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Location: IL | I'm thinking about buying a slow feed hay bag for hauling. I already know the pros, but can someone tell me the cons? Do the horses tear it apart trying to eat? Tell me your thoughts, these bags are a little pricey, but I want to keep the horses busy while traveling. |
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Location: NC | I love mine. My mare is a bit hard on hay bags (the material ones she rips and then usually stands on them..while your driving) She doesnt do that to slow feed bags. they sometimes will make a hole but thats the only thing they have done |
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Location: Do I hear Banjos? | Only CON for me is that my fat boy gives me the middle hoof when I hang that one instead of the easy access bag.
Seriously...it has held up well and keeps him busy much longer. Unfortunately he is persistent. |
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| I love min. My boy will pull hay out of a net for fun and just drop it on the ground. I had a slow feed net for a while and it's a pain to load. I bought a Tough-1 bag at the Iowa horse fair that I love. It's the easy load canvas bag but the webbing on the front is small hole. There is a d ring on the back and I have a hook in my trailer (I would guess for this exact purpose) that I can clip the bag to so he can't spin the bag around.
I haven't hauled a ton with it, but it seems to be holding up just fine. I can easily get 2-3 flakes in it too |
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Location: California | I would describe my mare as food aggressive and she has yet to destroy her slow feeder. I bought mine from Molly Frye off of Facebook. I also use them for my messy goats and my mini-donkeys (since they only get a few handfuls of hay it makes it last a little longer). Love them! |
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Location: Washington | The only con is with the cheap slow feed ones lol....mine chewed holes in the bottom lol! But I fixed it up with some bailing twine and continued using it! Other then the chewing problem for mine I love them! I do suggest that you hang them in their pen a few feedings so they learn how to eat through it. Because my one gelding who attacks his hay gave me the stink eye the first time lol! |
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Location: North MS | I have the Cinch Nets for round rolls and I orderd the slow feed trailer mesh bags from NRS earlier this year. I bought 5 of the cheapest ones they offered and one that was more expensive just because I liked the color. The small ones hold plenty for eating at the trailer. The larger, more expensive one can hold almost an entire bale and was almost too big for trailer use (I have to tie the string about 1/4 of the way down back through the mesh to hold it up higher). |
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The Advice Guru
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| Have there been any studies on the effects of slow feeders and horses teeth long term? |
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Location: The South | I got two of the smaller Cinch Chix ones when we were at The American and I looovvve them!
I got them for the trailer because my fatso will eat a flake in no time but I like them so much I've been using them in the barn for daily feedings. Fatso gives me a p***y look when I hang it up LOL |
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| Love mine !! 2 of my horses would rather eat out of the slow feeders than om the ground!! Can someone post a photo of a slow feeder that they had made themselves not the nets. Thanks |
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Location: The Great Northwest | I have the Nibble Nets. They are tough and you can get the size of holes that work best for your horse or hay. Nibblenets.com |
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| I have 2 nibble nets I will sell if interested. I love them, but I am selling out. Horses and all, so pm me if you're interested in them.
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I keep my change in my pockets
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Location: MN | I have the cinch Chix nets and love, love them. We have the round bale and the hay bag nets for trail riding. The hay saving is amazing, and our horses are much more content using them. They can't gorge themselves and then wonder what happened to all the hay. Yes when you first start to use them they aren't happy but they get used to it. Cons just takes a little bit more work to net the hay, but s small price to pay for the hay that is not wasted and it takes longer to eat. |
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