Why not let them dry out inside a barn? I’d imagine leaving them out, exposed to the elements, would allow for a higher likelihood of fodder becoming mouldy?
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They use to pile lose hay into the barn. But too much moisture and it can spontaneously combust.
Nowadays, with big machinery it’s easier and cheaper to just make a few piles outdoors and cover it with a tarp. Or just leave it as a big pile because, properly stacked, it will withstand the elements for a couple years with minimal spoilage anyway.
Remember, putting things inside a building requires labour… Often manual labour. As a farmer you do everything possible to cut out manual labour because there’s already more than enough of that on a farm. Worse, there’s no time.
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