FAQs
What do farmers do with round bales? ›
round bale. One person with a tractor could handle these huge bales, from harvest to baling to transporting to feeding livestock, without ever touching the hay. Today, round bales are the most common way to store hay in the United States.
Why use a bale Unroller? ›When you unroll an 1800 lb bale of hay in a wind row across your pasture, many more cows can all line up and eat from one bale. Also the younger calves have much better access to it and don't have to compete against an older cow pushing them away from the bale ring.
What is a round bale of hay worth? ›| Hay Grade | Bale type | ———- Price ($/ton) ———- |
|---|---|---|
| Large Round | $170.00 | |
| Grade 1 (125 to 150 RFV/RFQ) | Small Square | $160.00 |
| Large Square | $100.00 | |
| Large Round | $65.00 |
If the large round-bale weighs 1,200 pounds and the small square bales weigh 40 pounds, then one large round hay bale would be equal to 30 small square bales. It important to know the weight of hay bales both for feeding and economic purposes.
Are Bale unrollers any good? ›“I don't feel that I've got the most efficient way to unwrap and load bales yet, but it's very easy to hold the bale above the unroller with the loader, cut the net, then turn around to pick it up and distribute. It's also near-perfectly clean with no fodder ending up on the ground at the loading site.
Will cows eat hay off the ground? ›Ground feeding increases the risk of internal parasites for both horses and cows. When animals eat directly off the ground, they are at risk to consume parasite larva or eggs along with their feed.
How long will a round bale last a cow? ›Thirty-six pounds of hay is close to one small square bale of hay per day, taking into consideration some waste. Conversely, feeding one large round bale of hay, to two or three steers or cows will last a few weeks.
Do cows eat round bales? ›As an example, a 30-cow herd would consume one 900-pound round bale per day. To feed a 30-cow herd, we could use one hay ring that is filled daily. But a better alternative would be to use three hay rings that are filled every three days.
What can I do with rotten round bales? ›Here are some of the repeatable suggestions I found: Give it to pigs, they like to play with it and it eventually gets mulched with their dung and can be used to spread on land. Apparently, some mulching companies in Ireland will take the bales, one man in Tipperary was even paid €10 a bale for them.