If there's a need, there's probably a smart person somewhere thinking up a solution. This is certainly the case for the round bale hay net. This is an idea whose time has come, since every grazing-animal owner who ever feeds hay in big bales will want one.
Farmers have increasingly turned to big bales, which get a lot of hay baled up with a minimum of time, labor, and expense. Owners like forage that is available free-choice and all the time. This is a natural way of feeding this grazing animals. However, there are some drawbacks to this feeding method.
Take horses, for example, although the nets work just as well for hornless cattle, goats, llamas, and alpacas. Most people just put a round bale out in the field and let the horses attack it. The animals eat more than they need, pull hay out and lie on it, trample the forage into the mud, and generally waste a lot. The bottom molds before the horses can eat it all up, leaving an unsightly patch in the pasture.
Use netting around the bale and these problems are eliminated. Horses quickly learn to pull out a mouthful at a time, which they eat before getting another. This slows down consumption, which prevents over-eating. Although cattle being fattened for beef need to eat as much as they will, breeding cows conceive more readily if they are not too heavy.
There's also very little waste, as the animal pulls out a mouthful at a time and consumes it. Owners are supplying feed, not bedding, and forage trampled into the ground is a waste of money, time, and effort. If the entire bale is consumed, it lasts longer, saving on cost and effort of replacements.
There are many ways to install nets, since people are endlessly ingenious. The standard way is to throw the net over the top and pull it down around the bale, tightening it at ground level. Once the hay ring or other barrier is placed around the whole, animals won't get their feet tangled in the net, which simply collapses as the hay inside is consumed. Tangling feet in the net is especially likely if horses are shod.
Although horses might bite through a cord or two at first, they quickly learn how to get the hay without interference. Holes in the net can easily be tied up with no loss of functionality. The first time, the outer layer of hay should be loosened a bit and some wisps pulled through the netting to get the animals started. Once they are used to feeding this way, they generally don't damage the netting.
Made of heavy-duty, UV-resistant polypropylene, good quality nets last from one to four years, depending on conditions. Check online for satisfaction, money-back guarantees for ninety days, with free replacement if failure is due to manufacturing defect. It's well worth visiting online sites to see the ingenious ways owners use the nets to enhance their feeding programs; you can also post good ideas of your own.
Farmers have increasingly turned to big bales, which get a lot of hay baled up with a minimum of time, labor, and expense. Owners like forage that is available free-choice and all the time. This is a natural way of feeding this grazing animals. However, there are some drawbacks to this feeding method.
Take horses, for example, although the nets work just as well for hornless cattle, goats, llamas, and alpacas. Most people just put a round bale out in the field and let the horses attack it. The animals eat more than they need, pull hay out and lie on it, trample the forage into the mud, and generally waste a lot. The bottom molds before the horses can eat it all up, leaving an unsightly patch in the pasture.
Use netting around the bale and these problems are eliminated. Horses quickly learn to pull out a mouthful at a time, which they eat before getting another. This slows down consumption, which prevents over-eating. Although cattle being fattened for beef need to eat as much as they will, breeding cows conceive more readily if they are not too heavy.
There's also very little waste, as the animal pulls out a mouthful at a time and consumes it. Owners are supplying feed, not bedding, and forage trampled into the ground is a waste of money, time, and effort. If the entire bale is consumed, it lasts longer, saving on cost and effort of replacements.
There are many ways to install nets, since people are endlessly ingenious. The standard way is to throw the net over the top and pull it down around the bale, tightening it at ground level. Once the hay ring or other barrier is placed around the whole, animals won't get their feet tangled in the net, which simply collapses as the hay inside is consumed. Tangling feet in the net is especially likely if horses are shod.
Although horses might bite through a cord or two at first, they quickly learn how to get the hay without interference. Holes in the net can easily be tied up with no loss of functionality. The first time, the outer layer of hay should be loosened a bit and some wisps pulled through the netting to get the animals started. Once they are used to feeding this way, they generally don't damage the netting.
Made of heavy-duty, UV-resistant polypropylene, good quality nets last from one to four years, depending on conditions. Check online for satisfaction, money-back guarantees for ninety days, with free replacement if failure is due to manufacturing defect. It's well worth visiting online sites to see the ingenious ways owners use the nets to enhance their feeding programs; you can also post good ideas of your own.
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