It ain't easy being cheesy!

And Lucy is cheesy!



I went down yesterday to check the status of my big bale. I had a lot more left then I anticipated.



It doesn't look like much but there normally by this time the ground wouldn't have a drop of hay and they'd be pushing on my fences looking for food.



The bale ring took a toll on Lu's mane.

Who are you calling fat?



No weight was lost w/the use of this bale net. I did check Black since she is older and I couldn't feel her ribs so I think all is good there.

Slow Down!

Even though we’ve had an unseasonably warm winter the horses seem to be going through more hay then they’ve ever gone through before so I decided to take another look at the slow down feeders.

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).