This message is from: jern...@mosquitonet.com
What about the "Free Up"feeder with the metal frame on the top? But your barrel idea sounds likeit would be cheaper. Jean in hot and smoky Alaska > 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 Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
