Ability to use part bales

12 Ability To Use Part Bales & Save The Left Over Bale

A balefeeder is the only option that allows you to feed out part bales without compromising the quality of feed left over – because it can be left on the feeder, off the ground and away from moisture, ready to feed the next day.

A hay unroller can also feed part-bales, but the unused portion then has to be removed and stored – usually on the ground, where it can fall apart and absorb moisture. A bale splitter must feed out the entire bale once split, or else it too falls apart. A ring feeder takes a whole bale – but if only a few animals need feeding, the feed sits around longer and its nutritional value decreases. A feed mixer or TMR also requires a whole bale, which means any feed left over starts to degrade through exposure to oxygen and mould can start to form.

Feeding part bale over a fence. Feeding one bale into hay rings and in the pasture as needed. Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand.

Take a bale on the loader, 2 on the feeder and feed part of each bale in each pasture depending on stocking rates and what your cattle need.

FIELD TESTIMONIAL

“This feeder allows us to ride into a pasture with a roll of hay, feed out the exact amount that we want to feed out, whether it be a whole bale, a half bale, or a third of a bale that’s up to us.”

Eric Elsner University of Georgia, USA.

BALEFEEDER TYPE CHAINLESS BALE FEEDER CHAIN/SLAT BALE FEEDER HAY UNROLLER RING FEEDER BALE SPLITTER BALE PROCESSOR CHOPPER TMR FEED MIXER

Investment cost each $9,000-20,000 $7,000-17,000 $3,000-10,000 $300-1200 $3,000-6,000 $20,000-35,000 $50,000-150,000