Homemade Round Bale Hay Feeder For Horses

When you have an animal that eats primarily grasses, a hay feeder is a must. It works so well that i bought a second one this year.

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I have 8 horses and have not had any issues with the hay hut.

Homemade round bale hay feeder for horses. The mammoths and horse eat a round bale quickly, but my 3 standard jennets don’t eat as quickly. I was able to find two of these frames for very. Here is a description of a homemade hay feeder i made.

Horse hay feeders round bale. Xh duty round bale feeder for horses 8' 6 diameter, 2 square tube main frame, 24 high skirt, open top design. See more ideas about round bale feeder, hay feeder, horse feeder.

Homemade roundbale hay feeders hay feeder poly round bale feeder for horses and hay rings for round hay feeder hay feeder for horses horse hay. The roof on this feeder helps keep hay dry, which can prevent issues with mold. Consequently, slow feed hay bags are all the latest rage.

Storage can cause 2 to 40 percent hay waste depending on the forage type, storage method, environment and length of storage. I'd like to build something that would take a small bale of hay, keep it off the ground and slow down the consumption too (all while being safe obviously) i would probably put it on a rubber mat to avoid mud too. If any rain or melted snow does get in, it drains quickly.

There are several variations of this on pinterest. If for some reason the traditional hay bag doesn’t work for your horse, here are five diy projects to check out. The frame is a shell of a 350 gallon holding tank, which i use to catch rain water for the horses.

For horses, it’s best if you keep your rounder safely covered from the elements to prevent your hay from molding and your horses consuming moldy hay. This is important for the round bales in areas where there aren’t many donkeys. That’s why we went with a homemade hay feeder.

$1100 special internet sale price!!! Well, if you read the diy square bale slow feeder article, you know that our paddock was set up for square bales, not round. The heavy duty round bale pasture feeder offers a metal “pan” for the horses to eat out of.

I use a hay hut feeder. See more ideas about hay feeder, round bale feeder, round bale hay feeder. This keeps hay from getting moldy.

I think i paid about $700 for the first one back in 2009. In an ideal world, horses would chew 16 to 17 hours a day according to kentucky performance products. On top of that is the standard “v” design that allows for the bale to feed into the pan at.

I put the round bale on a pallet, remove strings and flip the feeder over the top. The new one was $800. The heavy duty round bale pasture feeder offers a unique and innovative design, ensuring both the safety of your horse and the preservation of their hay.

16' feeder for square and round bales: If the feeder is built properly with vertical bars so the anaimals can only get a mothful at a time and the bale is off the ground with a roof over it, a round bale feeder is a very worthwhile investment. Round bale feeders designed specifically for horses limit waste by containing the hay, preventing the horses from trampling and rendering the hay unpalatable.

Termites dont eat plastic and it wont rust. A horse powered round bale unroller. I can see why some people prefer to use round bales as they are cheaper than the equivalent in small squares, and it means less hay handling on a daily basis.

Here is a description of a homemade hay feeder i made that will hold quite a bit of hay and can even be modified to become a slow down hay feeder for easy keepers. Only $975 call and mention this special!! Closed bottom style has steel tubing covered by sheet metal to help keep the hay inside the ring.

Feeding your horse round bales without a feeder can result in: Any suggestions, links, pictures gratefully received! To that end, i've built 3.

Two for my wife, one feeds her draft horses, the other feeds the steers and one for a friend to feed his quarter. Homemade hay feeder for horses. He gets hayed all year round as we don't have a lot of grass.

So my husband came up with an awesome diy hay feeder that drastically reduced waste and kept the hay nice and dry! Goats, sheep, llamas, alpacas, horses, & cows. The hayhut is the best most efficient and most economical pasture feeder.

Luckily, we found we could store an extra bale in our 7.6 x 7.6 storage shed that we had been using for stacked square bales. Better protection for your horses’ hay.

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