We have been working hard to not waste our hay, so we have been using big panels and trying to clean up the extra’s as needed, but there has been more waste then I would like,  a couple weeks ago, one of our neighbours stopped by for a chat and I said, is there any chance you could put the word out that I am looking for a second hand round hay bale feeder for a reasonable cost.

Well today Farmer R stopped over and he said to come to his farm on saturday, he had tried to see if he could get the one in the field out for us, and it won’t come up, its frozen in solid, so he is giving us a bran new one that he bought on sale, and its just sat in the trailer ever since because he has enough in the fields, so come and get it and its ours..

Wow, that is a gift an half, a brand new one of these costs a pretty penny, turns out it was also his 50th b-day today so I tried to figure out what I had to offer as a present, and told him to wait and ran in the house and got the small bottle of really good rum we had got at christmas but that didn’t get used at all, and gave it to him.. He was surprised, said I didn’t need to do that.. but that he did like a good rum and the odd drink now and again. Hope he enjoy’s it, I am sure the sheep will enjoy having a proper feeder, and that we will like less hay waste.