Homemade feeder and such!

[CHARLOTTE & JOHN]

Thanks littlesteppers for the heads-up about the concerns of homemade feeders.

John thought about that and secured the feeder to the fence and a t-post so it can't

tip over. Also the pieces of fence that we used were from our field fence and John

made sure the sharp edges of the fence were all placed between two pieces of wood

so there are no exposed sharp edges.

Charlotte

 

[littlesteppers]

Thanks littlesteppers for the heads-up about the concerns of homemade feeders.

John thought about that and secured the feeder to the fence and a t-post so it can't

tip over. Also the pieces of fence that we used were from our field fence and John

made sure the sharp edges of the fence were all placed between two pieces of wood

so there are no exposed sharp edges.

Charlotte

Goood thinking.. :aktion033: :aktion033:

I also want to clarify..Trooper got not hurt from the sharp edges..BUT from getting his head stuck in the cattle panel. :no:

 

[tnovak]

PLEASE be careful with homemade feeders..I crinch everytime I read a topic about them..we lost a beautiful 4 month old filly to One feeder..it was similar to the freestanding hay feeder..she got her little head hung in it at night..trying to get the last blade of hay..and it crushed her to death..PLEASE..secure these feeders..especially the free standing ones..

Also for the cattle panel based feeders..I urge you to read "our story"

We feed hay on mats on the ground..and that is that..

Feeder warning

I'm SOOO glad I saw this.......I have an old sofa on our back porch that my dog loves to lay on...the seat cushion had a very stiff wire sticking out......and I just fixed it so he will NOT gouge an eye out on it. I didn't realize how dangerous it would be, not thinking that he sees a bit differently that us humans.

 

[CritterCountry]

I don't have a hose long enough to water my mini, so I use the water cooler type jugs to water with. They have caps on them, so can be carried by hand or thrown in a wheelbarrow. I keep two and it fills my rubbermaid water bin nicely.

In winter I don't use the rubbermaid bin, but I keep two buckets to water my mini. One in the bathtub thawing, and the other out in the field with her. Then I switch when the one outside is frozen. This eliminates the need to break ice constantly. I just rotate buckets. :lol:

 

[Billy G]

I made a stand 2 feet off the ground like a chute. You can walk them up in it , tie them and each side will swing open so you can trim or clip them with out bending over. Have 2 boards that are hinged on top so you can swing over them. Has hole drilled in them and insert a 1 inch pipe to come down to the bottom of there stomach so they can not fallout. Works real well. Can not post pictures as I do not know how.

 

[JanBKS]

Billy G, If you go to Photo Bucket and start an account, its free, you can upload your pictures there and then you can post on the message boards.

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