Hay Caps are innovative & simple covers made for large square bales of hay that can be applied safely at ground level. The covered bales are then stacked into place on the top of the stack as you build it. Folds butt together, creating a roof over the hay.
Patented & trademarked, Hay Caps are made from food grade recycled plastic and take less than a minute to put on. With an expected lifespan of over 10 years, and the convenience of storing hay almost anywhere, Hay Caps are the most economical storage solution on the market today.
It probably would create a lot of problems in northern norway by the coast too. 😉 Here it can rain and snow and be frezing often in same day(s) is a low-high pressure system passes fast. It would turn a hay stack in to an ICE SCULPTURE. HEHE cdn.concreteplayground.com/content/uploads/2012/11/waterfall-top-1920x1440.png
Seriously a well thought out system that will stand up to years and years of use. Also providing employment to locals putting food on the table! I will always be thankful to the Snowden’s for this product! Best part is it’s recycling plastics instead of being buried in landfill can’t really go wrong! We need more people like this in the world! Ingenuity at its best!!!
Rain doesn't penetrate the bales from the side of the stack due to the density of the bales & how the bales are packed in the baler. Once the sides are wet the water just drips down the side of the stack. You end up with only an inch staining on the sides. The rain that does all the damage in big square bales is the rain that goes into the top of the bale.
@@h.n.602 There is more reasons to stack in the field. Square bales should be stacked within one day, especially if the weather is not secure. It eliminates the need to immediately transport it to where it will be used. Hay stacked in the field can evaporate some excess moisture, especially if it is stacked in an angle to the wind and with a couple of inches between the bales. MS
about 10 years ago I used second hand rubber cattle mats to do this but I can see these are much better running water clear of the stack! Great idea and good luck selling them
If you store the bails outside do not stack them one on another. I tried that one time I had so much hay and when it rained the water from the top bails ran down and soaked the bottom bails where they met. I had a lot of hay ruined. Down here in Texas we have Coastal Bermuda grass is the best for hay. You have to put a lot of fertilizer on the grass to get a good cutting. If I had to do again I would plant Johnson Grass. That stuff will grow out of highway cracks. It has large broad leaves and makes a lot of seeds.
If you store round bales outside you wouldn't stack them, you'd place them on the ground with gaps between them, you'll lose maybe the outside inch, the rest is fine. It's the original reason round bales became so popular, because they don't need barn storage!
OK, barns can be expensive. The hay we used to put up was the small square bails weighting anywhere from 60-70lbs. I sure enjoy watching hay bailing. In my younger days we did a lot of that for winter feed. The art of bailing hay really has come a long way over the decades. I remember my dad used to buy peanut hay. The cows loved it as well as the chickens would run out in the pasture to get the little peanuts !
The rain that hits the side of the stack, as it always does depending on the wind direction, doesn't penetrate the bale due to the bales density, and gravity. Once the end of the bale is wet the continuing rain will just drip down. The ends of the bale will dry out over the following days. The rain that does the damage in big square bales of hay is the rain that goes into the top of the bale. This water can penetrate all the way down through the stack of hay. The water stays in the bale and reacts with the hay causing loss of food value, mould, heat and sometimes spontaneous combustion.
i would like to try this on a couple of farms!! do you ship to the united states? and would you be willing to send me some to show off on my You Tube channel? onelonlyfarmer@yahoo.com in my email.
