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Round Bale Storage - Barn or no barn?

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Chuck Herrick

08-06-2007 09:04:33




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I'd like your advice. I was just about to build a hay barn for round bales in Central Texas. I talked to a professional hay baler, who told me to keep round bales unstacked and untarped outside in tight lines, running North to South, on a slightly raised terrace if possible.

He claims that if you pack the round bales end to end tightly, they'll keep for 2-3 years, and he says that stacked in a barn, they'll mildew faster.

What are your suggestions for putting away round bales of improved grass for long periods of time?

I realize location has a lot to do with this, but would you invest a bunch of money in a structure or not?

I had figured on walls 20' high, 100' by 50' and stacking the bales on pallets.

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Mn Dave

08-09-2007 05:26:37




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 Re: Round Bale Storage - Barn or no barn? in reply to Chuck Herrick, 08-06-2007 09:04:33  

Chuck Herrick said: (quoted from post at 09:04:33 08/06/07) I'd like your advice. I was just about to build a hay barn for round bales in Central Texas. I talked to a professional hay baler, who told me to keep round bales unstacked and untarped outside in tight lines, running North to South, on a slightly raised terrace if possible.

He claims that if you pack the round bales end to end tightly, they'll keep for 2-3 years, and he says that stacked in a barn, they'll mildew faster.

What are your suggestions for putting away round bales of improved grass for long periods of time?

I realize location has a lot to do with this, but would you invest a bunch of money in a structure or not?

I had figured on walls 20' high, 100' by 50' and stacking the bales on pallets.


I put up a hoop building about 10 yrs. ago for large round bale storage. It is 36x76 ft. I stack them 3 high, 5 bales on the first row, 4 on the second and 3 on the top row. It holds a total of 156 bales. I bale the hay as dry as if you were putting up small squares, so it keeps just fine. I have it fed up by the next year. The hoop bldg. is open on each end for air flow. Works out great.

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Chuck Herrick

08-09-2007 07:40:20




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 Re: Round Bale Storage - Barn or no barn? in reply to Mn Dave, 08-09-2007 05:26:37  
Dave or others, where does one go to purchase a Hoop Building? Are there vendors across the USA?



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Mn Dave

08-10-2007 05:29:26




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 Re: Round Bale Storage - Barn or no barn? in reply to Chuck Herrick, 08-09-2007 07:40:20  

Chuck Herrick said: (quoted from post at 07:40:20 08/09/07) Dave or others, where does one go to purchase a Hoop Building? Are there vendors across the USA?


Just do a google for coverall and it will bring up a bunch of coverall sites. Several different companies make the large hoop buildings.

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vernMN

08-08-2007 21:16:32




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 Re: Round Bale Storage - Barn or no barn? in reply to Chuck Herrick, 08-06-2007 09:04:33  
If storing inside watch the condition as far as moisture. Barns or sheds have been lost due to bales catching on fire.

The others have stated very good advice.



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kyhayman

08-06-2007 13:46:23




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 Re: Round Bale Storage - Barn or no barn? in reply to Chuck Herrick, 08-06-2007 09:04:33  
A lot depends on which part of Texas you are in. If you are in the wet part I'd say barn, dry part not. I keep mine inside, cant afford not to.

In a dry barn, I would not use pallets. I've got #2 crushed stone down and then put the bottom bales on their ends, then set the next bale on top on its side. Last bale goes in the pocket on top. I make a 4x4 so 15' is plenty. Personally, I wouldnt want to stack any higher, too much compression on the lower bales. Most of my pole sheds/barns have 14' between the poles, makes a nice 8 bale block, times length. One time capacity here is 1600 bales. I've never filled it but thats my goal.

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Chuck Herrick

08-06-2007 14:37:31




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 Re: Round Bale Storage - Barn or no barn? in reply to kyhayman, 08-06-2007 13:46:23  
Wow, thanks! this is great advice, especially if I end up building the barn.

I was going to put down about 6" of clay floor from a berm left from digging a tank/pond and then over that put 6" of road base/caliche.

Putting the first bale end down is a great idea.



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ChrisLSD

08-06-2007 10:06:53




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 Re: Round Bale Storage - Barn or no barn? in reply to Chuck Herrick, 08-06-2007 09:04:33  
a net wrapped bale will keep longer and better than one with twine

get them off the ground and that portion of the bale will be better -

so now you have to decide how much that is worth to you



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old

08-06-2007 10:00:23




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 Re: Round Bale Storage - Barn or no barn? in reply to Chuck Herrick, 08-06-2007 09:04:33  
All I can say about it is this. Where I live, Missouri, if you don't put them in a barn your lucky if they last till spring. My self I keep my bales in a barn and most of the time they go in in less then a day after there baled. I have bales or did have bales that where 3 or 4 years old and looked and smelled as good as the ones I put up this year. I stack them and also put down pallets to let air flow under them

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RickL

08-06-2007 09:40:53




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 Re: Round Bale Storage - Barn or no barn? in reply to Chuck Herrick, 08-06-2007 09:04:33  
Barn would never hurt for storage but will you save enought o build questionable. Are thes for your own use or seling market thatmakes difference also. Net wrapped bales do keep pretty good outside compared to string. Would never have string wrap if selling



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Joe(TX)

08-06-2007 09:27:42




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 Re: Round Bale Storage - Barn or no barn? in reply to Chuck Herrick, 08-06-2007 09:04:33  
I would have to disagree with the statement that they will mildew faster in a barn. The only way they will do that is if they are wet when they are put in a barn. If they are stacked, they need to be in a barn. A barn will save your loses.
I have mine stored outside end to end. If they are tight together and good tight bales, they keep several years.



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