Soft ground around hay feeder

mitsubishi1

Hi lads,
Just looking for a bit of advice.

I have a round bale hay feeder for two horses that are outside for the winter.
The ground around the immediate area of the feeder is a bit soft and boggy.

Would it be feasible as a temporary measure for the next few months to lay some hardcore and perhaps gravel on top as a base to keep the horses out of the mud.
If so any suggestions as to what size hardcore/gravel I should use.

Thanks for your help.

_Brian

Hardcore can't be laid onto soft ground like that. Ideally you need to pull back the soft ground down to dry hard ground and lay the stone on that.

mitsubishi1

No problem. If I was to take it back to dry/hard ground what type of material size would I be looking at. Appreciate the help. Thanks.

Who2

How about moving the feeder

Nekarsulm

Ask for "four inch down" stone. Try asking if they have a small tipper lorry, eight tonner, something that size.

Jack the Stripper

Four inch down would be extremely unsuitable for horses.

Good loser

I put 2" stone under a cattle feeder some years ago. Roughly. It took a year to settle down.

I presume you're putting it somewhere semi-permanent.

Nekarsulm

Jack the Stripper wrote: »

Four inch down would be extremely unsuitable for horses.

When the digger man tamps it down with the back of the bucket, it'll be fine. Anyway, they'll soon have it covered with hay they pull out of the feeder.

Jack the Stripper

You don't have horses obviously?