InstantForum.NET v4.1.2Hobby Farms Forumshttp://board.hobbyfarms.com/forums@bowtieinc.comThu, 24 Jul 2008 20:25:43 GMT20http://board.hobbyfarms.com/Topic1127-6-1.aspxWe've had horses for decades and gone through lots of kinds of feeders over those years. The hay feeders we like best: empty watering troughs!<P>Since we live in northern Arkansas and need lots of water tanks through the summer months, we had extra troughs sitting around unused during the colder winter months. Now we pull them into the horse area and use them to feed our hay. They're very sturdy, the horses eat in a normal, heads-down manner and dropped springs of hay fall back into the troughs to be picked up and munched again.</P><P>When summer comes and hay feeding time ends, they become horse watering troughs again!</P><P>Of course, damaged tanks with holes or splits in them work well for permanent feeders, too. If you have one, use it--and keep your eyes peeled for overturned or otherwise unused tanks when you visit others' farms; people often sell them cheaply or give them to you for free.</P><P>SueThu, 27 Mar 2008 10:32:52 GMTSue Weaver