Shop Bought Hay With Damaged bags

[Jase8788]

Hi all, Just a quick question i'm looking for opinions on. If you buy hay from a shop/order online and the plastic bag is damaged is that ok?

If I'm buying instore I tend to check and find ones that aren't damaged, but ordering online makes this more tricky and sometimes bags will come with a piece of hay of stick poking through the sealed bag. Just wondering if that means the whole bag should go in the bin or will it be ok? Slightly concerned about moisture having got in and thus mold or is that overthinking things?

 

[joey&boo]

if it smells & looks alright I'd just remove what is poking through and feed the rest

 

[Jase8788]

if it smells & looks alright I'd just remove what is poking through and feed the rest

Yeah I was thinking that was probably the case, its right at the top on the bag that came today, so should be nice and easy to get rid of

Thanks for the reply

 

[Shimmer]

I use bales of hay. There is no wrapping. It all comes down to how well it's been stored.
As long as it smells OK (not damp, mouldy or musty) it should be fine. Hay in plastic bags can sweat and develop mould spores more easily, so in some ways a damaged bag may actually be better as it's been able to breathe.