This may be a stupid question, but how the heck to you measure this stuff out somewhat accurately? 

I just started my mares on Hay Rite cubes this past week and am adding a little more at a time each feed but I have no idea how to really measure them to know how many lbs I'm giving. 

TIA! :)

I feed hayrite mini cubes. I've just been filing a small bucket of them in the evenings. I'm guessing its roughly 5-6 lbs . Maybe more. My boys love their cubes! 

Weigh them?

I was going to take a mini bucket in filled with them and hold them while standing on a scale if it didn't get any better ideas, yes. 

I use a small luggage scale I got at amazon. You can hang thr bucket from it empty first to see what it weighs and add cubes/ pellets to it. Works like a charm.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NW62PCA/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

a kitchen scale. weigh the bucket first before there isn't anything in it. Then subtract the bucket weight when it's weighed full of cubes to see how many pounds of cubes you gave.

https://www.fleetfarm.com/detail/taylor-22-lb-capacity-kitchen-food-scale/0000000035558?Ntt=kitchen%20scale

I have a few different scales that you can hang, I have them in my feed room so if I feel I need to weigh something its hanging right there and weigh, I just use my feed buckets too, you can adjust the weight of the feed bucket on them and then you can weigh what you want, I bought one scale and thought I didnt like it so bought another one, lol, they are super handy and cheap too..

Heres the two I bought...

Are you can get the hanging scales with a scoop for around 40 dollars are less. 

I dump mine in a smaller bucket that holds about 9 lbs. They get their bucket twice a day and are good to go. 

I like the idea of the scales that you can hang buckets from. Thanks for the ideas! 

The one person who influenced horse feeding more than anyone? Juan Valdez. He invented the one pound coffee can. Get a scales. It is worth the small investment.  w

When I began feeding HayRite, over a year ago, I read the instructions which say to feed 1 to 1.5% of the horse's weight.  Began at 1% and increased to 1.5% over a few weeks.  Don't guess.  Invest in a scale.

Remember to feed cubes at ground level so horses are in a grazing position.

Do you soak them before you weigh/feed them?

I was feeding 25# a day to 2 horses. How do I know? It was 1/2 a bag a day ;) I figured that each bucket filled 3/4 of the way is 12.5#. 

Now mine get 1 full feed bucket split between 3 of them twice a day. Plus about 1/2# of renew gold in the evenings. I get 5 feedings out of 2 bags of cubes. My husband just rolls his eyes and feeds what I leave for them if I cant feed them myself. I split the bucket bewteen 4 or 5 ground feeders and let them graze that way. Usually they will eat for a bit, then go graze in the pasture, get some water, come back and finish their cubes. I think it takes them 3-4 hrs to eat what I leave out each feeding. I love the way they look right now. So whatever Im doing is working. 

I dont soak the hayrite cubes even my choking horse hasn't had 1 issue with eating them just as they are... the one thing I do notice is they drink a lot more water since I've started feeding them cubes in the evenings. I need to get a scale though. 

I love my little coffee cans, I use them to scoop out chicken, Rabbit and my oats, but its a scoop to me I dont go by the weight its suppose to be, lol.

Accuracy isn't all that important.  Do you weigh your baled hay?  Cubes are just compressed hay... A small 8 quart bucket full will weigh 8-9lbs. 

I weigh mine. I know what amount of pounds each  bucket size holds.  I weigh my grain also. Nothing drives me more crazy than to have a horse come in, when I ask the owner how much feed he’s getting they refer to a “scoop” or coffee can. There are many different size scoops and coffee can vary wildly in size.

I see HAYRITE is in Utah, but they have ZERO dealers west of them, only east. What gives? LOL

I love the hayrite mini cubes! I'll admit, I didnt at first.. I thought they were too hard but my horses eat them up no problem, even the old man gets a handful thrown in at night. The bags I've been getting lately have been gorgeous bright green literally no dust cubes. I just learned my hayrite dealer is going to be bringing in a new cube from Idaho that's supposed to be a little softer but just as good quality as hayrite and a little easier on the pocketbook, they will be offering selling by the ton on those. I'm going to give the new cubes a try when she gets a delivery in, she is also selling by the bag. If we like the new cubes, definitely buying by the ton and feeding those out to cut back significantly on our hay. They waste so much of it and it's really been inconsistent the last few years as far as quality goes. My horses go for their hayrite cubes before the ration balancer and renew gold. The most important thing to me when it comes to alfalfa cubes is blister beetle safety! I have to know where the alfalfa is sourced. 

For someone that does not know one can equals 2pounds, etc. . If I change any feed it is weighed first. 

When in your feed plan does the cubed hay is added?  Like when they can’t graze or there is poor forage??

You'll have to forgive me. I'm a total type A personality lol! 

I did weigh them once in the scoop I use so I have a rough I idea how much they're getting. 

I added it to their diet for two reasons. I have a super old mare that was having a hard time gaining weight even with free choice hay and quite a bit of senior with amplify daily. I water them down to almost a slop and they're much easier for her to eat. 

My other mare was diagnosed with a mild case of EPM and I was looking for more ways to get vitamin E in her diet, in addition to suppliments. Since alfalfa is higher in e than regular hay, I decided to give her a bit daily too. (We are treating her with meds, of course).