Review - SKUP Feed Scoop

So I was sent a SKUP feed scoop to review,  I must admit I wasn't that excited as there's lots more exciting things to review but this feed scoop has surprised me massively!  You're probably wondering how, since it's just a simple day to day item but let me assume you even the simplest of things can be exciting!

The SKUP feed scoop

If you don't read my blog in general you might not know that most of my days at the yard I have a little person attached to me,  Evelyn is my 6 month old daughter and I get my jobs done with her on my back in a carrier.  So when it comes to making feeds I have the be super quick leaning over to scoop the feed out the bins since this pushes her forward too.  The main feed I find most difficult to scoop up is Silk's chaff,  I'm guessing this is because chaff in general is very light so it doesn't have the movement from the weight mixes or nuts have.  

Evelyn & I about to make Silk's feeds up

Evelyn couldn't take her eyes off the lovely bright orange scoop,  which also come in red, bright green & teal.  To test the new scoop out properly I compared it with my normal basic round scoop and used it to make Silk's evening feed,  with the normal scoop it takes me a bit of effort to get the scoop full.  I needed to give it a real deep dig into the chaff, shake it a bit to get some chaff in and then I found that I push the scoop to the side of the bin to get the chaff into the scoop properly.  Having the weight of Evelyn on my back I noticed how long I bend over to scoop the feed up and although I just get on with this everyday, a simple task I guess isn't always 'simple' when there's a little person hanging over your shoulder! 

Normal round scoop on the left and the SKUP scoop on the right

For Silk's morning feed I tested out the SKUP,  using the teeth at the front it easily pulls the chaff where you need it and with one swift action I scooped up a full scoop of chaff.  I was quite simply amazed by how easy it made it with the added bonus of not being bent over anywhere near as long as I had with the normal round scoop.  

I then used the super handy measurements on the side to add the water needed to make up Silk's Speedi Beet,  which was great because I managed to make it exactly how I prefer to feed it (sloppy but not too sloppy) unlike when I guess the water amount pouring it into the bucket as I quite often find I make it too watery or I have to add more water later on which I then have to wait another ten minutes for it to soak just to ensure every bit is soaked correctly.  

I highly recommend the SKUP to every horse owner it's much more than a 'simple' feed scoop.  It's super light, hard wearing and with an added bonus of coming in some lovely bright colours.   You can buy a SKUP from various retailers like Parralex