Of course if you raise cattle or have a lot of horses, small squares aren't as easy to feed, and surely not the most economical. Just pull off a 'flake' of hay and drop it in the feeders and you're done. They are easy to put on the pickup truck to bring home. Small squares are the easiest to store because they stack so well.

There are round bales, and bigger round bales, and large square bales that are usually 3'x3'x8' - not really square, but then again, small squares aren't square either. There are small square bales, the only kind I was familiar with before moving here. Hay bales come in different sizes and shapes. Which left us with 40% of the hay crop - a nice return for letting him cut and bale our hay. After that our neighbor baled it on shares - in other words, he put in the work with his equipment and in return he kept 60% of the round hay bales. One year hay was trucked to Oklahoma from other states and we were very thankful that those farmers were willing to help us out.įor several years we cut and baled our own hay by hand. Other years we aren't so fortunate and hay is expensive and sometimes hard to come by. Some years we have plenty of rain in spring and summer and have a good hay crop - sometimes the farmers can even get a second cutting of hay. We are no strangers to drought here in Oklahoma. How to feed a round bale with minimal waste Here are the tips and tricks we've learned to minimize waste and to keep your horses and goats well-fed. Over the years, we have tried various methods to feed round bales to our horses without wasting hay. But if you're feeding round bales, you may also know that it can be tough to prevent waste.

If you're a livestock owner, you know that feeding hay is a crucial part of your animals' diet in the winter.

Goat hay feeder no waste