Horse Homemade Round Bale Feeder

It looks almost like a round pen shrunk down and made from metal.

Horse homemade round bale feeder. Our round bale feeder. In the 2010 round bale feeder study the herds that didn t use a feeder had an average herd 3 horses weight loss. Hay feeder for horses. In this video i explain house to make a round hay bale shelter and modify a hay feeder to work for us.

Feeds one round bale or six to eight square bales. Jul 20 2014 if i did not already own a hayhut i would build this. Every edge is chamfered for horse safety. Jan 19 2014 round bale horse hay feeder poly tumbstone hay feeder and hay rings slow feed netting.

We ve completely eliminated hay waste. All treated wood solid roof sheathing keeps hay off the ground virtually eliminates waste and spoilage. Before it s shipped each bale ring feeder is painted with a two part polyurethane paint in hunter green applied electrostatically for even coverage. Round hay bales are the common method for feeding livestock and horses in many areas.

Horses ate less 1 3 percent bw eating without a feeder. Built on skids the unit is completely portable so i can move it to fresh ground or another field anytime pulling it with a. The use of a round bale feeder regardless of design is necessary to avoid the 57 mean hay waste reduced hay intake and horse weight loss observed when not utilizing a feeder. If hay is simply placed on the ground without any feeder a percentage of the feed will be wasted when the animals walk on the hay that falls from the bale as the animals eat.

Century livestock horse feeder chf. We ve completely eliminated hay waste. Not using a feeder can result in herd weight loss. Hay feeder for horses horse feeder cow feeder horse shed horse stalls horse fencing horse tack hay hut round bale hay feeder.

Feb 18 2014 our round bale feeder. The century livestock horse feeder chf offers the most simple round bale feeder i have seen yet. Every farmco round bale horse feeder is manufactured from heavy duty reinforced 12 gauge steel fastened together with high quality welds. Jun 8 2020 explore taylor s board horse feeder on pinterest.

In the 2010 round bale feeder study horses ate 2 0 to 2 4 percent of their body weight bw while eating from feeders. Saved by christie loven. Hay bale feeders are available commercially or can be built by the livestock owner.