Sorry to hear that, glad no one was hurt and that was all that was destroyed.

so so sorry Ducks, for your economic outlook. so so happy no one was hurt.

Glad you and your's are OK... and your boots.

I've dug into the barn hay mow (loose, no bales) in the winter, and found a hole as big as a bathtub. Spontaneous combustion, but died from lack of oxygen, thankfully. Farming and fire have a very tenuous relationship.

That's terrible, Ducks. But thank goodness the wind was blowing the other way, at least.

Well, spontaneous smoldering, which was fanned by the wind and encouraged by the heat.

Another stack went up about 10kms away for the same reason.

Tuesday was the hottest day in October since 1962. 37 degrees celius is unheard of in October and thats when we do the majority of our baling.

Happens a lot, especially when you wrap them so they will ferment.

I have about 100 bales of wrapped (silage) but they are left out in the paddocks, for months before being stacked (and sometimes buried).

so sorry to hear about that. hope your insurance comes thru for you.

Bloody hell is all I can say to that. Farming in Australia. Sometimes I wonder why you do it. I know the answer, and it doesn't go well into words.

As said by a crow, on a lark:
Ark Arrkk Arrrrk .... SPARK! FARK! KARK! CHARKoal...!

That is crazy! I am glad everyone is safe.

Hey toggie, was wondering where you were.

Friggen thing is still burning, even with rain yesterday.

Time to bring out the snags and make a party of it?

Or marshmallows if you want to go exotic and make smores.

Meh, the shit reeks....its shitting me coz I cant hang any washing out

Nasty. I put up hay one summer for my uncle, who was a rancher (and a child molester, as it turned out). Being inside hay barns full of hay on a hot summer day, no matter how dry the hay is to begin with, is utterly stifling. The heat deep inside the stacked bales is insane. Its a wonder they don't all go up.

Condolences on the financial loss. Were you just going to sell it all, or will you now have to buy fodder for your own herd/flock/fold?

BTW - who are the kiddos in all the other picture albums?

Great pics. I see in your "Waynes World" folder that there might be some pics of the pole barn before it went up in flames. Was it spontaneous combustion or arson?