how do you all weigh hay or horsehage?

[Irish-Only]

 

[Irish-Only]

This is our home made from a dumpy bag sling, and the scales are very old but brilliant to see without glasses

 

[paddy555]

This is our home made from a dumpy bag sling, and the scales are very old but brilliant to see without glasses

Thanks for the pics. I am madly, beyond madly, in love with your scales as I have difficulty reading without glasses. Really struggling to find similar. I can't read the spring balances without glasses and having to put those on and off is a PITA.

 

[criso]

If you're aiming for the same every day, hiw about putting a thin bit of white tape on the spring balance where you need weight up to..

 

[spotty_pony2]

sadly mine can't manage ad lib. "Billy Bunter" comes to mind!!

thanks for the comments. I have a selection of bins and bags coming from Amazon. I do like shopping for bins.

In which case i would be feeding part of it soaked so it’s not so palatable thus there always being some available. Even my laminitic is ad lib.

 

[Surbie]

Deleted, scales too small

 

[HopOnTrot]

I use a digital suitcase scale hook, if you don’t want to net it you could use a big IKEA blue bag, I always have them at the yard for carrying hay!

 

[paddy555]

In which case i would be feeding part of it soaked so it’s not so palatable thus there always being some available. Even my laminitic is ad lib.

it's all soaked, I never feed dry hay. I'm afraid ad lib for my lad would be an entire bale a day. The aim is weight loss so restricted.

If you're aiming for the same every day, hiw about putting a thin bit of white tape on the spring balance where you need weight up to..

thanks. I have put white marks on, several of them, as I am weighing for 4 horses all for different reasons. But I still need glasses which are a PITA

 

[Irish-Only]

Thanks for the pics. I am madly, beyond madly, in love with your scales as I have difficulty reading without glasses. Really struggling to find similar. I can't read the spring balances without glasses and having to put those on and off is a PITA.

These are ancient Milk Marketing Scales (used to make sure that the farmer wasn't watering down his milk as milk weighs more than water - who knew!!) Try googling them, I would be lost without them and I can weigh the bag then zero the scales according to the weight of the bag or hay net. Edited to add Found these - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153621228531

 

[paddy555]

These are ancient Milk Marketing Scales (used to make sure that the farmer wasn't watering down his milk as milk weighs more than water - who knew!!) Try googling them, I would be lost without them and I can weigh the bag then zero the scales according to the weight of the bag or hay net. Edited to add Found these - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153621228531

thanks for that. I should have recognised what they were. I have seen plenty in the past.

we have a couple of old milking farms around us where I'm sure the barns won't have been cleared out. I will ask OH to speak to them and see if there are any lying around.
Thanks again.

 

[criso]

I think there's a market for talking hanging scales, not just for those that need glasses but for those filling nets in poor light. You can get bathroom and kitchen scales that talk.