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)

Less expensive bags give me slivers and are difficult to tie up. Haychix bags are amazing. My horses love them too. I have 4 horses and only 4 of the 1/2 bale bags - Im definitely getting 4 more before next winter for so I can pack 2X feedings all at the same time each day. I use muck buckets (less the muck - the black wannabee a muck buckets at a fraction of the price from Walmart work well) to hold the bag open while I fill the bags with hay - works great!

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.

While more expensive you save in the long run but not buying multiple hay bags - this bag has survived a horse that can typically destroy a slow feed hay bag within a week.......

Very nice and durable hay feeder, can stash a whole bunch of hay to keep everyone busy

Having the hook already on is so nice!! Literally separate a bale down the middle, throw it in the bag, will last 1 horse nearly all day in the stall!

Made very well

Super soft. My horse loves this hay net much more than previous ones used. Will buy more.

I ordered 2 hanging nets. The noose rope at the top was different on each and one has already begun to snag and fray! Had them may be 2 weeks now. They dont seem to be the same as the others we have had for 3 years. Even tho one of these nets is disappointing they really do help slow the feeding of our horses.

Easy to hang. Easy to fill. Reduces waste

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