11/16/2023 0 Comments Collapsible round bale feeder![]() Keep your large bales accessible no matter the changing size with this unique design from Tarter. The strong frame is made with steel, 1-3/4″ steel tubing and the hay-saving steel skirt keeps loose hay from being trampled. The sides are moved inward by your animals under normal feeding pressures. The panels move easily when the bale gets smaller. ![]() The pin and loop connections are safe for horses and make them easy to set up. This adjustable feeder is built for both livestock and horses to have easy access to large bales from when the bale starts large and uneaten, all the way down to the smaller size when consumed. Nothing is inaccessible and wasted and the feeder will serve 8-10 head of cattle. The benefit of the flex feeder is that it allows the cattle to get to that last bite of hay. ![]() The flexible panel feeder will make you happy as well because your cattle going to make cleanup of that remaining hay effortless and minimize any waste, saving you hay. The hinged sections are designed with safety in mind and are perfectly safe for all of your farm and ranch animals. With the closed top flex feeder, when pressure is applied to the panels, the hinges allow it to slide inward and closer to the hay bale so your livestock has access and eat until the bale is completely gone. Some traditional feeders can get destroyed in a matter of hours by larger livestock leaning against the fixed feeder walls. This is nice because as opposed to your traditional, fixed, round bale feeders, the flexible panels won’t get crushed and bent as your animals try to get to the last bit of hay remaining in the center of the feeder. The pressure that your animals put on the panels causes the feeder to shrink to the size of the bale. What this allows you to do, no matter the size of the remaining bale or the herd size you have is give your animals access to your hay no matter the remaining size. This feeder makes sure all the hay is accessible At each section, it’s hinged together almost like a door so as cows consume the hay bale, the flex feeder closes around the size of hay that remains inside the feeder as it shrinks. This closed-top flex feeder for cattle has a closed ring around the top for extra strength and is built in multiple, flexible sections. Most of the traditional hay feeders out on the market are just a solid, metal round ring. This unique design is worth exploring!Īs always, if we can help with anything at all, call us at (720) 238-2190, email or visit our website at today! See the pictures and videos below for each style and consider this feeder the next time you’re looking for a new bale feeder. The cattle feeder is made with a top bar around the vertical bars while the horse design is open at the top. Each of the panels of this feeder is hinged like a door so that when leaned upon, instead of bending, they will slide inward around the remaining bale to provide consistent access until it is gone. The ‘Flex Feeders’ are uniquely designed to shrink in size as the bale gets smaller and allow your animals to eat the bale entirely. This can lead to injury and the exciting struggle of trying to help them out! This of course leads to metal bending and even cattle climbing inside the feeder to finish off the bale in the center. The hay is just out of reach and all it does is entice them to lean against the feeder. ![]() The problem with a large fixed ring hay feeder is that once your livestock eats the outer layers of the bale, the bale shrinks in size to the point where they can’t reach it anymore. Like all livestock equipment suppliers, we carry a large inventory of the traditional hay feeders, but we came across this new design from Tarter and think it’s worth a look! The trouble with Traditional Hay Feeders You’ll typically take the tractor, drop the hay inside and call it an afternoon, after all this is how it has been done for years. Feeding with a traditional livestock bale feeder doesn’t present much of a challenge out in the middle of your pasture.
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