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Re: [RC] round bales-anybody feeding? - Joe Long

On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 07:49:58 -0700 (PDT), Chris Paus <paus@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I feed rounds, especially in the winter. If the weather is bad, the horses 
have a constant supply of hay and I dont' have to face the Kansas winds to get 
food to them. I have a neighbor who puts up really good quality round bales. 
Even in the spring, the insides of the bales were fresh and green.

Round bales get a bad rap from a lot of horse people, but I think it depends 
on where you get them. It's essential to get good hay. Some mold pretty 
quickly if they aren't put up right.

I also have my own tractor with a bale spike. Here in Kansas, it's getting 
harder and harder to find square bales... Most farmers do rounds now because 
they don't need any help. ONe guy on a tractor can do it all. no loading and 
stacking.

I still use squares, of course. Can't stuff a round bale into my horse trailer 
when we go somewhere. And I feed squares when I want to monitor the amount of 
food my horses get. Mine actually came through a tough winter last year fatter 
than they went in! Good hay available 24/7.

chris

Another way to do it, without a tractor, is to line them up along one of the
fences when they're delivered, leaving space between them.  Then put up a
temporary fence separating them from the horses.  Just move the fence down one
bale each time you need to begin feeding another one.

-- 

Joe Long
jlong@xxxxxxxx
http://www.rnbw.com


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