Hay loft question

How did they drive up into the 3rd floor?

I don't mean to be harsh or anything, but I wouldn't worry too much about a little moisture on the outside of your horse hay. There's already enough bird poop, rat poop and urine, cat urine, bugs, slugs maybe even lizards and toads for all I know that have deposited their "moisture" on the hay. A bale has to get WET to mold once it's stored, assuming it's hay and not damp grass in the first place. And don't get too concerned about "mold". When we first got horses we read all the horsey magazines (pre-internet) and were very alert for mold. Turns out most of the "mold" we were seeing was dust from dry hay. I've been running horses for 20 years now and still haven't had a problem with mold related issues. And my horses get mostly round bales.

Bret...not harsh at all I admit that I am overly, hyper picky about hay. Call me anal...about it. That's fine, I'm not going to change. It is my mission to provide the best for all my critters. I jump through hoops, travel, call, email, inspect and tick people off in my search for the best hay. My own hay field didn't produce good enough hay for me LOL!!! So when I climbed up that ladder into that hay loft that I just spent $2,000 for a new roof and saw all my beautiful, dry hay covered in 2 inches of snow...I freaked! As it turns out, only 5 or so bales were not usable and they may not have even been touched by the snow. I do expect some bales to be below my picky standards. So I have learned from this not to worry too much about real dry, blown in snow to affect my hay. I am just thinking ahead to see if there is an easy way to prevent it without compromising ventilation.
You are lucky you have not had any problems mold related...you must be doing something right! Round bales?...no way for my horses

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You have to put the hay up right in the first place to feed rounds. The real crappy ones go to the heifers.

I'm still trying to imagine snow high enough to be getting into the roof of that barn! Never seen it like that in this neck of the woods!

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Swirling winds blew it in. Blizzards can be brutal here.

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