Hi Guys,
I’m getting sick of wasted hay and don’t have time to fill haynets… I saw this stall hay feeder and it seems expensive, but would like opinions anyway. I know folks have awesome DIY stall feeders but I’m not going the DIY route. thanks!
Valley Vet Behlen StablePro Wall Feeder:
https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=9a0dcd91-2822-48f3-b420-d335f4332a94
I don’t like feeders like this as I feel they are 1) injury risks and 2) do not prevent that much wastage.
Are you looking for something you can literally toss flakes into? Or does it need to be a combo feeder? How about one of those trash can with a net attached thingies, like this but shorter if you need to lob the hay in?
Oh man these are old school! Horses usually just pull hay out. They don’t really prevent waste.
If this price isn’t painful, though, maybe you’d like the porta-grazers?
I tried one of those when I was trying to figure out a way to feed my wasteful horse. All she did was pull the hay out and leave it on the ground, continue wasting it.
I thankfully did not have to buy one to try it. Someone I knew had a bunch that they had taken down, so they loaned me one to try it out.
I feel like this type of feeder is something that you might find used if you posted on a local horse related facebook group that you are looking for one.
Edit to add - Getting hay cleanly into that thing is not as easy as you would like it to be. You toss it up there and it hits an edge and you are showered in hay.
And the porta grazer doesn’t hurt the horse’s teeth like some of the other slow feeders? I like it. Could you bungie it to the stall wall? Thanks!
thankyou!!
I think they have a corner mount model that is meant to fasten to the wall.
Also have the Savvy Feeder option - $399
The problem with hay feeders up high on the wall is they can get dust in their airways and also the constant reaching up is not how their oral angles are designed for chewing. Not good for oral, TMJ and whole body health.
Always want to feed as low as possible and if they are barefoot, nets hung low work great as long as the bag and lines are all contained.
This is the corner feeder I got last Fall:
https://www.sstack.com/easy-up-corner-hay-feeder-frame-with-net/p/41364/?variant=true
It was $69 last year - not sure why it’s so much more now? Anyhow, I use my own net which is about 4 ft. long. I mounted it so my horse can’t reach in from the top and he can eat with his head/neck horizontal or lower as the hay is eaten. The flakes get tossed in the top, so it’s easy for the barn guys. If the net gets ragged, you just remove and replace like a basketball net in the loops.
I agree this type of feeder will not save much hay.
My best system so far is a hay net secured to the wall fairly low with a wooden trough under to catch the goodies.
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