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Post by lakeportfarms on Nov 6, 2015 20:51:10 GMT
I spoke to our vet the other day about getting some Dexters ready for a trip to their new home, and one of the things he mentioned to me was the feeding and water for them on the trip. He advised against feeding them hay that would remain in the trailer while on the road. It seems that there have been studies done that indicated that it could lead to respiratory problems, from the wind blowing around the chaff and such that is in the trailer and the cattle inhaling it into their lungs. Always better to be safe about those things I think...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2015 22:13:49 GMT
dust from going down the road can do the same thing. The front of my trailer is solid and the sides of mine are boarded up except for the top. I think the key would be to keep wind from blowing in on the lower part of the trailer. I keep them well feed on long trips. I look at it this way a well feed cow is a happy cow. May reduce the stress of the trip if they are full and happy. No perfect solution any way you look at it trips can be hard on them.
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Post by genebo on Nov 7, 2015 2:02:46 GMT
Thanks for passing on that information. I have an inch thick pad on the floor. It gives really good traction without hay in there, but I've always put a little in there. I guess I won't do that any more.
You should get into your trailer and ride a little ways, to see how rough it is on the occupamts. I did and it shook my teeth. I made some changes to soften the ride.
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Post by Blessings Farms on Nov 7, 2015 13:18:18 GMT
We also have 1 inch mats but we have a rope hay holder we use but no water until
we stop . We also use our center divider to keep things a little more compact and
to seperate . Gene is right everyone should ride in there trailer at least once .
With correct tire pres. ours feels like a hay wagon empty in 4 th gear across the
hay field .
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Post by genebo on Nov 7, 2015 18:04:02 GMT
My mini stock trailer came with automotive tires and seemed to ride reasonable well. I blew out two tires when hauling Ms Fermoy to University of Georgia and replaced them with trailer tires (65 psi). Poor Ms Fermoy. I let the tires down to 35 psi and it helped.
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