Ever hear the term? If so, what does it mean to you?
Right. But did you hear of it in your travels or only googled what I posted?
I don’t know how common it is in present day horse-hay vernacular 
I don’t know how common they are now but that was all I bought back in the 80’s/early 90’s when I was buying hay.
I paid 85 cents a bale for nice mixed grass hay kicker bales.
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Well, you might be on to something. That is when I picked up the expression… from someone who hayed, but also took pleasure in giving me slightly incorrect information so he could laugh at my gulliblesness… gullibility?.. You know what I mean…
I’ve heard of kicker bales for years. You haven’t? Maybe the term is regional.
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As I said… I’ve heard it years ago. And have used it on and off through the years to describe bales I, as a fat, old woman, can lift without too much difficulty.
The issue is that oftentimes when I used the term “kicker bales” to other folks… whether hay men, or horse folks, I get the “Huh? You mean square bales, right?” Well, yes I do mean square bales <60 lbs, but when I use the term interchangeably, I’m oftentimes misunderstood.
And as I also said upthread, the person who introduced me to this term enjoyed giving me incorrect info.
Good to know this wasn’t one of those circumstances.
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I’ve never heard the term before
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No one uses that term to sell hay around here, but if you know how hay is made it’s not hard to guess that these are the 2-string 40-50lb bales (which is the most common to buy in my area).
So, no, I don’t really ever hear the term “kicker bale” but when I read the thread title, I knew what it meant. It’s possible that hay farmers use the term - e.g. “I baled kicker bales all day today.” And other farmers would know what they were doing.
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Kicker bale… a bale of hay that is made by a kicker baler. They can be smaller or lighter but not always. I have put up both my entire life (disclaimer I am old) and once they are in the loft and stacked for the winter its not like you can tell the difference between them. The difference is a kicker baler kicks the bale into the wagon pulled behind the baler, therefore not needing a hay crew to throw hay onto a hay truck or wagon. A regular baler just drops the hay in the field as it moves along. Thus requiring a crew. Further disclaimer I will be doing both kinds today.:encouragement:
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For me, a kicker bale would come from a kicker baler. Which requires less hay crew, as stated above. Once hay is on the wagon or truck it just becomes “hay bales” regardless of its method of production.
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I know the term well… too well. :lol:
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This is my experience too.
For our little farm town, a kicker bale and a Kick Out bale are used as one and the same thing. These generally are hay bales that the export buyers will not take from the stack
be it has some weeds visible on the outside, a wet spot, or even just discolored. So, they “kick it out” of the main load or stack and generally you can get them dirt cheap or even free.
never heard it, but I put up hay this weekend, I now know those were kicker bales!
Thanks for the education! and the video as well 
I’ve always disliked that they are called “square bales” I know that distinguishes them from round bales, but they are rectangles, not squares!
I’m fairly new to horses, and pretty much all the horse-people I associate with are purely horse-people (and don’t farm hay), so that may explain why this is a new term for me.
