Alfalfa in my barn would draw pack rats, so i stacked the bales in such a way as to give my barn cats a nice place to sleep so theyd hang around on rat duty.
Better make sure it's bone dry before you bale it and store it. Otherwise it can spontaneously ignite.
I'm thinking to cut in a window for ventilation. The door is under a lean-to, so protected from wdather, but should get air.
When I say dry, I am not meaning like wet from rain. I am meaning that it cannot be green anymore, it has to be completely dehydrated. Then also it has to be dry from any rain. It will be bundled tightly so having ventilation will not do any good because the air circulation will not get inside your bails. The hay must be completely dehydrated before it is bailed.
Thanks for the detail. I'll keep that in mind.
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Question: Would it be useful, to prevent ignition, to leave some space between bales, for air to flow trough ?
No, that would probably just hasten the ignition. Bone dry is critical.
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