I tried Nick’s wood chipper method last August. I also used a shop vac to suck all the air out of my bag, and then had a zip tie prepped to cinch down on the knot. Everything looked good when I put it away. I believe a stick punctured my bag. When I opened the drum the bag was in, I noticed the bag wasn’t sucked down tight anymore. When I opened the bag, I was met with a beer smell. My rabbits didn’t like it at all.

Sheep? Maybe.

Also, it may have been too wet but i don’t think so. It was August, so the leaves were mature. I also used dry molasses flake, the agricultural stuff. I’ll try again, but hanging the branches in a windy location to dry, and then storing in a dark dry place looks better. I’ll find my pics of my dry tree hay I put up.