prospect
Greenie
http://www.prospectequinefarms.com/hayfeeders.htm - home of the ultimate horse hay feeders
Posts: 44 
|
Post by prospect on Sept 25, 2014 12:15:05 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by midnightdream on Sept 25, 2014 13:11:15 GMT -5
Read this and believe it. Last winter I fed Seth his hay just on the ground. Come spring time we cleaned a small mountain of hay out of his field and another mountain out of his shed since I was using some of the discarded/wasted hay as bedding. This year I'm planning to do a combo of a slow feeder bag in a hay feed to hopefully help cut down on the wastage.
|
|
|
|
Post by bxrgurl on Sept 25, 2014 13:16:10 GMT -5
They only tested small square bale feeders. Most who use feeders of some kind seem to use them with round bales. I won't let my horse so much as look at a round bale.  It looks like they didn't give the horses the chance to "clean up" themselves. "Waste hay and scraps were collected before each feeding." |
|
|
|
Post by Euphemia on Sept 25, 2014 15:07:38 GMT -5
They only tested small square bale feeders. Most who use feeders of some kind seem to use them with round bales. I won't let my horse so much as look at a round bale. It looks like they didn't give the horses the chance to "clean up" themselves. "Waste hay and scraps were collected before each feeding." I have yet to see a horse clean up the hay around a round bale LOL - anytime I've seen them they stand on all the loose hay around the bale and poop and pee on it with their heads buried in the bale and it's wasted. There is a lot less waste if the round bale is in a net in a feeder for sure. My barn uses both the round bales in a net in a feeder but also the smaller feeder that holds two bales with a grid on top. It is amazing to see how little waste there is. I should check with the owners as to how much hay they had left over this year after using the nets and feeders compared to prior years. They used round feeders in prior years and I recall the mound around the feeder just got higher and higher as the winter progressed. |
|
|
|
Post by bxrgurl on Sept 25, 2014 17:06:27 GMT -5
They only tested small square bale feeders. Most who use feeders of some kind seem to use them with round bales. I won't let my horse so much as look at a round bale. It looks like they didn't give the horses the chance to "clean up" themselves. "Waste hay and scraps were collected before each feeding." I have yet to see a horse clean up the hay around a round bale LOL - anytime I've seen them they stand on all the loose hay around the bale and poop and pee on it with their heads buried in the bale and it's wasted. There is a lot less waste if the round bale is in a net in a feeder for sure. My barn uses both the round bales in a net in a feeder but also the smaller feeder that holds two bales with a grid on top. It is amazing to see how little waste there is. I should check with the owners as to how much hay they had left over this year after using the nets and feeders compared to prior years. They used round feeders in prior years and I recall the mound around the feeder just got higher and higher as the winter progressed. They didn't use round bales in these tests. |
|
czf
Greenie
Posts: 25
|
Post by czf on Sept 26, 2014 6:27:02 GMT -5
I don't care what that article says, my horse will definitely hurt himself on the feeder  |
|
prospect
Greenie
http://www.prospectequinefarms.com/hayfeeders.htm - home of the ultimate horse hay feeders
Posts: 44
|
Post by prospect on Sept 26, 2014 7:01:43 GMT -5
They didn't use round bales in these tests. Every round bale feeder can be used for small squares and large squares. It is a matter of keeping the hay contained so they don't walk, poop or spread it around. |
|
|
|
Post by midnightdream on Sept 26, 2014 8:22:40 GMT -5
CZF,you should try one of Prospect's feeders. I thought my guy would be prone to injury with a feeder but hers are pretty great. I've even watched the one mare at the barn get her leg inside it, flip it and she came out without even a scrape. I was pretty impressed. Plus the feeder was intact and uninjured as well ..first time I've seen a feeder survive this big percheron mare. |
|
|
|
Post by Secret Recipe on Sept 26, 2014 11:33:00 GMT -5
CZF's horse could hurt himself in a padded room  |
|
czf
Greenie
Posts: 25
|
Post by czf on Sept 26, 2014 12:48:16 GMT -5
It's true. 
lol
He actually got his lower jaw stuck on a Rubbermaid water trough :/ |
|
|
|
Post by buxtonequestrian on Oct 7, 2014 9:41:56 GMT -5
It's true.
lol
He actually got his lower jaw stuck on a Rubbermaid water trough :/ Sorry but that's hilarious (as long as he didn't hurt himself!). lol |
|
czf
Greenie
Posts: 25
|
Post by czf on Oct 7, 2014 11:17:32 GMT -5
He did, but I understand your amusement, it's pretty ridiculous lol
|
|
It looks like they didn't give the horses the chance to "clean up" themselves. "Waste hay and scraps were collected before each feeding." 
