Storing haylage that's got wet! Stupid question I know!

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Esme2015

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Hi there, this will seem like a stupid question but as this is the first full winter of having my own small yard, I've not had to worry about this before. I've got a large round bale of haylage, it's quite dry haylage but the top got wet in today's rain as its stored outside. We put two massive plastic hay bags over the bale and tied rope around the middle, secured the bottom of the bags against the wind, and left it as we are off abroad tomorrow. I'm worried the whole thing will go off over the weekend, but we have to store it outside and I don't know what to do. Please could someone advise? I am absolutely no expert on haylage, as you can see, as my two normally have hay but we couldn't get any covered bales and they had to be bought in bulk before the winter.
 
I wouldn't worry too much, you tend to have to use it fairly quickly anyway before it gets too hot. You can just throw the wet stuff away if it's really bad.
 
It's better not covered. As long as you use it up fairly quickly it will be fine. It's no different to putting a bale out in the field. The horses take it off the outside so it never gets too wet. Same principle if you are taking it off every day.
 
FfionWinnie said:
It's better not covered. As long as you use it up fairly quickly it will be fine. It's no different to putting a bale out in the field. The horses take it off the outside so it never gets too wet. Same principle if you are taking it off every day.
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Just to add with the cold weather its not going to come to any harm some of mine sit out 14days in the feeders at this time of year once the acidity has dropped its quite immune from damage
 
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