Can You Salvage Rained On Hay? - FHC Q & A

[@dawnmacneil188]

Thank you for this information. I had one of those pesty pop up showers when about 80% done. It made me cry as it was my first hay crop and you know how much work it takes to get to that point. I will take your suggestion rake it and let it dry again and bale. Maybe use it up first.

[@themccormickfowlranch]

Thanks for another informative video. Greatly appreciate it. I take old round bales from neighbors. I also take in wood chips from a tree service company when they're clearing the power lines on our county road. I let him sit But I haven't started making compost by turning them. Do you think I should mix the wood chips and the old hay with the bucket of my little tractor. I'm building a greenhouse and want to use my own compost. What do you think?

[@gabrielbaez8034]

Peace of mind from Pa Mac, right on time. I had a night shower soak my rows. Ill have to flip’m and be patient. God bless!

[@goatfarmmb]

Tripod haying was done in Europe when the weather was iffy, either fresh mowed grass was hung on wires or half ground dried grass was hung up to dry fully and if it got rained on it wouldn't harm quality of the hay

[@kenthorsen4558]

Nothing better than the smell of fresh cut hay! Thanks Pa

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Thanks Pa Mac for sharing this information . Always enjoy what you share with us. Keep up the great videos and the fun you have making them. Fred.

[@clarenceriffle320]

Great video, I myself have lost hay to rain for awhile I've been putting it up in a haycock when rain is about to go just get a tripod high as you want stack hay around it in a circle make sure that a piece of tin bent in a v is on the ground keep going up till done and then I put a tarp on it and stake it to the ground after the rain passes then I spread it out and in rows again the tin let's air pass through it and tarp sheds rain some a little more work but worth it when hay is limited

[@teddybrzeski]

How long after its cut .if it keeps raining , before it goes bad

[@backachershomestead]

Alfalfa hay has to be handle the least amount possible. You risk losing the leaves and end up with stems. Grass types of hay hold up well to several rakings.

[@farmhandscompanion]

Great point, backachershomestead! Lesbedeza (grass/hay) would be the same way.

[@Ham68229]

If it's for Horses, get dried asap, mold will kill a horse. Now if it's for cattle, mold won't bother them but, you still want to get it dried asap. It's better to leave the hay lay flat than in a windrow. The thing to worry about is, loss of leaves from the plant. We've had hay get wet and would have a weeks worth of rain on it, we'd go in, just turn the bottom of the windrow to the top so it would dry, we didn't have a tedder rake but, after a day or two just laying with the wind and sun beating down on it, dried fairly quickly. However, we'd always sit that batch of hay to the side, spread salt on the bales and that batch would get slowly "blended" in with the good quality of hay when we fed our cattle. If you mix it, say, 2-1 3-1 and I'm talking small square bales because back then, that's all we had. Cattle didn't care at that time. Cheers :)

[@LittleJordanFarm]

Great topic... Question do you hand do all your hay if so I'd love seeing your process. I'm trying to do that on a small lot. Never done it before

[@farmhandscompanion]

Hey Little Jordan Farm, no, at this point in time I buy most all of my really good friends that makes some of the best round bales around. If you'd like to see the process for handmade hay, take a look at this playlist if you haven't already: kzbin.info/aero/PLriTpyY4mQuhQsLL19rb76ToqD1mOWf3C

[@benjamingrist6539]

To answer the funny question at the end of the video, it might be possible with some heritage greed cattle. It was reported about Pineywood cows that two men could pick up a grown bull by themselves. I imagine one really buff guy could do it by himself.

[@Rottinrock]

my granfather and uncle would salt their hay as they put it up , so it wouldn't burn in the stack

[@douglasvantassel8098]

I agree there are worse smells than rotting hay. Lol

[@clintdouglas5756]

The quality of the hay will suffer slightly the quantity will suffer a lot more ,rain on grass hay will shrink sometimes a great deal sometimes a not so much but will always shrink some

[@rawbacon]

That cow's gonna put on weight a lot quicker than you're gonna put on muscle.🐄