Here is a cheap way to store big round bales to prevent them from rotting.
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- Here is a cheap way to store big round bales to prevent them from rotting. Never ever place bales directly on the ground for storage. You will be sick when you see how much of the bale has rotted this winter when you feed it. We store every bale on 6-8" diameter oak logs that are 4 feet long. Why lose 20 to 30% of each bale to rot when you could be preserving it by simply stacking them on posts.
Check out these two beautiful South Poll cross cow/calf pairs: greenpasturesfa...
Check out our new listing of 16 St Croix ewe lambs: greenpasturesfa...
Thank you for an updated version of how to stack bales. Lots of new golden nuggets on this video. Appreciate your time and efforts Greg 🙏
Always great information. I have always put all hay in barns which was common in south Alabama. Up here in north Alabama where I moved aparrently not as many people have hay barns . I am looking to build a couple of small hay barns strategically placed . I hate to lose/ waste even a small percentage of hay.
The bales I buy are held together with twine as opposed to wrapping.. and I can say I’ve had really good success keeping the bales in good condition using this technique
This was a great informative video that this Yooper learned a few things from. Gonna use these tips on my farm here in Upper Michigan! Thanks Greg!
An example of improvising that I use in order to roll hay out on pasture… buy smaller bales (4x4) that you can roll by hand. I have my hay supplier drop the hay off across several pastures. I’m able to push one bale out a day by hand. Doesn’t take too long and works for my small herd. When my herd grows over the next five years I hope to get an unroller.
I have been fortunate enough to attend 2 of Greg's grazing schools. I can hear him say "DON'T DO THAT!" from school days watching this.
With all due respect to those naysayers here critical of this video detailing Greg's method for storing his round bales outdoors without any type of cover; I say to you, *"Stop being intellectually lazy, and start using the mind that GOD gave you to reason with."* This is an incredibly simple concept, and shouldn't require an animated cartoon video in order for people to understand it.
I am *NOT A FARMER,* but I *UNDERSTOOD PERFECTLY* the concept that Greg is speaking of years ago when I saw that first video where he mentioned putting his round bales up onto *6"-8" diameter x 4'-5' long logs* to elevate them up off of the ground in order to prevent moisture infiltration into the bale and to prevent damage from rot occurring.
Free Education 👍🏻😎
Thanks Greg 😊... Toyoteee 😂
I remember the video Iassac talked about "petting the cat"
Geotge Heller mentioned it in a video and I laughed to myself realizing I must be a groupie!
Great point, if you have to keep some inventory don't let it spoil.
So for every 6 bails stacked directly on the ground 1 bail is thrown away.
Thanks for the video! Always enjoy a refresher. I’m getting really close of getting part of my pasture done. I worked on it today again and will be working on it tomorrow too. The cattle and sheep know what I’m doing. They are just watching my every move. If I get this section done I’m guessing should have enough food for a month. Then, I will work on the next section which will be enough for 2-3 months. Then, when I’m totally done I should have enough feed for my animals until March/April. Then, I will be ready for spring flush.
Nice nuggets of wisdom as always 🙏
I’ve started reading a book full of nuggets as wel today, you might know the book : No Risk Ranching and yesterday amazon let me know that Comeback Farms is available so l ordered that one too! Dono if you read my comment on your reply about the books, l’m in Portugal and you don’t ship internationaly, so now l have to wait till amazon sells How to think like a grazier 🙂
for how long is Hay stored like you describe, out in the Pastures, in the Fall and Winter Wheather…. usable as Cow feed ?
1 year
Good info...thank you!
thanks for the petting the cat reminder before i start unrolling hay again for my second winter with my bale unroller. trial and error the first season until i figured it out. unrolling dry hay was a bit easier in freezing conditions than the wet haylage we usually feed. the haylage (especially the bales with a lot of moisture in them) tend to stick to themselves and the outer few inches can freeze solid here in Michigan.
Thanks for mentioning the unroll alternatives, shows your true commitment, which we all appreciate 🙏
Lesson learned!!! Thank you for sharing
The Claas soft core bales last on the principle the whole bale breathes
what about old wood pallets?
They work fine, but their life expectancy is very short. They tend to rot quicker than our oak logs. But I would use them if I had nothing else to use.
If you have winter (real winter) in your location wood pallets can freeze down, which can lead to flat tires from the nails. I was able to get a good supply of plastic pallets for free. When I run out of plastic pallets, I use logs like Greg does.
Thanks for the video!
"that's stupid" 😂🤣
"If you can't afford it, improvise." We always improvise! We push 'em by hand. 😂
I pushed em for years when I was younger. Great cardiovascular workout for your body. Once you get in your 60’s it is a bit tougher to get them rolling😊
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Oh yeah, definitely. Having something to do it for us would be much easier.
Thank-you!
This could be explained more clearly with animation. Probably could get it done for $100.
😂
I’d rather hear it from Greg himself. Not everything has to be distilled down into a 30 second cartoon
I could buy a couple bales of hay for $100😊😊
You might be right but if I were you I would provide some free samples before you ask for money.
@schmuckpuppet4842 Thanks. I don't do that kind of work. But now that our host has a high-speed internet connection, he can find someone easily.