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| Kelly |
Posted - 02 Mar 2011 : 1:57:54 PM
Our latest big bale has got me worried. When I took the wrapper off it was wet on top and clearly mouldy in that area, as well as a sizeable amount of white mould on patches round the sides.
So I removed that.
But as I dug down, though the white bits got drier and fewer, there are still some there.
I haven't fed any as I don't like it, but I wonder if I'm being over cautious?
My friend has fed the first lot (that I chucked away as 'awful') to her mares....
Thoughts please! |
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| Mrs Vlacq |
Posted - 02 Mar 2011 : 3:32:32 PM
white mould is ok - like cheese mould. Don't starve him down to it, but if he can pick his way aroun dit and eat the bits he likes it's fine.
Slimey wet bits where a wrap has been damaged tends to go on the muckheap here, and any green mould gets chucked too, but the odd white bit is fine.
( Double wrapped bales ensures much less waste, thoguh you end up with more wrap to get rid of! ) |
| Kelly |
Posted - 02 Mar 2011 : 3:29:08 PM
And there was me thinking I'd chilled out and stopped over reacting!
Thanks guys, off home to take it apart now (and throw away the worst bits  )
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| pinkvboots |
Posted - 02 Mar 2011 : 3:27:17 PM
White mould on hayledge is ok, black mould is not. |
| parkvillenerog5 |
Posted - 02 Mar 2011 : 2:21:29 PM
I had the same problem with my haylage. I was assured by the farmer that it is yeast and it is in no way harmful, infact its meant to be good for them?. Or so he says ha. |
| Callisto |
Posted - 02 Mar 2011 : 2:08:22 PM
Well if there are only a few white bits then I would feed it - when my gelding was on it he used to pick through it and reject bits anyway... (mind you he was on haylage because the hay was poor at the livery yard and he used to throw that on the floor and pee on it to show his disgust - you would never have believed he spent the first 3 years of his life in a herd of 30 plus horses competing for every blade of grass ) |
| natntaz |
Posted - 02 Mar 2011 : 2:02:26 PM
I used to have Hayledge and if any mould i wouldnt use
it, Usually means it has had a hole in the wrapping.
It seemed to happen a lot more in the small bales than
when i had the bigger bales. Our local shop used to be
happy to take the little bales back straight away
Can you not either take it back of get it collected and
explain you are not happy to use it like that if you decide
not to use it.
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| Pashon2001 |
Posted - 02 Mar 2011 : 2:01:47 PM
If its white slightly waxy residue then this is perfectly fine and is a byproduct of the fermentation process. Any black is a complete NO NO!! Smelling it is the best test. |
