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Re: [RC] Feeding round bales - Joe LongAnne Heilgeist wrote: Anyway, round bales are a great way to ensure the horses have all they need for their gut and for producing heat in cold weather....and there's less labor on my part except when the forklift isn't working. Then I have to promise beers to a couple of neighbors to help me roll a new bale into the pasture....then roll the hay ring over it - the horses will waste A LOT of hay if there's no hay ring so it's worth the effort as long as the hay ring doesn't get away from you. The first time I forgot that gravity works, the empty hay ring rolled down hill and broke a fence...fun times. Ever since, I've thought ahead about hay ring placement. We used round bales for a time in Alabama. Here's a tip if you don't have the machinery to move them: we lined them up along a pasture fence, then put an electric-tape fence in front of them (using the fiberglass push-in posts like we use at rides), except for the last one on the end. Then, as each bale was consumed, we just shortened the fence and moved the hay ring. No need to move the bales. -- Joe Long jlong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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