Comments on: Make your own horse slow feeder

By: Alexa Mead

Alexa Mead — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 08:13:52 +0000

Please can someone explain whether you use the hockey net as a large haynet or do you just wrap it right around the big bales Our 2 horses waste alot and poo on the loose hay. 😳

By: Stan

Stan — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 14:38:52 +0000

Use the milk from fig tree leaves. works wonders. Slices of fresh garlic are also powerfully anti-viral. Stick it on with really good sticking plaster. Be cautious with the amount of thuja (Thuja capense), can cause allergic reactions as it is poisonous. I made a horse feeder like this for a friend of mine. I used ski rope and macramé knots. works like a charm.

By: Allan

Allan — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:51:24 +0000

I use potato starch for warts. Allan

By: Bepbep

Bepbep — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 08:20:23 +0000

Teatree essential oil mixed with a gel base… tea tree is a natural antibac/ antifungal. I used it on my warts as well and it has worked a treat 🙂

By: cheryl

cheryl — Mon, 19 May 2014 00:39:47 +0000

This is ok, but different horses need different mesh sizes. I have a horse that is insulin-resistant and he needs a smaller mesh size than horses that do not have that tendency. Also, there are many places now that sell just the nets, in various sizes and configurations. I purchased one that holds up to 3 small bales of hay. I discovered that I needed to put the net in something, otherwise the horses will paw at it, and when the hay is running low, they will drag it around. So, I put the net filled with hay inside an old, large tractor tire. This solved the issues of pawing and dragging the net around. I put plywood on the bottom, which has gaps on the edges so debris falls through, but this also keeps the hay off the ground, especially useful when it rains.

By: Sonya

Sonya — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 20:56:09 +0000

In reply to Kathy.

I’m with Kathy. Exxterra, Exxterra!

Burns a little though. I put a clean surgical glove on a tongue depressor taped to a stick.

Kept me from getting walloped and helped prevent a secondary infection.

By: Vickie

Vickie — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 14:34:49 +0000

In reply to Tink. How much Apple cider vinegar do you put in the water: ie: how many cups per 5 gallons?

By: Stu

Stu — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 23:45:55 +0000

I never had warts on horses, but on cows we used Mineral Oil or Vaseline two times a day until gone.

By: Linda

Linda — Sun, 15 Dec 2013 00:21:11 +0000

In reply to ab.

I have been blessed with Sweetie, a 25-yr old registered quarter horse mare, and my friend was blessed with Sweetie’s lifelong partner, Cruise (also 25 years old and a registered quarter horse gelding. We have so much to learn and this hay feeder is just what we need – however it would be great to see how to fill the feeder and recommendations on how/where to place it. We purchased round bales as it seemed more cost effective, however there is so much waste.

Any additional information you could share about this homemade feeder would be very much appreciated!!

I am so thankful for this site/blog and the unbelievable amount of information and sharing – it’s great! Thank you!

Linda

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 03:17:32 +0000

Try the homeopathic Thuja for warts