WELCOME
TO BALE BONNETS SLIP ONS ROUND BALE COVERS WEBSITE
If
you are looking for round bale covers, hay covers, hay bags,
Bale bonnets, Slip Ons, Superbonnets, or hay stretch film for
hay covers, we have what you need. Round bale covers such as
Slip Ons, Bale Bonnets, Superbonnets, and Bale Bags are hay
covers for round bales of hay. Slip Ons and Bale bonnets are
hay covers for round bale storage. Bale Bags store and protect
high moisture hay also referred to as haylage. Hay covers such
as Slip Ons and Bale Bonnets are affordable and durable. Superbonnets
are another form of Bale Bonnets hay covers and are easy to
use. Round bale sleeves such as Slip Ons or Scottsman are proven
round bale hay cover solutions. Look at the following information
for all of your hay cover solutions; round bale covers, hay
covers, hay bags or haylage bags, Bale Bonnets, Slip Ons, Superbonnets,
or hay stretch film for hay covers.
SAVES
HAY FROM SUN, RAIN & SNOW DAMAGE
Now
Slip-Ons/Bale Bonnet offers three simple, proven, easy-to-use
systems for practical storage of round bales in all-weather conditions.
All three employ specially compounded plastic sheets created to
resist the effects of sun, rain and snow as no ordinary plastic
sheet can. One of these systems will fit your operation, and they
are all cost effective. They pay for themselves and deliver first-year
profits on investment.
RESEARCH
FACTS
According
to university calculations, the outside 4 inches of a 6 foot diameter
round bale contains 20.9 percent of the total hay in the bale.
Using 20 percent as a rule of thumb, 4" of spoilage on a
6' round bale weighing 1,500 pounds amounts to a loss of 300 pounds
of hay. At $80 per ton for good hay, that loss amounts to $12
for a conservative estimate.
EFFECTS
ON HERD HEALTH
In
the presence of hay bale moisture, bacteria and fungus thrive,
eating up the most easily digestible nutrients. Combining the
bleaching effects of the sun, with the nutrient destructive
capabilities
of microrganisms, is a sure way to destroy up to one-third of
the nutrient value of the crop. Only the innermost portion
of
the bale remains nutritious, and the animal is forced to eat
moldy hay to get there. The health and growth effects on the
animal
are obvious. Productive growth in beef herds is slowed. In dairy
herds, milk production is reduced and reproduction problems
may
develop. Slip-Ons/Bale Bonnet protected hay can deliver herd
health and greater productivity.
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