I've been reading numerous threads about having hay in or around the run, and the comments run the gamut from good to bad.
Some think hay is the best, others warn against it harboring rats, mice, mites, and disease.
Why I am asking is that a friend has access to free hay bales, the large round...
I usually use small square bales of hay but was recently given a large round bale.
Can't turn down free hay.
Got it home and off the truck, now it's sitting on a pallet and I have no idea how to use it.
Ideally, I'd like to give some to my goats and put some in each of my pens. But I found out...