Sunday, March 4, 2018

Proper Feed Storage After Your Hay Delivery In Connecticut Arrives

By Maria Thomas


The cost of hay has gone up with time. This is due to the high cost of machinery, fuel and hiring crew to harvest it. That is why you should make sure that you store the feed well after you receive your hay delivery in Connecticut. It is important that you keep the product well, so as to ensure that you do not suffer any shortages or that the feed does not go to waste. Here is what you should do.

Find a cool and dry place to keep your stock. Avoid any places that might be wet or areas where moisture can easily get in. You need to ensure that the places where the feeds are are well covered at the top. It should also be covered from the sides as well. If the sides are not covered, this can lead to the feeds that have been placed on the sides getting affected and bleached by the sun.

Have enough storage space. You should have enough space to keep the feeds, as well as move around. You should be able to stack the stuff up. Having a spacey place will make this much easier. Keep in mind to allow for plenty of ventilation by leaving at least one side open, so that when the bales heat up the heat can escape.

You should not order too much feeds. Order just as much as your storage space can accommodate. This is to prevent the bales from getting wasted, as a result of being stored outdoors in the open. If you do not have plenty of space, organize to have a regular supply, so that you will have adequate feeds throughout the year.

It is best for you to order from local suppliers rather than from suppliers who are out of state. Local suppliers will be able to deliver within a short time and at a lower cost than out of state suppliers. You can also order from them anytime of the year.

Some of the places you can store it includes in a container or shed. If you do not have any of these, then put some pallets on the ground or old tires and stack the feeds on top of them. Then cover the feeds with a plastic cover.

When keeping the feeds, it is best that you have an idea of how you are organizing them. Know which feeds were supplied first, so that you can always start with the oldest feeds and work your way to the most recent ones. Keep the bales in such a way that you can access the oldest ones much more easily.

The feeds can easily catch fire due to the fact that they are usually dry. For this reason, keep it as far away from fire as possible. Remove any stuff that can cause fire to start. This includes things like storing diesel and kerosene far from the bales. Also, do not keep your machineries there. It is advisable that you do not store the bales in the same building where you live. Keep them in a detached building.




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