We live in Texas and have always fed small square
bales of Coastal Bermuda. We have the opportunity from one of our boarders
to start feeding round bales but we have no knowledge about how to do
this. The square bales have always been stored inside our barn, but round
bales would have to be outside, in the weather. Do they have to be stored
up off the ground? If so, how? To feed hay this way, do the round
bales have to be inside feeders? We have 5 horses. Do we need more
than one feeder? When a bale gets eaten down enough to be replaced, do you
have to move the feeder? Do you have to clean up left over hay on the
ground? We don't know if we'd be better off sticking with square bales or
trying round bales. It would save us some work at feeding but perhaps the
cleanup would negate that advantage? Any thoughts would be
appreciated.
