I had a few grids so a friend of mine built a feeder for me. I took it over to MIL’s to use on Sis and Belle since MIL typically waste a lot of hay.
Before - MIL was going through over a bale a day but most of it was being wasted.
And after - Now MIL is going through a bale a day (2 horses) but very little is being wasted.
A bunk style slow down feeder was not an option for me since I feed round bales during the winter. On the CA site I ran across the website for Cinch Chix Bale Nets. After reading about them I decided to order one.
I put the net on a round bale Saturday. It didn’t take long to put on before putting it out for the horses. We decided if we were going to try it out we were going to see just how well it works so we didn’t put the bale ring around it. So far it seems to be doing well but I will let you know for sure next week since a bale has only been lasting me a week with our current feeder.
Here are some pictures of the Cinch Net in action (not my horses).
4 comments:
Interesting feeders. We use 3-string bales and our horses get fed about 10 lbs. in the morning and 10 in the evening. They don't waste much.
Nice - I can't wait to see how they do for you.
I can't believe you were going through bale a week! How big are your bales?
John, it isn't just about the waste. The slow feeders also help "ration" the hay so to speak which is better for the horses digestive tract. If MIL fed a bale a day w/o the feeder she'd be feeding 1/4 bale am/pm per horse. That 1/4 of a bale would be gone in 1 - 2 hours leaving them w/nothing until they were fed at night. The slow feeder is like a person eating 6 small meals a day vs. 3 large ones. Make sense?
Char - our bales are 1200 lb. round bales. We have NEVER gone through this much before and of course hay is at a record high.
This is very interesting! I'm going to look in to these!
Thanks Tuff! :)
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