This message is from: Gail Russell <g...@zeliga.com>
Cinch Chix 1 inch netting. I use their West Coast Large Bale feeders and cut them in half (to make two shorter nets, with a screw on carabiner type thing closing the bottom of the net. I put the open top of the net over the end of a white 35 gallon barrel, pulling it up like a sock over a foot, but only about 4 to 6 inches up. My husband has taken off the tops and bottoms of the barrel (leaving the rim to strengthen it) before I do this, and he has also drilled 3/8 inch holes in two rows about that I use to tie the netting to the barrel. I end up with an open topped barrel with a net "sock" hanging about 2 1/2 to three feet down below the bottom of the barrel. We hang this on a pipe panel and put a largish water trough (Rubbermaid, about $75) beneath. We throw a day's ration into the top and let them have at it. They do most of their eating by shaking the nets until the fines fall out. There is something called a Hay Hoop you can buy from KV Supply. They are not as easy to load, and you need a stall wall to mount them on (or a barn wall). They come with a larger hole net, so not as slow feeding, but Cinch Chix nets would fit on them. They are a pretty good solution. Gail ________________________________________ From: owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com [owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com] On Behalf Of Theresa Christiansen [t...@littlerockfarm.com] Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 9:50 AM To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Subject: Re: training or disposition? This message is from: Theresa Christiansen <t...@littlerockfarm.com> What brand of slow feeders do you use? Theresa Christiansen Little Rock Farm 425 788 2358 206 972 7222 cell Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
