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Soaking Hay Invention

Posted by MissDoc on 8/9/2012, 9:36 am
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Pretty Cool! There is a story about the inventor and her horse on the Loomis News Website.
http://www.justsoakit.com/About-Us.html
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Very cool!

Posted by RobynB on 8/9/2012, 10:01 am, in reply to "Soaking Hay Invention"
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That's a great system.

Re: Very cool!

Posted by MissDoc on 8/9/2012, 10:08 am, in reply to "Very cool!"
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Pricey - but worth it if it saves you time - now you just need the horse be able to get it themselves. LOL
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That would be great...

Posted by BarbaraC on 8/9/2012, 10:15 am, in reply to "Re: Very cool!"
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LOL...they would have problems with the latch system...they're like not only 'all thumbs' but 'one thumb!'

Too bad it's so pricey.
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why so expensive?

Posted by Xanthoria on 8/9/2012, 10:41 am, in reply to "Soaking Hay Invention"

Looking at the components I can't see them costing more than $300 at retail. Am I missing something?

No I don't think you're missing anything

Posted by MissDoc on 8/9/2012, 2:43 pm, in reply to "why so expensive?"
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My mouth dropped when I saw the price - I was thinking $450 tops including shipping!

It's a pretty simple concept, but of course you have to re-coup the time/money - plus profit - which might be a huge %.
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Re: why so expensive?

Posted by jcdill on 8/10/2012, 1:48 pm, in reply to "why so expensive?"
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Not only is it too expensive, but the design is really goofy in several respects.

1) It shouldn't need 2 hoses from the tap to the unit. Just one hose going to the unit, with a splitter and 2 timers built INTO THE UNIT, with pipes from each timer, one to fill the hay soaking bin, the other to trigger the drain.

2) When I read "automatic hay and feed soaker" I was expecting it to automatically FEED the soaked hay. But it doesn't do that. THAT'S the part that needs to be automated - for people who don't keep horses at home that's the tricky part about trying to feed soaked hay. What it really needs is a spring loaded door that opens up and dumps the soaked hay out into an adjacent feed tub. That way you can load and set the timer and it can soak and dispense the hay at feeding time. If you board you could do a 1/2 hour soak and feed for dinner (groom your horse etc during the soak period), then you reload the soaker and set for breakfast and it will feed your horse breakfast automatically.

3) I also envision that the drain clogs up very quickly with soaked hay and leaves. If you use a hose (as they suggest) to direct the drain water away from the soaker, expect the hose to quickly clog up, and clearing it out could pose quite a problem. The drainage hose needs to be a MUCH wider hose (think "sewer pipe" size) to avoid clogging with hay and leaves.
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Wow, I didn't realize I created a $999 feeder!

Posted by elliemae1 on 8/9/2012, 11:23 am, in reply to "Soaking Hay Invention"
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I use an ag bin, put hay in it and add water.

Here's the special, complicated, expensive part - I then walk away for a while.
Do chores, groom, sit in the shade, gaze at the mountains...
When I come back I have soaked hay.

Excess water has drained out of the holes in the bottom, flakes are now enormous.
Yum yum.

Since I've been gone most of this year, and no one at home is soaking the hay, the horses are still healthy with great feet, (methinks that's more about breeding, environment and quality of hay, than soaking) not as shiny, but nobody is brushing them either.

I have no "special needs" horzies.
My reasons for soaking are about adding back the H2O that has evaporated, keeping dust down, and slowing down the gobbling.

Oh yeah, cost is about $50 for the bins, a savings of $949 American.
Go figure, lol.

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You can hook one up like that

Posted by MissDoc on 8/9/2012, 2:44 pm, in reply to "Wow, I didn't realize I created a $999 feeder! "
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with sprinkler parts - I always use a storage bin to soak mine. But I don't soak hay in the AM. But I will hose it down at the very least.
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Giving me some ideas...

Posted by BarbaraC on 8/9/2012, 5:28 pm, in reply to "You can hook one up like that"
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as in, I think I have one of the larger milk crates around somewhere. I could put a couple bales in there, wet down, do other stuff, then feed it to him.

I'm glad this discussion came up. I now at least have some options to try. Gladly, I noticed that he is not coughing as much today/yesterday. So, maybe he's gradually getting better.
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