![]() ![]() When about half or two-thirds of the bale is eaten, the better parts of the hay become less accessible. ![]() That has not occurred since I have White Dorper sheep. My large-headed Texel sheep that I raised twenty years ago got their heads stuck on occasion, especially when two sheep tried to feed through the same hole. As they dig deeper into the bale, the better portions of the hay become available only when a sheep puts its head into one of the eight by eight holes. Initially, when the bale is just set up, the sheep can eat basically at all places throughout the mesh. ![]() If they are held together with bale strings you can go either way. If your bales are net-wrapped, I recommend removing the net prior to putting the feeder around. ![]() You can then open the feeder up and put it around a round bale that is sitting on its flat side, or you can leave it closed and lift the feeder over the round bale. (I used to use smaller hooks but found out they bend too easily when they are under pressure and are also hard to open when you want to open the feeder with hay still in it.) I now have a feeder that costs about $30, which is far less than the several hundred dollars that most round bale feeders cost.Ī hay feeder with half a bale tipped over and the wasted hay around the previous spot spread out. I use three three-inch snap ring hooks to connect the ends and the feeder is done. I then bend the panel that both ends touch each other. I use a disc grinder to cut the wholes and then smoothen the rough edges with the same. This will amount to three rows with holes that are eight by eight inches. The bottom may have narrower rows of mesh. The mesh measures usually four inches horizontally and eight inches vertically. Such panel is 16 feet long by 48 or 50 inches high, and costs about 20 dollars. It might be called livestock or cattle panel at your farm store. Many of you are likely familiar with a feedlot panel, these are the base of my design. I abandoned some designs as well, and they too will be part of this article. I’d love to give him credit, but his name has escaped me and I cannot find a listing of his farm. I received the original idea more than 20 years ago when I went to a Polypay sheep breeder in Vermont at the banks of the Connecticut River. I have been using self-made hay feeders made from livestock panels for two decades. They all have one characteristic in common: they cost a lot of money. Various companies offer round bale hay feeders for sheep. For any questions or more information contact us.My current design of a hay feeder, made from a goat panel. Our Why Hayhut page has gives a long list of reasons to use Hayhut hay feeders. For the lastest news releases, videos on and about Hayhuts, reviews of our product, and other information go to our news page. Read testimonials from people that are using Hayhut. If you are interested in being a dealer contact us. We have dealers all over the United States, so check out our map for your closest dealer. HAYHUTS ARE MADE IN NORTH AMERICA FROM PLASTIC MADE IN THE USA. The Hayhut can also be used for stacks of conventional square bales where significant labor savings are achieved by extending times between hay feedings. HAYHUTS - The ultimate money saver! In stock now at 100 dealer locations throughout the USA. This wastage that can amount to in excess of one third of a round bale is almost totally eliminated by the Hayhut. These labor shortages throughout the country are also forcing marked increases in the prices of conventional square bales!īy enclosing the hay, it is protected from inclement weather and the ravages of horses that, by nature, like to defecate on hay and use it as bedding. In particular, our covered round bale hay feeders capitalize on the feeding of economical round rolls that are quickly replacing square bales as farmers struggle with production costs caused by lack of available labor. The Hayhut is the best, most efficient, and most economical pasture feeder. THE HAYHUT, the all-weather enclosed pasture hay feeder heralds a revolution in the feeding of hay to horses. HAYHUT HAY-SAVING PERFORMANCE RATED AS EXCEPTIONAL IN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SCIENTIFIC TRIAL CARRIED OUT FALL OF 2010 ![]()
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