SlideAway Hay Feeders

As sheep producers, the Bendigo Sheep and Wool Show is part of our annual calendar of must-do events. This year, we weren’t just entrants but sponsored the Supreme Poll Dorset exhibit with a feeder as the prize and the Dorper broadribbon and trophy.

Presenting the Supreme Poll Dorset prize.

Tattykeel Stud took out the Poll Dorset broadribbon and Dell Dorpers took the Dorper prize. And, of course, Adrian managed to get his ugly mug in the Stock&Land so the day was a huge success!

Presenting the Dorper ribbon.

Andrea van Niekirk recieving the Dorper Trophy, Bendigo 2010.

 We made the trek to Melbourne as sponsors of this years Interbreed Champion ribbon at the Royal Melbourne Show.

SlideAway donated the trophy for the Interbreed Champion at this years Royal Melbourne Show- A MiniSaver hay feeder.

Judging of the Interbreed Champion, Royal Melbourne Show 2010.

The judges deliberate...

 We spent a great few days at Elmore this year, showing our feeders in action as part of the Dorper tent and the “Guess the weight of the ram” competition. Heaps of people in attendance again made Elmore a great day out!

Elmore Field Days display in the Dorper tent.

Elmore Field Day's "Guess the weight of the ram" competition. He was 113kg!

SlideAway‘s motto is “Feeders made by Farmers” because, as farmers, we believe a hay feeder should be strong, durable and sensibly priced. And it must have a roof! Our feeders are made out galvanised steel and to a sensible, solid design with no special components– just clever engineering.  We know the difficulties in feeding hay; stock stand on it, they pull it out, soil it or it just gets wet. There weren’t (and still aren’t) any other feeders on the market that addressed these problems so I built my own, based on an earlier design of my father’s.   SlideAway are the original muzzle-feeding hay feeder, designed to eliminate these and other problems via their unique muzzle-feeding sliding-gate design with a fully welded frame  (meaning fewer tech screws) ,base,  skirt plus walls and a large roof . The feeders are already assembled so you don’t have to waste time putting them together. They’re built to last and save time, energy and hay… which saves you money! 

SlideAway Hay Feeders is part of a family farm, running 2000 Merino ewes, wethers and lambs and 200 crossbred lambs in conjunction with a small permaculture farm with stud Dexter cattle, house cows, Large Black pigs, Cashmere goats, Finnsheep, East Friesian milking sheep and chickens. As such, all our feeders and houses have been extensively tested on our own animals and reworked until their function is as near to perfect as we can get it. Located midway between Bendigo and Ballarat in central Victoria, we source our components locally  and  employ local people.  We can also incorporate delivery into most quotes.

Our range consists of many different feeders to suit any type or number of bales (small, 8x4x3, 8x4x4, 5×4, 5×5 and 6×4) or we can build one to suit your requirements and we have recently branched out into building animal shelters as well.

 CATTLE                     

GOATS                            

 SHEEP                         

HORSES            PIGS                    

ALPACAS         

SlideAway will be at the following field days in 2010/2011:

July 2010              Bendigo Sheep and Wool Show

October 2010      Elmore Field Days (Dorper Sheep Tent)

February 2011    Seymour Alternative Field Days

March 2011          Farmworld

*****The FreedomFarrow by SlideAway*****

Offering cost-effective, multi-function housing for free range sows and piglets, the FreedomFarrow provides a comfortable, insulated, lockable farrowing enclosure with piglet safety bars and a creep feeding area with the added bonus of a lucerne hay feeder, its own 1000L water supply and feed troughs. It is fully portable and designed with the Certified Free Range Pork Standards (March 2010) in mind. We are currently seeking expressions of interest, particular from free range piggeries willing to trial our design. Please contact us for more infomation.

*** BENDIGO SHEEP & WOOL SHOW, JULY 16, 17, 18, 2010 ***

We will be sponsoring the Supreme Poll Dorset class at the Bendigo Sheep Show, providing a fully optioned MS2 as the championship trophy. We will also have a site near the ram shed with a BSS1 and MS4 on display so please feel free to drop by and see us if you are checking out the show. There will be an abundance of all things “sheepy” and it’s a great family day out,

Hope to see you there,

Adrian and Kate