This message is from: John & Martie Bolinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Ellen,
I use a broom first on my rough floors, flagstone kitchen and brick. Then
we go over with either a damp wet mop or vacuum and then mop if the floor is
really gritty. I hardly use the vacuum in the rooms with the rough floors
except for dusting. Don't try the swiffer sweeper on the rough stuff :-O. It
leaves behind swiffer pieces everywhere and looks worse than the dog hair. I DO
use a lot of floormop sponges though.
Can't offer any suggestions about the feeder. We screwed the hayfeeders to
the fence so they couldn't run off with them between feedings, but we don't have
anything nearly as heavy as you describe.
The grain feeders are also attached to the fence; they were the kind you can
just set over the fence boards and remove easilly for cleaning. I found them
ALL over the pasture and even outside the pasture where they were tossed.!
Martie in MD
Ellen Davidson wrote:
> This message is from: "Ellen Davidson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> I have two questions.First,I have a large Rohn galvanized paddock feeder
> (the kind with a large long hay rack on top and a large plastic feeding pan
> on each side).It probably weighs 300lb.,but my two fjords think that it is
> fun to tip it over.The ground is level and flat,but there must be one tiny
> bit of hay that they can't reach so they knock it over.It takes two of us to
> right it again.Any ideas on how to better secure this down yet still be safe
> for the beasties? I really like it.Second question (not about
> horses,sorry).Anyone suggest a vacuum cleaner when you let your dogs rule
> the house? I've been through about one a year.Only the 10 gallon shop vac
> has held up to dog hair,but it is a pain to push around the house.I have a
> weird house,mostly brick floors,little carpet and some tile.I'm thinking
> "leaf blower" but that probably would be rough in the kitchen and office.
> Thanks,Ellen and her poor,starving fjords Lasse and Leka
