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Shaun Kunz

03-08-2007 09:01:25




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I have a hesston 500 swather the crimper was taken off. If I would cut my Alfalfa the second through fourth cuttings with it would it be safe for them. I am new at baling so all the help is appreicated.




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hay master

03-21-2007 07:55:31




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 Re: Safe hay for horses in reply to Shaun Kunz, 03-08-2007 09:01:25  
I feed my horses 1st, 2nd & 3rd straight alfalfa. Every horse person has his own way of doing things. Some horse people feed out alfalfa/grass mix, some just grass to pure alfalfa. With hay, its all about RFV, relative feed value and protein content. Pure alfalfa has more protein then most grass type hay. I feed my horses 3rd cut first as they have been out on pasture all summer, then feed the 2nd cut then by late winter it's 1st cut. That way it's not such a shock to their finicky stomachs and no colic problems. What works on your farm may not work out for someone else. I use a NH haybine with the chevrons, so it cures quicker in the windrow. As the rest of the respondents said, the crimper or chevrons help the dry down time.

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RayP(MI)

03-08-2007 17:15:05




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 Re: Safe hay for horses in reply to Shaun Kunz, 03-08-2007 09:01:25  
My hay buyers strongly prefer all grass hay, or hay with little alfalfa for their horses. Seems that high alfalfa content makes horses sick... Great for dairy cattle however!



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Edd in Ky

03-08-2007 12:34:31




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 Re: Safe hay for horses in reply to Shaun Kunz, 03-08-2007 09:01:25  
I have been told that if you run alfalfa with blister beetles through a hay crimper it will smash the beetles and leave the poison in the hay, whereas if you just cut it, the beetles are not smashed and most will fly off after the hay is cut. I don't know that for a fact, just what I have read and been told.

Seems like if the crimper rolls are not working you should not have the problem. Are you in a blister beetle area? If so I would be careful anyway. Ask your county agent..he should know.

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Jerry/MT

03-08-2007 09:32:54




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 Re: Safe hay for horses in reply to Shaun Kunz, 03-08-2007 09:01:25  
By the crimper, I think you mean the chevron type rolls that crush the stems after the cutter bar cuts the alfalfa and before it throws out the windrow. The crimper helps speed the drying time for alfalfa. You still have to make sure that it's dry enough before you bale so that it doesn't get moldy but not so dry that the leaves shatter off. The leaves are the most nutritious part.



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Larry NE IL

03-08-2007 09:32:29




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 Re: Safe hay for horses in reply to Shaun Kunz, 03-08-2007 09:01:25  
Sure it would. Crimper only helps the alfalfa dry faster for baling, has nothing to do with how it feeds unless you bale it too wet and it molds.



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Ken Macfarlane

03-08-2007 12:12:58




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 Re: Safe hay for horses in reply to Larry NE IL, 03-08-2007 09:32:29  
Maybe he's talking about an area with blister beetles?



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