All of them are free to come and go as they wish 24/7 so coming into the barn isn't something they associate with "YAY! Time to eat!". Mini mare gets a little anxious and paws while waiting for me because I don't run to her stall like she does so it takes me longer to get there. Every one of them goes to their spot, waits for me to shut gates and dump their grain in. They only get a handful of oats every day so that they stay in a routine of coming in and I can get a close up look for injuries or if they don't eat those oats I know they have something REALLY wrong. Duraflex Black Rubber Feed Pan 6.99 - 14.29 Limited quantities available in your store Duraflex Plastic Pail 8 qt 7.49 Limited quantities available in your store Duraflex 20qt Flat Back Bucket 11.99 - 14.99 Available in your store Duraflex 15 qt Hook Over Feeder 17. Big horses have 100 gallon water troughs with drain plug heaters (winter) and the minis have a 50 gallon trough which unfortunately doesn't have a drain plug so they have a floating heater and a plywood board over half the top of their tank to hide the heater under so they can't toss it out.įeeding time is pretty low stress here because they aren't hungry. Hay is round bales in round bale feeders for the big horses and the minis get fed from square bales and I use an old water trough to put it in (not that they keep it there) or if it's raining I toss some inside the barn on the floor. When the minis are in their summer lot they eat out of buckets sitting on the ground and attached to a post because they can't reach the wall feeders in that barn. A couple of them are about lower chest high but below the withers and most are about knee high. Corner feeders, straight wall feeders, a rubber pan, and one that hangs on a gate. Pretty much all kinds of feeders are in use here. Make animal feeding quick and easy with quality feed bucket holders, wall & fence feeders, utility pails and hay feeders.
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