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| O’Neill Bale Feeder - Covered Feeder and Support Base |
| It's easily loaded with a front-end loader or pickup truck
It offers each horse a private area to feed
It provides protection from rain and snow
The punched metal bottom provides air passage for drying
It minimizes waste and reduces feeding cycles
It saves up to 50% in cost of winter feeding
It minimizes spring cleanup of old and wasted hay
Weighs 370 lbs.
Most of all, feeding with round bales is approximately 50%
less expensive than square bales!
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| Item no. SONEILL55 |
Retail: $1,140.00 |
| Today's Sale Price: $1,102.95 |
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| This item does NOT ship for free |
| Shipping charges will apply to this item. If you place your order now we will call with the shipping rate. If the rate is approved by you we will charge you the additional shipping. If the rate is NOT approved by you then we will cancel your order. If you do not wish to place your order now you can enter in the quantity you wish to order and your zip code in the Q&A section below and we will respond with a quote. |
| Pick up available This item is available for customer pick FOB Sioux Falls, SD. After you place your order we will arrange for you to pick up your order. |
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The Problem
We came up with the idea of a Round
Bale Feeder for Horses due
to the frustration with wasted hay during the winter feeding
and the unavailability of feeders designed specifically for horse
safety. Conventional hay feeding techniques are inefficient.
Wasted Hay
Round bales of hay weighing up to 1200 lbs are generally carried
by tractors or skid steer loaders with front-end spears and
set in open areas for horses to feed. The problem with this
application is the amount of wasted hay from ground moisture,
rain, snow, dirt, mud and animal waste that mixes with the
hay over a short period of time. The hay also becomes marking
territories for dominante horses and beds for others, wasting
upwards to 50% of its intended use in a matter of a few days,
if not hours. At a cost of $30 to $50 per roll, hay bales
not lasting four days per four horses through the winter
becomes very expensive.
Lack of Safety for Horses
Most round bale feeders that are commercially available today
are designed with the waste issues as noted above but are
for livestock, not designed with the nature of horses in
mind. Horses are herd animals and rely on safety in numbers.
They are easily spooked and move quickly with explosive force
when surprised by noises, smells, strong winds, or other
horses; often they jump without looking, coming down on sharp
edges or other ground-placed feeders, or they get entangled
in other feeders in an attempt to avoid being kicked or bitten.
The Solution...
...was to make a Round Bale Hay Feeder
for Horses that was both
efficient and safe. By using a tubular steel design with no
sharp edges, the feeder minimizes the dangers of cuts or serious
injuries. The height of the feeder facilitates feeding and
eliminates rubbing off the mane of horses (as is the case
of some of the other feeders that require horses to place their
heads in small openings, a potentially dangerous situation).
Because horses naturally paw at their food, the height of our
Round Bale Hay Feeder helps protect their legs from possible
injury. And since horses are naturally graze animals, what falls
out of the feeder during feeding will be eaten first, leaving
little waste.
O'Neill Bale Feeder Unit with Legs
O'Neill Bale Feeder Unit without Legs
O'Neill Bale Feeder Legs Only
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| The Q&A on this Product |
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| QUESTION: I am interested in the O'neill Bale feeder BUT would like the measurements of the inside. I raelly have it in mind for putting square bales in this. And do you think that it could hold about 10 (80 lb) square bales? Also what is the list price on this? |
| ANSWER: The inside diameter is 5'-5" and is 5'-4.25" long.
Yes it should hold the 10 small square bales.
See barn world web sight for pricing.
Thank you,
Michael Snoozy
Sioux Steel Co.
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| QUESTION: I forgot to ask you> How far apart are the openings that the horses put there heads through,how high is it to the bottom of the mesh that the bale sits in? I have lot's of foals that may be using this and want to make sure they can reach the hay |
| ANSWER: The side openings are 19" wide.
The end door center opening is 23" wide.
The openings can be either of the following heights:
47 3/4" to bottom of opening and 85" to the top
OR it can be lowered 6 1/2"
41 1/4" to bottom of opening and 78 1/2" to the top
Thank you,
Mike Snoozy
Sioux Steel Company |
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| QUESTION: what is the size of this feeder legs and barrel? |
| ANSWER: The feeder is 5'-6" in diameter.
The legs are made out of 2" diameter tube with a 12ga [0.109"] wall.
Thank you,
Michael Snoozy
Sioux Steel Company |
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| QUESTION: I would like a price on the feeder without the legs
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| ANSWER: We do not recommend using this feeder without the support base. This is why we don't offer a price without it. |
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| QUESTION: I have draft horses is this heavy duty enough to stand up to that kind of use? |
| ANSWER: Yes it should be fine for your draft hoses. They may push it around a bit but that should be all. |
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| QUESTION: Does it have hinges so you can open the side or top and drop in a bale with a two prong side hauler? |
| ANSWER: No it only has the round doors on each end that swing open. |
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