Let’s talk about why round bales make life easier—especially in winter. If the average horse owner has 3 horses, and each horse eats about 25 lbs of hay per day, a round bale only needs to be replaced roughly every 10 days. That means less daily feeding, fewer trips in the cold, and about 15–20 minutes saved every day—which adds up to around 8 hours of your life back every month. What would you do with that extra time? More riding? Less freezing? Extra coffee in the barn aisle? Round bales just

In 2018, Roger Zimmerschied of LaMonte, Missour, told me about the hay bale unroller he built and uses throughout the winter to feed his cattle. Here's some footage of the unit in action. To see the full episode we made for our TV show, and the rest of our more than 130 similar episodes, visit our YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/ruralheritage | Rural Heritage Magazine