hay chix Slow Feed Hay Net for [Horse and Livestock Health, hay Feeder, hay net, Slow Feed hay net] Save Your time, hay and Money! Half Bale Net (1 3/4 Original)

At first, I was thrilled with everything about this hay net. I used it for less than two weeks when my old horse with tooth issues bit a whole in the bag. I am shocked it is tgat fragile. I have had the old style annoying hay nets and bags that aren’t slow feeders but don’t have big holes being bitten into them. I hope they can find a solution. Unfortunately, mine is going back to them with a big hole.

They are very good bags.

Never thought I could be excited about a hay net but here I go. Love these things -fabulous attention to detail, with the closing mechanism and the carabiner clip for hanging, and very well-made. Theyre still hay nets, which means they can be a challenge to fill, but I would totally buy these again.

I bought another cheaper one, it was such a slow feeder my horse hated it. Bought this one-- Love it comes with the carabiner, ties underneath, lasts forever and my horse is happy! I use it every day at the barn and its still like new!

4 horses - some of them super tough on everything. These hay nets are everything you want them to be - a way for horses to enjoy their hay but slow them down, a method you can simply use and then walk away, and a very adaptable but sturdy, easy to fill and use set-up. Our horses are in outdoor paddocks with electric fence. So basically the hay nets are tied to trees in the paddocks. And the rope is super high quality, easy to tie, easy to untie, but shows no signs of wear and tear. Of 3 nets, one developed a hole, but it came with some extra string and that hole is now closed and staying closed. The hole size is perfect (have used the smaller one for minis too). HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

Easy to hang. Easy to fill. Reduces waste

I have two horses who for years have dragged the hay I give them out of the troughs and waste prolly 50% after it has been trampled and ground in to the dust. Then they would go half a day (and half a night after the evening feeding) without hay. That is not a good thing. Horses need hay 24/7 for a number of reasons. This problem also caused me hours per week cleaning old dusty trampled poopy hay out of their stalls. In addition, I was always feeding hay. There was never enough to last from morning feeding to evening feeding and on and on. With these slow feed nets, I simply lay the small square bale net in the geldings feed trough (an old water tank). I feed the mare the quarter bail net by hanging it over her feeding trough (another old water tank) to catch the wastage (which is nothing but dust). You can imagine my surprise, after feeding with these bags for almost a month, I have not had to clean up ANY wasted hay. None. NO WASTED HAY on the stall floors. 0. Zilch. It took my horses about 24 hours to figure out how to get the hay out of the bags. For the first couple weeks I could go two days without feeding more hay. Then they got the hang of it. Now I have to feed the small square bale net every two days (give or take) and the quarter bale net every 24 hours. They have figured it out, they love it! It mimics natural foraging for them, so it keeps them entertained as well as fed. My work load regarding hay has decreased significantly, as I no longer spend time cleaning wasted hay and I spend much less time filling bags of hay. This hay net has revolutionized feeding my horses. Occasionally the bottom of the tanks fill up with dust. So I clean those out once or twice every two weeks. But nothing like I used to. And I dont force them to eat the hay that theyve drug on the ground anymore. They get to eat only fresh hay because there is no wasted hay when using these nets. It is really quite ingenious. Now, the best way to fill these hay nets is to find a lick tub, or one of those steel garden buckets that are about 18-24 in diameter at the bottom and have short widening walls. I put the hay net into the bucket and stretch it over the sides, pulling in all the way down until the bottom of the net is basically the only thing in the bucket. Then I stand the bale of hay in the bucket, still tied, and work the sides of the hay net up the bale until I can pull it closed at the top. (Kind of like rolling your panty hose in your hands down to where you stick your toes in it, then roll the hose up your leg--sorry guys, ask your wives.) About half-way up I clip the baling wire and pull it out, then finish pulling he hay net and close it at the top. Im sayin it is much easier to carry a small square bale of hay when there are finger holes (grab it at the top and bottom by the net). These Hay Chix nets are sturdy, like fishing nets, and come with a clever closure device and 1/4 (ish) thick strong braided cords. This product is the real deal.

I like the hay chix nets, but they did not send the same one that is pictured. A lighter duty was sent and paid for the heavier duty one.

My horse eats out of this net most meals. I have not had 30 days yet, but so far it’s holding up very well. So easy to load I sit it inside a big muck bucket size bucket put the edges out over the outside of the bucket fill it with hay. very easily done I love it

like it dont love it. Ended up tying rope ends together to make it cinch using a clip on rope.