ChinnieMommy87
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I have the option of possibly getting some hay locally. I am wondering if I should get one or two bales... Does hay keep well, say if i kept my extra in the garage?
where to store hay
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6Dusters
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I buy a big bale and split it up in leaf bags. Black ones. The sun cannot get through and turn it yellow. I store it in the garage and I live with high humidity. However I twist tie the bags tight on the ends. No problems.
That will feed my large gang for several months.
That will feed my large gang for several months.
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Kung Fu Chinny!
You've been really lucky to get very dry bales. Most people would end up with moldy hay using this storage method. Even having just 15% moisture content the inside of a sealed bag would sweat as the temperature outside changed causing the hay in contact with the interior of the bag to be exposed to that extra moisture and mold.
Depends on your garage. Hay needs to be kept in a breathable area where it isn't going to come into contact with materials that will keep dampness up against it. Most farmers store it on pallets in a barn. I have too many bugs/rodents here so I keep mine in big moving boxes in my laundry room. I can get half a bale into each box. Currently working on a box I put up two years ago and the hay smells and looks just as fresh as the day it went in there.
ChinnieMommy87
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Thank you ladies. I use canvas bags as storage right now. The big laundry ones. They breathe and the hay I have had since November, which I am just now running out, had stayed pretty fresh. but I was thinking about buying a few more to store the extra hay. The same man will have more in the fall so i think I am just going to do one bale for now. It was just baled this week.
