A bucket with holes in the bottom allows for soaking hay cubes. By bthe time the water drains out the cubes are perfectly moistened.
Dehydrated "Hydration Hay (Purina). 1 block per 5 quarts (minimum) of water = 1 block of "quality Timothy and Orchardgrass hay plus alfalfa" weighs 2 pounds and equals 2 pounds of baled dry hay.
A bucket with holes in the bottom allows for soaking hay cubes. By bthe time the water drains out the cubes are perfectly moistened.
A bucket with holes in the bottom allows for soaking hay cubes. By bthe time the water drains out the cubes are perfectly moistened.
Timothy hay cut at a perfect time with a broad leaf and a seed head forming.
A pile of poor quality hay in a stall. There were some thistles in other stalls in full seed. The horses were smart enough to leave it. The rest of the hay was excellent.
Timothy hay cut at a perfect time with a broad leaf and a seed head forming.
A pile of poor quality hay in a stall. There were some thistles in other stalls in full seed. The horses were smart enough to leave it. The rest of the hay was excellent.
Timothy hay cut at a perfect time with a broad leaf and a seed head forming. Here the boot, the distance from the leaf to the seed head, is less than 6 inches which tells us that the cellulose is low and the starch is high.
Coastal hay
Round bales of grass hay stacked in a hay shed.
Coastal hay
Round bales of grass hay stacked in a hay shed.
Washing dirty or contaminated hay using a bucket with holes to drain the water. Also used to soak and drain hay.
Washing dirty or contaminated hay using a bucket with holes to drain the water. Also used to soak and drain hay.
Mature alfalfa hay. Plenty of leaves, not very green, no flowers, thick stems.
Late cut hay in GA
Mature alfalfa hay. Plenty of leaves, not very green, no flowers, thick stems.
Grass hay bales fresh from the field delivered to the barn.
Mature alfalfa hay. Plenty of leaves, not very green, no flowers, thick stems.
Grass hay bales fresh from the field delivered to the barn.
Timothy hay - cut and cured well. Short boot and soft leaf
Grass hay bales fresh from the field delivered to the barn.
Peanut hay
Chopped hay fed in a hung muck bucket. This chopped product is called Dengi and some varieties have molasses added.
Tedding hay is the process where the cut hay is rolled over for drying and left in a wind row for baling.
Cut hay formed into wind rows is drying and waiting to be baled.
A field of round bales.
Hay baled and wrapped in plastic and stored alongside the road for use throughout the year
A round bale wrapped in plastic
Long stemmed hay left on the stall floor by a horse with extremely sharp teeth. See feeding systems for a better approach to feeding hay.
Long stemmed hay left on the stall floor by a horse with extremely sharp teeth. See feeding systems for a better approach to feeding hay.
The groom adds water to the streamer before "cooking" the hay.
Feeding hay on the ground outside will waste hay because 1) when pasture is preferred they will not eat it and 2) it gets trampled on and mixed into the ground. Better to feed in a container. See feeding systems for a better approach to feeding hay.
Thorns in the hay creating a sore under the upper lip on the left side of the muzzle. Skin sweating and general discomfort with a lip injury from thorns in the hay.
Thorns in the hay creating a sore under the upper lip on the left side of the muzzle. Skin sweating and general discomfort with a lip injury from thorns in the hay.
Thorns in the hay creating a sore under the upper lip on the left side of the muzzle. Skin sweating and general discomfort with a lip injury from thorns in the hay.
Thorns in the hay creating a sore under the upper lip on the left side of the muzzle. Skin sweating and general discomfort with a lip injury from thorns in the hay.
Thorns in the hay creating a sore under the upper lip on the left side of the muzzle. Skin sweating and general discomfort with a lip injury from thorns in the hay.
Hydroponically grown barley grass.
Hydroponically grown barley grass.
Hydroponically grown barley grass.
Hedge clippers used to chop hay. The saw stand is converted into a clamping station for flakes of hay.
Bales of hay ready for pickup in July in WA.
Plastic water troughs are used here to soak the hay. The water is drained using the drain plug at the bottom. Placing these tubs on a sturdy flat wagon makes distributing the wet hay very easy.
Plastic water troughs are used here to soak the hay. The water is drained using the drain plug at the bottom. Placing these tubs on a sturdy flat wagon makes distributing the wet hay very easy.
Hay soaking device sent in by a member of THA.
A rope winch system for raising and draining soaked hay.
A rope winch system for raising and draining soaked hay.
A rope winch system for raising and draining soaked hay.
A rope winch system for raising and draining soaked hay.
The piping below a 3 inch shower drain placed in the bottom of this wheel barrow.
The piping below a 3 inch shower drain placed in the bottom of this wheel barrow.
Hay loaded into the wheel barrow that was filled with water for soaking.
The dirty and sugar ladened water being drained from the wheel barrow after soaking. NOTE: use a copper valve as this plastic valve soon became frozen.
A home made hay steamer.
A home made hay steamer.
A home made hay steamer.
A home made hay steamer.
A home made hay steamer.
Chopped hay in a bucket.
