Hay storage ideas

Do you find yourself wasting hay, and therefore wasting your money? Every horse owner needs these tips for proper hay storage.

Whether you're looking for ideas on how to store hay through the winter without a barn, or just wondering if it's even possible to properly store hay outdoors, read this post!

Follow these proven methods to keep hay dry in long term storage and you will have happy animals no matter what the weather is outdoors!

Storing hay bales in the city takes some creativity but small space hay storage is possible for urban farmers. Here are 3 ways to keep it clean.

We've been getting our hay in large rounds for over a year now. Although I like the ease of working with the smaller square bales, it's just too expensive that way. The mule barn can hold eight round bales (more if we stacked them, but I'm a bit leery of having them 2-high), but with this year's drought and last year's still crisp in our minds, we stocked up. Bought six bales earlier this spring and got another ten bales over a month ago, and there were still two in the barn. Since we don't…

When we started look at building a barn, I had no idea the cost. When we got done with our Barn tour I was in shock at the cost.. Long story short, my Husband help design the current 3 barns we have on our property with the help of Penny Pincher barns . The barns on P.P web site are our barns, The one down side is there is no hay storage. After months of thinking about it I came across this idea in the Mary Jane Farm Magazine. We decided this would be a perfect solution for our hay storage…

A 24' 0" x 24' 0" x 20' 4" Hay Storage building with a Ash Gray roof, Red siding and Ash Gray trim. For Tammy in KUNA, ID (2019103141).

Let’s get beyond the discussion whether storing hay in a barn versus outside on the ground is a paying proposition.