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Click on the control box and hot wire to see
closeups.
In 1994 when it came time to bring my herd of 20 plus horses in from the pasture to the barn for winter feeding, I started thinking of all the trips I would be making throughout the long cold North Idaho winter to feed. It didn't take long to come up with a design that takes only about 15 minutes once every 10 days to feed each 10 head.
There are so many benefits to this Hay Feeder that I thought other ranchers might be interested in the freedom and savings this automativ feeder offers. We save about 30 to 40 percent in our hay cost from loss and overeating as with regular round bale feeders. The savings on labor alone to feed is very great. The only thing that needs clean up is the manure they create, and that so far can't be helped. There is a small set back to this feeder, you will need a tractor to put the round bale into the automatic feeder, that is unless you are very tall and very strong.
All Feeders are built at our ranch as ordered.The feeder # 1 was built to feed Icelandic Horses. The # 2
feeder was built to feed taller horses over 14.5 hands.
Up to 12
can feed from one feeder as long as they get along well in a
group. The feeder can also be placed in a way
as to serve several
fields or corrals at a time. You can also put many in 1 field and
have them all controlled with
one timer.
I started with 2 feeders in 1994 and now have 5 to do my feeding, that gives me lots of time to think of other things I can be doing with the free time and savings my feeders have given me.
All parts
and components used in the control have ul, ulc or
csa safety certficates. The curtain is PVC material. The
electrical
wire, 14 gauge inside 3/4" black PVC pipe, should
be buried deep enough as not to have it damaged. Just plug the
wire into a 110 volt outlet. The unit only draws 3 amps of power
each time it moves or about 1 KW per month.
The only change from a regular round bale feeder is that the feed and time of feeding is controlled. That's more time for other things, less labor costs, no waste, healthy and fit horses for spring and a very low operating cost. Any style of bales or loose hay can be used in the feeder. All tie strings must be removed after loading.
I
hope this gives you an idea of what to expect
from the "E-Z HAY FEEDER" and what the E.Z.Hayfeeder
can do
for you.