NikkiC88
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Apologies for this essay and thank you if you get through all of it!!
I have been looking at the slow eating system type ground feeders, they are a bit out of my current price range
I have an old girlie that has a bit of age related arthritis, plus her teeth arent too great.
I know some people suggest feeding a bucket of chaff overnight as we are now heading into winter (
), but as she is a piggy she will easily eat that within 30 minutes max! She had lost a bit of condition so I would like to make sure she will be eating enough to keep her ok through the cold nights.
Has anyone had any luck figuring out their own budget floor level hay feeder? That keeps hay going everywhere? Im not too keen on using a hay net, the vet said try to avoid so she isn't yanking her head/neck so much which may increase discomfort. I did think of a large hole hay net in a large bucket. But as a friend who struggles with hay nets sometimes feeds her for me a design that allows hay to just be chucked in would be ideal.
Extra Info as people sent messages asking me:
She current had saracen mash, alfabeet, micronised linseed, her bute and supplements. Last year and early this year she did have fast fibre late at night, but again it went very quickly!
I have hay which i give her at night from a corner hay feeder. She seems to be quidding very slightly, but she will eat most of it and has always enjoyed throwing hay around so a lot of my money ends up on the field shelter floor! Im trying to source short chopped hay which I will mix with high fibre haylage. I need to watch her sugar levels as she has had 2 bouts of laminitis and is in the grey zone for cushings. Recent bloods show her insulin levels are good, teeth are done every 6 months, worming up to date etc.
I have been looking at the slow eating system type ground feeders, they are a bit out of my current price range
I have an old girlie that has a bit of age related arthritis, plus her teeth arent too great. I know some people suggest feeding a bucket of chaff overnight as we are now heading into winter (
), but as she is a piggy she will easily eat that within 30 minutes max! She had lost a bit of condition so I would like to make sure she will be eating enough to keep her ok through the cold nights.Has anyone had any luck figuring out their own budget floor level hay feeder? That keeps hay going everywhere? Im not too keen on using a hay net, the vet said try to avoid so she isn't yanking her head/neck so much which may increase discomfort. I did think of a large hole hay net in a large bucket. But as a friend who struggles with hay nets sometimes feeds her for me a design that allows hay to just be chucked in would be ideal.
Extra Info as people sent messages asking me:
She current had saracen mash, alfabeet, micronised linseed, her bute and supplements. Last year and early this year she did have fast fibre late at night, but again it went very quickly!
I have hay which i give her at night from a corner hay feeder. She seems to be quidding very slightly, but she will eat most of it and has always enjoyed throwing hay around so a lot of my money ends up on the field shelter floor! Im trying to source short chopped hay which I will mix with high fibre haylage. I need to watch her sugar levels as she has had 2 bouts of laminitis and is in the grey zone for cushings. Recent bloods show her insulin levels are good, teeth are done every 6 months, worming up to date etc.
