Hay is grass, legumes, or other herbaceous plants that have been cut and dried to be stored for use as animal fodder, either for large grazing animals raised as livestock, such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep, or for smaller domesticated animals such as rabbits [1] and guinea pigs. Pigs can eat hay, but do not digest it as efficiently as herbivores do.

2019年2月8日 · Hay is made throughout the growing season of the forage plants in your area. Most people make hay to feed later in the year when the grasses and other forages are not growing well. In our area, this non growing time is the winter but in extremely hot areas the non growing time is in the summer.

2020年9月9日 · So hay is a very important part of a healthy cow’s diet. But not all hay is made equal. Ruminant animals are great at digesting plant materials, but some plants and some plant parts are harder than others to digest. Plant materials with lots of cellulose or lignin are the hardest to digest. These are plant parts with very tough, rigid cell wells.

Hay is a cheap and valuable food for livestock. Adam Henson explains what it is and how it is made

Round hay bales were not common until after a professor and a group of students at Iowa State University came up with a much improved design for a machine that could make round bales. In the mid-1960s, Wesley Buchele, a mechanical engineer at Iowa State University, working with graduate students, developed a mechanical baling machine that would ...

2023年12月11日 · Hay’s natural properties make it an excellent choice for creating comfortable and clean bedding for livestock, particularly in barns or shelters. The soft and absorbent nature of hay helps to create a cozy and warm environment, providing animals with a comfortable place to rest and sleep. Additionally, hay acts as a natural insulator, keeping ...

Helpers will make the last part of hay making faster and less stressful. When we make hay, we send the baler and the hay trailer to the field together. The baler is the largest, slowest, and noisiest machine in the hay barn. The baler scoops up the rows of hay, compresses it into manageable cubes, and ties each cube into a neat bundle called a ...

2023年11月30日 · Introduction Hay making is the process of turning green, perishable forage into a product that can be safely stored and easily transported without danger of spoilage, while keeping nutrient loss to a minimum. This involves reducing its moisture content from 70 – 90% to 20 – 25% or less Techniques for natural pasture, sown pasture and crops specifically …

2018年5月4日 · Square bales can be made of various sizes depending on the baler, but typically they are 15 inches wide by 18 inches high by 40 inches long and weigh between 40 to 60 pounds, depending on the type ...

2020年8月6日 · This is hard to copy by hand, so the same amount of home made hay will take up more space than «tractor-packed» hay bales. Make sure you have room for the hay you make. Remember that even though hay stays fresh a long time, it has an expiration date. Don't feed hay more than a year old, preferably within 6 months. Homemade hay bales You can ...