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Marks on Round Bales Silage

  • 15-02-2012 10:53am
    #1
    bbam
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    Something we noticed...
    On the end of the baled silage that was up to the sun and painted with an X.
    The silage had darkened well on the end of the bale but the X can clearly be seen in the end of the bale as nice light coloured silage ??

    Would this mean that the bale isn't wrapped enough and the paint is keeping out more light??

    The rest of the bale has kept fine, I was just wondering if it's a poorer quality wrap or not enough rounds done or no harm at all...


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  • #2
    5live
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    What colour was the wrap?


  • #3
    snowman707
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    5live wrote: »
    What colour was the wrap?

    I 'd guess black, ,black attracts the sun and white repels it,

    just wondering where Op is ? no worries with the sun here :rolleyes:


  • #4
    bbam
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    Costa del Cavan so it wasn't from extreme sun either.
    Ya the wrap was black.


  • #5
    5live
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    I saw something similar on green wrap last year. Where the wrap was patched with tape was darker than where it wasnt. I was thinking the suns UVs(?) rays getting through the lighter wrap better than the darker wrap but some bales were very obvious with it. That probably wasnt the reason if the wrap was black though...


  • #6
    blue5000
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    bbam it might have been hotter where no paint was on the black bale, but this wouldn't explain the green wrapped bale showing the mark. I reckon the paint would have acted as another layer.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



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  • #7
    josephsoap
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    bbam wrote: »
    Costa del Cavan so it wasn't from extreme sun either.
    Ya the wrap was black.


    I used Quinn wrap last year. Silage is holding up well but I just feel the wrap is just tainted and 'dodgy' as with every thing associated with Quinn...don't think I'll use it this year.


  • #8
    bbam
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    While on the topic of bales.
    I had bales "sold" to a lad from earlier in the year. Turns out now he doesn't need them so it looks like I'll be feeding them myself next winter.
    They are all perfect shape wise, none were holed and they're sitting on good ground. Will I be down on feed quality after another summer in the bale.
    In fairness it will free up extra ground for grazing so I'm not too upset.


  • #9
    thetiredfarmer
    Registered Users Posts: 151 ✭✭thetiredfarmer


    Bbam i will be doing the very same,as I even planned it to have some of the driest well shaped bales left aside so as to rent less land for 2012.I had absolutely no problems when ever I have a carry over from previous years !


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