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)

I would have liked it to last at least a year for the price

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.

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.

Very tough and great quality

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!

About 4 years ago we purchased our first nets with hay chix, and we loved them. We finally got to needing new ones because they finally starting wearing out. Unfortunately somethings changed. Same horses, but after first use, large holes are developing all over the new nets. We got replacements, but the same results. Ive built feeders to keep them off the ground, but were fixing holes every time we put a new bale out. They think its the horses or how we handle them, I think somethings changed with the nets themselves. I just gave up ... Looking for a new company.

Received these nets today - I already love this company and everything they stand for. My guy recently got very sick and all he would eat is alfalfa. Keeps it off the ground and cleanly. Very good quality and even easy to read guide on how to use

Love these hay nets. I use the full bale nets and they stand up to horses pulled and tugging waaaay better than any other brand.

I have a super destructive gelding that mouthed and pulls at everything food related. Ive only had this a few days and so far he hasnt been able to rip it. It has slowed down his pace of eating and I immediately noticed less wasted hay around his feeding area. I am using this to supplement the hay the barn feeds him. Hes food aggressive too so Im really hoping this will help him relax if there is always food available in his stall. I am able to fit 3 1/2 flakes of bermuda in it. Not quite a half bale but I just check it daily and fill it if gets low. I should mention that i love how easy it is to fill and that it came w/a strong hook for mounting. Great quality and worth the extra expense. Update: it’s been a year this month and he still hasn’t been able to destroy it! Not a single rip after daily feedings. Money well spent.

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.