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| Author: | bloem [ Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | New way to give hay |
    I wasn't sure if it was go work for the donkey's but it should sure work for the goats. But it also works for the donkeys.  I think it is usefull for all the animals wihtout horns  It is easy and handy.  Ronjaar was scared of it in the begin, but now...  They can't walk anymore on the hay so they eat all... I'm only thinking to made a roof up on it. |
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| Author: | Josepha [ Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New way to give hay |
wow, was that a container cage before? |
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| Author: | bloem [ Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New way to give hay |
It was like this http://carchem.co.uk/images/IBC_1.jpg The only problem was that they did use it for oil. So we took the ton (plastick) out and cut it into two pieces... We spend much time to clean it, and now we use it for collecting water in the meadows. |
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| Author: | Josepha [ Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New way to give hay |
ideal!!! it needs some kind of a price ha ha ! |
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| Author: | bloem [ Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New way to give hay |
Thise one, they give us ... We bought secondhand for 45 euro but to collect water, they are maybe a bit to good to kill...  But if you want I can look around... |
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| Author: | Josepha [ Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New way to give hay |
best talk to Ralph about it Saturday, he is the boss 
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| Author: | bloem [ Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New way to give hay |
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| Author: | inge [ Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New way to give hay |
what do you think of this?  almost everone own one, so buy a new one, not that expensive and you have a dry slow feeder you live not that far here a dutch link http://www.slowfeeders.nl/ |
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| Author: | Donald Redux [ Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New way to give hay |
I would be curious to read of anyone's experience using this device. My Altea, a voracious feeder, is very violent with her containers. I believe she would take that one apart in about half a day or less. But then they do have it chained down, and I take it, fastened to the fence behind. I use a Busy bag, Busy Grande in fact, with 1.5 in (3.81 cm) openings. It's very strong material with heavy sewing and fasters. So far it's over a year old and still going strong for her. But a container like the one pictured might work even better. She's on a strict diet of low sugar/starch hay, and so needs to have food almost all the time, but in small amounts. Donald, Altea, and Bonnie Cupcake |
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| Author: | Josepha [ Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New way to give hay |
I saw the smaller container like Inge shows before as a hay feeder. (By the way, we do not have one ha ha !). I can't believe that works with a lot of horses, Owen would mess up and destroy that thing before you could say 'hay'... |
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| Author: | bloem [ Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New way to give hay |
Here we don't have a problem with eating to much (oke Tilly is too fat but then have we to lock her a lone...) We give them 2 or 3 times in a day hay (3 times when it is colder). And all the time branches... But I belief, that it can be a good system for 1 horse. Here shouldn't it work 1 for all the donkeys even when they can eat all the time... I don't know... And i'm scared for the ear marks of the goats.  The wire is to thin... And us bull should like it to play with it, but he plays with all... But if they are other people, with other ideas it is welcom maybe it can help someone else.... I even don't know if my system works for large horses.... 
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| Author: | Donald Redux [ Fri Mar 25, 2011 3:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New way to give hay |
The framework with plastic interior is common here. I don't use them, though I'd like to ... but for composting for my garden rather than hay racks. The reason? They are used to transport very toxic chemicals and even cleaning them is dangerous. Donald, Altea, and Bonnie Cupcake |
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| Author: | kvanagas [ Fri Mar 25, 2011 4:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New way to give hay |
I like the trashcan idea. Very creative. We have thought about making one like this: http://www.grazingbox.com/howitworks.htm |
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| Author: | inge [ Fri Mar 25, 2011 5:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New way to give hay |
the trashcan is called by us a "kliko" we put our garbage in it. A grey one for waste what is comming out the normal household and a green one for food and garden waste. A blue one for papers and there will come one for plastic i think. We have to collect it now in a bag. But this is not realy working for the people who have to collect it in the lorry. The we have a bottlebank in the village were you have to put the different coloured glas in different holes. In the supermarket you can bring your frying fat..... yes the gouverment knows how to get people bussy with waste  You have to tide the kliko on the fence otherwise the horses go play with it
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| Author: | Romy [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New way to give hay |
This is our way of giving hay:   Due to the branches the horses don't trample it into the mud and also don't pee on it - and I can make small piles in different places so that they get some extra movement as well. When the ground is completely dry, I spread it in about 20-30 mini piles all over the pasture. |
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