Yankee Ingenuity Skidder Feeder

Ralph and Ann Jones, owners of Bean Falls Farm in Bancroft, Maine, have created a large, inexpensive, workable, round bale feeder. They would like to share this innovation with their Highland friends.

The sequence of making the feeder is shown in these photos.

Photos 1-5: Cut the sidewall out of one side of the tire using a reciprocal saw, NOT a chain saw. In the remaining sidewall of the tire, make several one-inch holes for water drainage, plus a three-inch hole in the center of the tire tread to aid in picking up the feeder with a bale-spear to move it from one location to another.

Photos 6-8: Once in position, fill with round or square bales---and as can be seen in the photos, Nora and Rose are enjoying this innovative invention.

You can use a smaller tire for goats and sheep.

Ralph and Ann hope this feeder idea is useful to readers of the Maine Highland Cattle Web page.

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