how many small bales in a massive bale?

[ThePony]

Hi,
New yard charges per large bale of hay, but atm we are paying per small bale, so I have no idea how the costs compare!
Just need an idea of how many small bales you could get out of one of those massive rectangle bales (half heston is it?). Or, adlib hay overnight for two horses, how long would one of those massive bales last you?
Thank you!

 

[Jazzy B]

approx 10 small bales to 1 big bale apparently

 

[ischa]

I think it 10-12 bales

 

[flying solo]

Depends on the weight of the big bales, I bought two loads of hay from two different farms. One load I could move myself no problem and the other stuff took two of us and we struggled like mad! All bales were 5ft tall (ish) and the same in width

 

[tinap]

Apparently 10 ish but I opened my big bale on 9th july, pony has a large haynet every night & when travelling & I've still got tons left!!

 

[tinap]

(That is a round bale though)

 

[flying solo]

Just to say my bales are round too x

 

[ThePony]

Thanks guys, that is a massive help!

 

[lachlanandmarcus]

I think there might be more in the Hesston than in the round ones, but different manufacturers balers do different sizes and of course depends on how tightly they are baled

The Hesston square/rectangular ones do I think have less wastage, perhaps cos they can be stacked with less exposure to the air.

 

[classicalfan]

Large bales, round or square vary between 200kg and 250kg, so unless your small bales are massively heavy you're looking at 20 -30 small bales (depending on the size of your small bale)

 

[tinap]

Well that makes more sense with how long my big bales last !!!

 

[scarymare]

Interesting - I've never believed the 10 thing either - big bales last so much longer than 10 small ones!

 

[ThePony]

ohh, that sounds loads better! Being used to whipping through small bales, the massive rectangular ones look like they would last forever - though I don't know if that is hopeful budgeting on my part! They certainly are huge though, with all my and my OH weight behind it we couldn't budge it at all!

 

[tinap]

That's why I get round ones easy to move & last me at least 3 months for 1 pony!!