My apologies.
[QUOTE=SuckerForHorses;7794636]
As noted in the OP and subsequent posts, THE HORSES DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE HOOKS. the hooks are in my feed area, NOT the stalls.
I don’t mean to yell in CAPS but I’m on my phone and it’s a pain in the ass to highlight text to make it bold. :lol:[/QUOTE]
Zu Zu I had suggested your method to my husband last year but he didn’t think it would work. I think we are talking about the same thing anyway. Do you have pictures? We have the large hay racks from TSC http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/wall-mount-hay-feeder. Did you put a hay bag inside the rack or just line the front and sides? We were thinking once it “collapsed” the horses wouldn’t be able to reach the hay. Would love to hear more from you.
[QUOTE=AmarachAcres;7795805]
My apologies.[/QUOTE]
Sorry, I didn’t mean to YELL with caps, my phone is stupid and the only way I could emphasize easily was caps! :o
[QUOTE=kkmrad94;7795694]
I guess I don’t quite understand what you mean. We have the fence ran on the inside of the round pen with the insulators off the posts. If I put plywood on the outside and swung a net over it would be right in the fence? :([/QUOTE]
I thought the fence was around the outside of the fence. Oops!
In that case, just curious, why you have electric fence inside the round pen?
Could you put plywood on the inside where you want the net, but run the electric line up and across the top of the plywood so its a continuous electric wire but not near your hay net?
ETA; I tried to draw a pic with characters but the alignment didnt’ work out lol
Wire goes up, over and down the perimeter of the plywood.
I will pm you the ‘method’ as soon as I have a bit of time … it’s easy peasy !
[QUOTE=equislover;7795846]
Zu Zu I had suggested your method to my husband last year but he didn’t think it would work. I think we are talking about the same thing anyway. Do you have pictures? We have the large hay racks from TSC http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/wall-mount-hay-feeder. Did you put a hay bag inside the rack or just line the front and sides? We were thinking once it “collapsed” the horses wouldn’t be able to reach the hay. Would love to hear more from you.[/QUOTE]
I’ll pm you the ‘method’ as soon as I have a bit of time … it’s easy peasy and works GREAT !
I made a small hole hay net feeder for my horse’s stall- cut a broom stick in half (or use 2 good hardwood dowels). Screw a ‘screw eye’ into the end of each dowel. Works best if you predrill hole. Thread one dowel through half the top loops on the net. Thread the other dowel through the other loops. Clip a double-sided clip to each screw eye. Fasten one dowel to the stall wall, fill net ‘pocket’ and then clip the other dowel to the stall wall or to the other clips. Barn staff just unfasten the outer dowel, drop hay in and refasten. (sounds much more complicated than it is- I got the idea from www.haypocket.net , and a broom stick, small hole net, 4 screw eyes and 2 clips certainly don’t cost $60!)
Barn manager likes so much she made a bunch more for outside feeding.
PS- Ayrabz- fasten your bale net into the old trough. I drilled a hole near each end in the bottom, passed a rope from one hole to the other underneath the trough, tied to carabiner clips inside the trough. Fill your net, toss into the trough and clip the carabiners to the net. If you don’t, horses will remove net and play football.
I must be doing something really wrong. I swear it takes me like 5 minutes to fill a hay net! I got the mini nets from Freedom Feeder and they are so hard to get hay into! I actually got two separate orders of three nets each and all the nets from the first order are harder to fill than the nets from the second order. The ones from the first order have a smaller opening at the top and I struggle to pack even 8-10 lb of hay in there. The later three nets are wider at the top (even though they are all supposed to be the same size) so they are easier, but it still takes me a long time. I think I might go to Kmart tomorrow to get a laundry hamper or something (and bring the net with me to measure) so I can dump the hay in there and overturn it into the net, or drape the net over the opening and dump the hay directly in.
I’m a net newbie and I have to say they are driving me crazy so far!
[QUOTE=M. Owen;7792636]
I put the flakes of hay on the ground in a stack the put the hay net over the stack inside out and flip the stack in. Then I put a 2 ended snap through all of the loops and hang it by the other end of a 2 ended snap clipped to a screw eye. I can fill a net in less than 30 seconds I bet.[/QUOTE]
This is what I do, too.
Fast and easy.
I don’t like to fill little hay nets- need to be refilled too often. I have a big net that I can fit an entire bail into. Lasts 2 days!!! I put the netted hay in a big plastic trough that is just the right size to hold the bail. Works great for everyone.
I don’t like to fill little hay nets- need to be refilled too often. I have a big net that I can fit an entire bail into. Lasts 2 days!!! I put the netted hay in a big plastic trough that is just the right size to hold the bail. Works great for everyone. This works for me because my horse has the metabolism that we all dream of.
[QUOTE=demidq;7800267]
I made a small hole hay net feeder for my horse’s stall- cut a broom stick in half (or use 2 good hardwood dowels). Screw a ‘screw eye’ into the end of each dowel. Works best if you predrill hole. Thread one dowel through half the top loops on the net. Thread the other dowel through the other loops. Clip a double-sided clip to each screw eye. Fasten one dowel to the stall wall, fill net ‘pocket’ and then clip the other dowel to the stall wall or to the other clips. Barn staff just unfasten the outer dowel, drop hay in and refasten. (sounds much more complicated than it is- I got the idea from www.haypocket.net , and a broom stick, small hole net, 4 screw eyes and 2 clips certainly don’t cost $60!)[/QUOTE]
Demidq----Thank you for this idea! I think you just made my day. This is exactly what I’ve been trying to think up. I’m going to give it a try for when we build our barn. Our horses will only come into the stalls to eat their feed, so I like to keep the hay (for after they finish their grain and are waiting to go back out) in hay net, but since we have 20+ horses, I really wanted easy fill haynets. I don’t like the metal hayracks, which is what my husband was leaning towards.
Sheila
My nets get filled using the muck bucket technique. I toss them on the ground when weather permits. I have hay racks inside my run-in, and I hook my nets to them if it’s rainy/muddy/etc. I thought about putting the net inside the rack but that seems like it might be tough to get the hay out. Zu Zu, how high off the ground are your hay racks?
Glad to hear the review on the hay hoop. I have a friend that raved about them when they got them, and I considered getting one to try. But I figured my system didn’t take much longer, and now it sounds like it might be quicker.
ETA, I think the video is helpful, and another good alternative to the muck tub technique. I stuff my nets pretty full though, and the bucket provides a nice frame for me so I can pack the hay in if I want. The video technique might work better for the smaller nets that don’t fit around a large tub as well.
ETA, I think the video is helpful, and another good alternative to the muck tub technique. I stuff my nets pretty full though, and the bucket provides a nice frame for me so I can pack the hay in if I want.
Oh, you can easily cram quite a bit of hay using my hook technique! :lol: The hooks make it easy for me to hold the other side of the net with one hand, and literally pound hay down into every possible space that’s left in that net! I can fit enough hay into them that they don’t eat it all overnight, and they are piggies! :lol:
The net goes inside the rack / attached on wall side to coat / tie or key rack
[B]My mini nets are within the hay rack (high on the wall ) ```
materials needed :
a cheap :yes: tie , key or coat rack = a piece of wood with many hooks !!! CHEAP * if your hay rack is a corner model you’ll need two of these cheapos ! :lol:
cable ties a package ( get a different color than your net ) makes visual checks easier
duct tape any color for securing the net down the back wall `` read again
a ladder
a ‘helper’ bee :lol:
hang the net on that cheap rack secure with duct tape to hooks = a strip works running on the hooks
now run a tape runner down the inside of the hay net from cheapo rack to bottom of hay rack… ( wall - net- tape … tape will touch hay ) read again don’t panic this stablizes the net but not a requirement … this will still work without this !
now attach the net ( with cable ties) to the top rims of the rack … snipping off access OOPs yes you’ll need scissors :o
then pull the net to the rungs of the rack … lacing the net with cable ties and securing from the top to bottom of the rack and the side rungs too
step back
how does it look ?
try a test not hay … try a test with a cat :eek::lol:
NO ! not a cat I love cats !!!
test with something light ( nerf ball , paper wad, wadded up feed bag) something easily removed :yes:
OK now … pitch your flakes !
fill that rack up
I pitch my flakes from the barn aisle into the mini-netted hay racks :winkgrin: but then again I played "College Ball "
should be noted this post was all in green but turned black ???:eek::mad: sorry
Hope this helps … it works really well ~ IMHO ~ always easy to fill racks 2 seconds !
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[QUOTE=equislover;7795846]
Zu Zu I had suggested your method to my husband last year but he didn’t think it would work. I think we are talking about the same thing anyway. Do you have pictures? We have the large hay racks from TSC http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/wall-mount-hay-feeder. Did you put a hay bag inside the rack or just line the front and sides? We were thinking once it “collapsed” the horses wouldn’t be able to reach the hay. Would love to hear more from you.[/QUOTE]
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