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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: macvity on December 17, 2013, 04:41:06 pm

Title: lawn clippings preserved in plastic barrels for silage
Post by: macvity on December 17, 2013, 04:41:06 pm

i have nice silage for sheep.

Title: Re: lawn clippings preserved in plastic barrels for silage
Post by: sokel on December 17, 2013, 08:44:09 pm

I also made some this year and they love it !
looking for more barrels so we can make a lot next year

Title: Re: lawn clippings preserved in plastic barrels for silage
Post by: macvity on December 17, 2013, 09:50:50 pm

i also tried a pit of silage in a poly tunnel.roled it with a quad to get all air out.it worked out well.its good as the silage in the barrels.people will think im mad here.

Title: Re: lawn clippings preserved in plastic barrels for silage
Post by: The Dorper man on October 05, 2021, 06:46:06 am

Hi folks

Am thinking about trying barrel silage for the first time.

Do you cut and wilt the grass like the big farms before packing or do you just cut and pack straight away?

Cheers for any advice

Title: Re: lawn clippings preserved in plastic barrels for silage
Post by: BlitheringIdiot on October 23, 2021, 08:58:14 am

Hi The Dorper Man

Never done it myself but you can find a bit more about this on the forum here:

https://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/sheep/success-with-barrel-silage-for-sheep!/

Title: Re: lawn clippings preserved in plastic barrels for silage
Post by: Dan on October 24, 2021, 12:02:35 pm

Quote from: The Dorper man on October 05, 2021, 06:46:06 am

Am thinking about trying barrel silage for the first time.

Do you cut and wilt the grass like the big farms before packing or do you just cut and pack straight away?

I've made it a couple of time with good success. No need to wilt the grass, just pack as firmly as possible to minimise air space and make an airtight cover. The plastic wrap that's used for pallets / luggage works well, even better would be a blue barrel with a snap or latched lid.