So, Spring finally settled in, there are birds, flowers, bees, and black flies, One day I am in my winter breeches and jacket, and searching for gloves, and literally two days later, shorts and short sleeves,  yesterday was in the 90’s, today, is more temperate, a mere 82 so far as I type this,  my hay store is depleting, but the grasses in the hay fields are coming up like crazy, a good spring green, we have had a good balance of rain, and sun, and warmth, but not too warm, my pastures such as they are,  (in need of fertilization and seed and rest,, not to mention a good drag with the tractor) are actually growing nice grass, hopefully the crop will come in early, or I will have to start searching for some extra bales, I would buy more round bales, but the horses waste them now, because they are not really hungry, they search thru the bales for the best pieces of hay, and waste so much of it .  Round bale feeders are one solution, but I worry about injuries, I haven’t tried the net feeders, but worry about pawing horses getting them wrapped around hooves.  I worry about horses getting legs over and thru the round bale feeders, and there is the ever present worry of twine caught around a delicate tendon, which is why I remove every piece when the round bales go in the field, which allows for more waste. but also piece of mind.  I have to drag my pastures and string two more pasture areas, plus advertise my riding business.  I have a lot of work to do, and 13 horses to hay, off I go.