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Re: Which oil is king? -ALL BRAND NAMES!
Richard:
We use Suiox brand feeders. I really don't know if they have a website. I buy from the local distributor. They are indestriuctible. Even the Percherons can't destroy them. The Souix feeders are Cattle feeders, we just turn them up side down. All our friend and us have used them for years.
I have to very strongly disagree with you on your point about leaving the net wrap or twine on a bale and then letting the animals eat it down. A horse will choke on the poly twine and the net wrap can become an accident waiting to happen. We always remove all twine or net and then let them eat.
As far as leaving a bale in a feeder, we let them eat free will and our 3 light horses will consume a 4 square in about a week. The Percherons go through about 4-4 square bales in a week. Considering the price of a round over kickers, a little wasteage is readily absorbed by the price difference. A 4 square round at about 700 pounds goes for around $20.00 here. 700 pounds of kickers at $3.50 per bale @ 50 lbs each would be $49.00. That's a $29.00 difference between the round and the Kicker. A little scrap is incinsequential. That's figuring at $3.50 per bale. 1st cut TA is going at $4.00 here and 2nd TA is at $4.50. I know, that's what I am selling it at and I need more We put up 2400 2'nd TA kickers last week and they are all spoken for. I don't think I'll round any 3rd. I suspect that 3rd. will be at close to $5.00 each!!
Richard:
We use Suiox brand feeders. I really don't know if they have a website. I buy from the local distributor. They are indestriuctible. Even the Percherons can't destroy them. The Souix feeders are Cattle feeders, we just turn them up side down. All our friend and us have used them for years.
I have to very strongly disagree with you on your point about leaving the net wrap or twine on a bale and then letting the animals eat it down. A horse will choke on the poly twine and the net wrap can become an accident waiting to happen. We always remove all twine or net and then let them eat.
As far as leaving a bale in a feeder, we let them eat free will and our 3 light horses will consume a 4 square in about a week. The Percherons go through about 4-4 square bales in a week. Considering the price of a round over kickers, a little wasteage is readily absorbed by the price difference. A 4 square round at about 700 pounds goes for around $20.00 here. 700 pounds of kickers at $3.50 per bale @ 50 lbs each would be $49.00. That's a $29.00 difference between the round and the Kicker. A little scrap is incinsequential. That's figuring at $3.50 per bale. 1st cut TA is going at $4.00 here and 2nd TA is at $4.50. I know, that's what I am selling it at and I need more We put up 2400 2'nd TA kickers last week and they are all spoken for. I don't think I'll round any 3rd. I suspect that 3rd. will be at close to $5.00 each!!