Diy round bale hay feeder for horses

Since we got a tractor and can actually move a round bale without use of PVC pipe as rollers and only the strength of Chuck's back, he has been experimenting with making hay feeders. He's made some pretty good feeders for grass hay by the flake, and a commercial horse feeder works fine for the lespedeza because the large openings between the bars work fine with the tightly packed lespedeza stems. The round bales were a challenge, though. How to make a feeder the goats could get the hay out…

Credit: Thinkstock Round-bales are used throughout the horse industry as a means of providing forage to horses housed in poor pastures, dry lots, or during winter months1. The cost of hay fed in a round bale package is typically lower on a per ton basis than small square bales. The lower price coupled with the […]

Some common questions answered about small hole round bale hay nets.

For those of you who feed round bale hay know, the hardest part is keeping the bale dry so it doesn’t mold before the animals have time to finish eating it. Rain and warm air can destroy a …

Last month, I lost almost an entire round bale to summer heat and a heavy down pour. It was awful and many tears were shed. In all my years of feeding rounds, I’ve rarely ever lost much hay. …

Feeling frustrated as my Tarter Hay Basket literally just fell apart on me (3 legs came un-welded and fell off) and I’m trying to simplify my hay feeding routine. I’ve fed round bales in the past, but had a tractor at …

Let’s talk slow feeders. I believe horses should have free choice hay 24/7; but if you have a lot of horses (or even just a few horses), that can be a lot of money. Enter the slow feeder. …