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wayneNWAR |
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north west arkansas | I am wondering how much feed value hay loses after sitting in a barn for a couple of years. I have been trying to kind some alfalfa sq. bales, but all I have been able to find is a few years old. | ||
feelnrite |
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northwest tennessee | I have wondered that too and think it does lose some but dont know how much. If they would discount it some I would still buy it. I think it will get a different smell to it as much as anything and some cattle will not like it as much. I have fed alot of hay that is 4 or 5 years old out of a barn and they eat it well. | ||
infarmdave |
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indiana | i would think it would depend more on what the quality was when it was baled more than age David | ||
corn&beef |
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LeRoy IL | Why would it loose feed value. Baleing it and putting it in a barn perserves it. | ||
Big Square |
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Eastern Half of Kansas | I think KSU has done this before, IIRC they said year old hay had lost half of its minerals, this may have refered to grass hay. It has been a long time since I have read or heard this, it may not be correct. Just keep normal mineral in front of them. | ||
jreiser |
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nc Ne | read a study once that they tested hay that had been in a barn for 70 years and was still good value. | ||
Tim in WI |
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Embarrass WI | I was always told that the protein-fiber-minerals pretty much held, but the vitamins decreased with age. Feed the old hay, but supplement more A-D-E and you should be fine. | ||
sam i am |
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Broome County NY | Tim in WI - 2/27/2011 06:56 I was always told that the protein-fiber-minerals pretty much held, but the vitamins decreased with age. Feed the old hay, but supplement more A-D-E and you should be fine. I was told the same for what thats worth I was also told most of the vitamins are gone after 90 days at least vit.E | ||
Big Square |
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Eastern Half of Kansas | Maybe that is what I was thinking, was vitamins. | ||
Ben |
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North Mo. | take hay sample and tell us so we all know. I doubt if it loses much if any other than moisture. Ben | ||
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