Ready or Not....... Shouldvknwnbetter- Fall

[promiseacres]

wanted to ask- if anyone is using the big bales of hay to feed, what is the best way you have found to feed it out? DH and I were thinking of getting a big bale to try but figuring we would have to store it inside and take hay off as needed(trying not to make a huge mess). Our feeders are inside the shelters so only so much can be put into one at a time. Right now between the 9 goats and the rabbits we are using 1 small square(probably 35-40 pounds) a day.

Round or big square? Big square peel off in flakes and you can unwind a round. Round can be messy but doable if you back right up where you want to store it.

 

[Hens and Roos]

Round or big square? Big square peel off in flakes and you can unwind a round. Round can be messy but doable if you back right up where you want to store it.

thinking big square bale as that will probably be easier for us to move with our skid steer and store.

 

[OneFineAcre]

I just roll the round bale off of the truck under the shelter and roll it on a pallet. You can roll the bale.
We peel it off and put it in the feeders. It's a little messy and you get some waste there, but it is so much cheaper for us than square bales would be.

 

[Hens and Roos]

It seems that there are more big bales to be found around here compared to the small bales. DH and I just think it would be a good idea to have another source for hay...we don't want to run out!

 

[OneFineAcre]

I don't know of anyone here that does the big square bales, just the big round bales.

 

[Hens and Roos]

Both seem to be made around here...maybe just the area

 

[Hens and Roos]

Here's a picture of Melanie- managed to get one when she wasn't watching me!

 

[samssimonsays]

We have more large squares than round around here. At least more than the decent rounds.... We are looking for a round bale supplier now as we have a square bale one just 5 miles down the road. We can store up to 30 bales probably but he keeps them until we need them which is nice!

I love her coloring

 

[Goat Whisperer]

this morning DD and DH did chores- when they came inside they told me that Melanie had a tooth sticking out of her mouth but it wasn't bleeding and she was eating just fine. After taking a look we figure out that Melanie lost her 2 front baby teeth and her adult teeth are coming in!

I hope she put it under her straw before she went to bed

Like the other said, you will get some wasted hay but its still usually cheaper then the small squares.

 

[Hens and Roos]

We have more large squares than round around here. At least more than the decent rounds.... We are looking for a round bale supplier now as we have a square bale one just 5 miles down the road. We can store up to 30 bales probably but he keeps them until we need them which is nice!

I love her coloring

the kids call her Melanie foam because her coat is so soft and thick- not at all like the other goats.