We have 12 horned Icelandic sheep and 2 donkeys. Usually we buy square bales to
feed in the winter. I have been looking at the price of
hay this year and round bales are half the price of squares per lb. our neighbor rents and bales a hay field of ours. He will have extra to
sell this year and can bring us over a bale whenever he comes and gets one for his cows(we don’t have a
tractor)
I’m wondering if it would be smarter to pull apart the bales in chunks to feed in our sheep feeders? Or just drop a round bale in the covered part of our barn
yard? I can’t seem to find a good round bale feeder that’s safe for horned sheep, but if any of you have come across one that would be great.