The amount of hay waste, how long the feeder lasts and the feeder price affect how long it takes for a feeder to recover the initial expense. If your looking to feed round bales to your horses youll need our monster hay feeder. Without a feeder the horses could trample and pass manure or urine on the hay. Solway eco hay saver has been designed to minimise waste. Less eating and herd weight loss without a feeder was likely due to greater hay spoilage. In the 2010 round-bale feeder study, the herds that didn’t use a feeder had an average herd (3 horses) weight loss of 225 pounds. Not using a feeder can result in herd weight loss. Horses ate less (1.3 percent BW) eating without a feeder. In the 2010 round-bale feeder study, horses ate 2.0 to 2.4 percent of their body weight (BW) while eating from feeders. Hay intake and weight changesįeeder design doesn’t affect the amount horses eat. You can use a net with another feeder to avoid this problem. Be aware that when using hay nets, the round bale can collapse, and horses may be able to stand and pass manure or urine on the remaining hay. Cosmetic rub marks on the face can occur with some feeders. Designed for large round or square bales, Steinways Bale Boss feeders are manufactured to last. It takes weeks for a small herd to eat all the hay in a round bale. Horse injuries are uncommon when using the tested feeders. The problem with feeding round bales to goats is waste. Texas research shows hay waste is higher for horses fed round bales of coastal Bermudagrass (38 percent) and alfalfa (31 percent) without a feeder than using a ring feeder (2 and 9 percent, respectively). Feeding your horse round bales without a feeder can. There’s no significant difference in waste between circular and non-circular feeders of this type. Round-bale feeder design affects waste and costs, but not safety, hay intake or herd weight in horses. Feeders with greater access allow horses to put their whole head into the bale, pull hay out of the feeder and drop it on the ground. Using a feeder resulted in less hay waste (5 to 33 percent) compared to not using a feeder (57 percent).įeeders that restrict the horse’s access to hay cause less hay waste (5 to 11 percent) than feeders that provide greater access (13 to 33 percent). My current design of a hay feeder, made from a goat panel.
But all feeders reduce hay waste compared to not using a feeder. Octo/ Ulf Kintzel Sharing the design of hay feeders for round bales and logistics of feeding hay to sheep in the winter. 3 holes allow maximum intake and eliminate waste. Hay waste differs between round-bale feeder designs. This hay net is the perfect round bale hay feeder for cattle.
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