick Hughes]

???????

bedding!! . if it's to wet no point

 

[TL100]

If it's just the top bales leave them be for now, the bales underneath should be ok.

 

[Goweresque]

???????

I think he means that fusty hay is as good as dung already, you'll not get any value out of it for bedding.........

 

[milkloss]

If it's just the top bales leave them be for now, the bales underneath should be ok.

Maybe. The top bales will usually take the flak if they were bales a little too soon. Take them off and the bales underneath will go the same so leave them there until the stack has cooked and stabilised.

 

[Courier]

I think he means that fusty hay is as good as dung already, you'll not get any value out of it for bedding.........

But it was dry when it was baled

 

[Derrick Hughes]

But it was dry when it was baled

if it's dry then bedding yes .I was thinking they still out . or gardeners will take them for raised vegetable beds

 

[roscoe erf]

And then buy straw in for bedding !!

exactly

 

[Bury the Trash]

you cant put dung on dung you just get more dung

he was
joking .

mouldy hay is not good for man nor beast

 

[Still Farming]

Did you store under plastic ?
Most time's hay warms and looks crap but if left can clear or go "tabacco"ney and is ok after a longer while.
With straw £150 tonne keep for bedding and bed the animals will pick it whatever ?

 

[Derrick Hughes]

can we have no more if this £150 ton or buyers will think it's real .it ain't gong to happen