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Discussion on Throwing grain out of his feeder
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remmi
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Posted on Friday, Dec 3, 2010 - 10:09 pm:
My horse tosses his grain out of his feeder. He gets medication in his grain so it is important that he consume it all. I need to find a flat wall feeder (not a corner feeder), with an inner lip that prevents feed from being tossed out. I was wondering if anyone knew where I could find such a feeder? Thank you! Heidi
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ajudson1
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Posted on Saturday, Dec 4, 2010 - 7:32 am:
Hmmm..I thought all feeders had a lip on them?
Why not just feed the grain out of a big bucket for now? You can mix the feed & med before putting it in his stall, remove it when he's done if he's to be left in the stall. I don't think I've ever had a horse that threw it out of the bucket. I think there are some solid bucket holders also if he starts trying to toss the bucket around.
A few big stones in his current feeder might stop the grain tossing also.
Good luck.
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scooter
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Posted on Saturday, Dec 4, 2010 - 7:54 am:
They make lips you can put on feeders, they have some at horse.com. Hank throws his head around and tosses his feed out of his bucket, I guess cuz' it's so good he can't stand it LOL. If I water his feed down to soupy consistency he doesn't do this for some reason, maybe he can't because it's watery?
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vickiann
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Posted on Saturday, Dec 4, 2010 - 12:25 pm:
Have you ever tried using a feed bag?
That works well.
I've used one sometimes for my boy who flings his food around badly.
I also have a huge, round, synthetic container (20 - 25 gallons?), probably intended for water that I place on the floor containing his food, but he still does manage to fling some of his grass forage up over the sides sometimes.
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rtrotter
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Posted on Saturday, Dec 4, 2010 - 2:33 pm:
Hi Heidi,
My now 2 year old used to do this all the time, plus he dribbled his food all over the place and I think the chickens got more of his feed than he did. I tried a number of different things( bungie cords, big rocks in his feed tub to slow him down, a bigger feed tub, feeding him on a mat in a pan on the floor etc) but the thing that worked the best was chaining the feed tub to the fence post so he could not fling it or move it around, I think he thought it was a fun thing to make as much noise and play with it as much as he possibly could.
Since I did that he keeps his face in the tub,he no longer dribbles his food and the chickens don't hang around to pick at his scraps. I also wet down both my horses food, so anything I add to it( supplements or medications) they can not pick out(I do not add bran, just water).
Good luck
Rachelle
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