What do I do with this hay now?

[KodeshAcres]

I’m a little irritated right now. I noticed these white specks on the bottom edge of the square hay bale. I reached out to the guy we bought it from and he told me it was mold he told me it must have gotten wet, I explained that it’s been under a tarp and on pallets to keep off the ground then I didn’t hear back from him anymore. My question is… is this just a total loss at this point? Am I able to cut the edge off and feed the rest to the sheep? The middle doesn’t have any mold and the hay still smells sweet. Or does mold just spread rapidly before you can even see it?

 

[Mini Horses]

Cut off the mold. Look around rest of bale for mold. If none feed it. Looks like on edge. But only in person can tell.

Hay will draw moisture! Wood will draw moisture. Check all those bottom bales. You may have more. sorry..... If caught now, you can salvage it.

 

[KodeshAcres]

Cut off the mold. Look around rest of bale for mold. If none feed it. Looks like on edge. But only in person can tell.

Hay will draw moisture! Wood will draw moisture. Check all those bottom bales. You may have more. sorry..... If caught now, you can salvage it.

Thank you, I was freaking out because someone said they’ll get listeriosis and die! It’s only on the bottom edge. The rest looks dry and it smells sweet.

 

[Baymule]

I cracked open square bales with black nasty interiors some years ago, and we spread those out down an incline as baffles to check water erosion. 40 bales. The seller felt bad and replaced all of them on the next cutting.

 

[Ridgetop]

Our round bales have been sitting over a year and on the bottom they get black moldy stuff. We peel that off, toss it aside, and feed the inside. In fact, when the black part dries out is used for bedding.