Sheep hay baskets

[Al R]

So nobody thinks hay nets a useful idea even though they are used extensively by the horse world? Maybe that's why!

I’ve been giving my daughters nag very good haylage/sometimes silage that the cattle are on, he bloody loves it but isn’t on ad lib, a woman has put a Shitland in with it to keep it company and has bought “denghie” bales as apparently mine wasn’t good for horses. It smells off/mouldy/still and my daughters horse won’t touch it, he’ll be back on silage tomorrow. Apparently this woman said to my wife we need hay nets, our horse has been in there 4 months and hasn’t complained about the cattle mesh feeder that he’s had so far.... said feeder has been in the shed years mind

@Jerry how much are the bucket holders and will they hold a 5litre bucket in place?

 

[Mc115reed]

He owes you a pint or two.

Just placed an order for hay baskets, bucket holders and adopter hurdles.

A pallet full...[emoji23][emoji23]

Cheaper than MV and I’d rather support some one trying to make a go of it then line MV’s pockets.

Make that another pint or 2 Iv got 2 pallets of stuff coming later in the week from him bit of a last minute panic job but he reckons he can have them palleted up and on there way by Tuesday evening so hopefully he’s as good as his word
I almost ordered some things from a popular Facebook seller recently until I realised there was literally hundreds of posts on there Facebook page asking where orders were and complaining of waiting 6-8 weeks for sheep hurdles [emoji51][emoji51]

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Hope you're pleased with them!
Think we'll have a look at his bucket holders, we tie buckets up off the ground with string atm, but then the handles will pull out and the ewes very often head but them and squash them

You want bucket holders off these....can’t fault them

MTL Fabrications - LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT

www.mtl-fimber.co.uk

 

[hill farmer]

You want bucket holders off these....can’t fault them

MTL Fabrications - LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT

www.mtl-fimber.co.uk

Good price too!

 

[Jerry]

@Jerry how much are the bucket holders and will they hold a 5litre bucket in place?

yes 5litre buckets.

They are £4.60 including the bucket.

 

[Jerry]

Make that another pint or 2 Iv got 2 pallets of stuff coming later in the week from him bit of a last minute panic job but he reckons he can have them palleted up and on there way by Tuesday evening so hopefully he’s as good as his word
I almost ordered some things from a popular Facebook seller recently until I realised there was literally hundreds of posts on there Facebook page asking where orders were and complaining of waiting 6-8 weeks for sheep hurdles [emoji51][emoji51]

That the chap called Dean? I messaged him and was not impressed.

 

[Andyt880]

Made my own here. The next ones I make I will leave the plywood sides square and longer and put piece of pipe on either side below the mesh to make a trough for each pen

 

[exmoor dave]

View attachment 934673Made my own here. The next ones I make I will leave the plywood sides square and longer and put piece of pipe on either side below the mesh to make a trough for each pen

Made the same here, quite cheap to make up with 1/2" ply and 3mm mesh.

Just a fiddly job!

 

[Mc115reed]

That the chap called Dean? I messaged him and was not impressed.

That’s the one... hurdles looked good and well priced but wanted paying half up front which was a straight turn off and when I searched him on Facebook was hundreds of posts from people saying they still hadn’t got there stuff 6-8 weeks later and he didn’t respond too messages ect ... not a good way too be when selling too farmers

 

[Humble Village Farmer]

I bent up a couple of sheets of a142 reinforcement mesh and laid it across the top of a row of pens as one continuous hay rack

 

[Dry Rot]

I bent up a couple of sheets of a142 reinforcement mesh and laid it across the top of a row of pens as one continuous hay rack

That's what I did. Like an A frame upside down with a narrow plank to walk through and troughs on either side.

 

[Highland Mule]

Have seen them made out of the big crystallix buckets and looked pretty good. Can’t find photo though, but it’s been on here before.

Found it.

 

[Mc115reed]

Found it.

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Now that’s farm engineering [emoji23]

 

[Mc115reed]

I'll have to ask him for commission! To be honest he's a cousin and only lives a mile or so away, he is a v good fabricator and very handy.
He made us a crook holder for the quad for a Kiwi crook, a fella came here shearing, saw it and fancied one, he made one for him to go home with. £35 if I remember correctly

Forgot too post last week very happy with your mates stuff had 2 walk through feeders and 10 hay baskets delivered too Staffordshire in 7 days from me messaging him and for the price of about 1 IAE walk through feeder