Posted by redforlife on July 22, 2023 at 09:58:21 from (174.213.212.132):
In Reply to: Wet Hay posted by Kyle in KY on July 21, 2023 at 15:05:09:
If you do bale it for questionable feed, don't bale it wet. It'll cause molding. And be susceptible to catching fire if some is dry and some is wet.
If you've ever heard of hay catching on fire on its own without a match or a lightening strike, it's because it was baled to wet or to green. I baled some alfalfa one time that was a touch green. It was either bale it, or it was going to get rained on with lots more rain in the forecast. So I chose to bale it. Those bales got hot. Probably lucky they didn't catch on fire. I un-rolled one to feed a month or two later. If you tried to lay your hand on the hay when it was freshly un-rolled, the hay was so hot you couldn't hold your hand on it. Not quite as hot as trying to hold your hand on an exhaust pipe, but almost. Made a believer out of me. I didn't have any catch on fire, but seen first hand how it's possible. I avoid any moisture going into a bale after that.
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