Hay feeders

[farmerjan]

We have several of those type bale feeders ....cradles up on legs... and I really like them. Rolls are best fed in those type feeders, or the longer cart with the "bale cradle" in the middle so the hay is up and you can put silage in it too, along the sides.... if the rolls are kept inside so there is little "waste hay".. like with bales kept outside. I like rolling hay out better so it spreads out the manure and the seeds in the hay... yes it spreads out the weed seeds if there are any too... but it adds organic matter back into the soil without smothering it like the round rings do.... so the bales kept outside, add back to the ground, all the outside "spoiled hay" without having to fork it out of a wagon/cart.... and I like feeding out what they will eat in a day... less hay wasted that way too. Sometimes you can't do that... so putting it out in rings or some sort of feeder is still better than just setting a bale out and letting them make a mess....

 

[Farmgirl]

"looked at these yesterday in Petty,Tx. $850 for 1 bale $1,150 for 2 bale. Very heavy built and on skids."

Lucky,
I saw these online. They look very heavy and on skids. Problem is they are nearly 4 hours away.

 

[Lisagrantb]

couple years ago I made some feeders based on the Hay Mizer feeder. They cut my hay usage in half compared to feeding in rings.