I’m trying to imagine how I’d fill it - roll the bale in there? Put it over the top and then flip the bale over?The end opening is easy - stand the bale up, scrunch the net like pantyhose, slinky it on, kick it over, close the rope end, cut the strings and done.
Have you thought about building something like this? Winter is the rainy season here and we are planning on building something similar.
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I second the idea of a home built hay shelter that @paintedpennypony posted above .
Mine has a slightly higher roof and is big enough for a large square bale or a round bale (that is what it was built for).
The roof trusses are strong enough to hang a typical small hole hay net filled with hay from, which really slows down the eating since there is nothing to push against. (I am not sure I trust it to hang a full whole bale net from.)
Building my hay hut was one of the best investments I made.
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Yeah, I agree that it seems harder. My first thought would be to open the net on the ground, kind of puddle it, and put the bale down on the opening, then pull the net up around it. I do that with my nets now when they’re not entirely empty (bale on end) and it works well. I guess maybe you could stand bale on end, slip net over one short end and long side, then knock it down and pull over opposite short end? But that seems kinda awkward.
I also hang my nets from the rope, with the bale vertical. It works great because it’s off the ground but just barely. The horses eat from the bottom. Having the bale horizontal either puts it a lot higher, or I’d have to hang it lower? Neither is real exciting.
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Do you have the plans you used? Or some good pictures to show how it was built? I’m thinking about building one.
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Let me look to see if I can find my photos. I lost a bunch of stuff when a computer died and I am not sure if I have those somewhere else.
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How have they held up? Do you think they’d get heavy if they were just wet down vs soaked? I’m considering the Gutbustaz for a pony who has discovered he can rip nets off the wall if he tries hard enough. Portagrazer gave him a cough because why pick your head up to breathe when you can literally inhale your food? Ponies are GREAT.
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This is something I have wondered about those. Breathing in a tub of hay dust can not be good for some of them.
I have a question on the Gutzbusta nets. Why choose knotless vs knotted nets?
No problems with quality for us so far. With the knotless, the material will take on water even if you spray it.
@NaturalSelection this should help! https://gutzbusta.com/blogs/gutzbusta-blog/knotted-vs-knotless-which-is-better
Nag Bags? https://nagbags.ca/collections/small-bale-bags/products/small-square-bale-bags-1
Made to order with openings from 1". Many different configurations possible. So far, so good with mine. Nice quality and netting is soft.
