So, my new barn is almost complete but I've been so undecided on types of feeder(s) options

My horses are still currently at my parents so when they are stalled they eat grain from a rubber tub on the ground and their hay is in a metal rack mounted to the stall wall as well as having hanging slow feed hay nets. Im not opposed to doing this same method at my new place, just seeing what better options may be out there that are more beneficial to the boys; I've read several articles talking about the natural, grazing, head down position is the best option..... so what do you all do?

Feeding hay: hay racks, hanging nets, other?? (If anyone uses the full sized bale nets from Hay Chix please give me your opinions on those and about how long does it take them to go through a bale using that net while having good amounts of turnout time?) 

Feeding grain: tubs? buckets? other? 

All input appreciated! I'm just at a crossroads with deciding what I want on this part of things

I use the full bale slow feed nets when my horses are up in the stalls. I think they're Texas Hay Net? Don't recall. They are GREAT, especially for traveling. 

My hungriest hog of a mare will go through a bale in about two days being stalled about 12 hours a day - so I'd guess a bale a day if she was stalled all the time. My others will take 2.5 to 3 days for a full bale. 

I use the slow feed bale nets and secure it in a homemade hay box that is on the ground. I have been doing this for a couple of years and it works well. The hay boxes are kinda a pain to clean so when they wear out I will look for another option.

We have large built in corner feeders.  Horses are meant to eat in a head down position, helps keep airway clear and teeth aligned properly when chewing.  I do have to clean them out regularly.

We had a horse we bought as an 8 yr old, was fed from a wall mount feeder.  He had the worse teeth vet had ever seen.  He had hooks in the back, that were cut with bolt cutters, from jaw not being aligned when he chews his hay.

Grain is in removable buckets hanging by hay.

We have a portagrazer for every horse. They are easy to fill and keep their heads in a natural position, almost like they are grazing. Hardly any waste, and they play with them too... Push them over and put them upright again. Plus, since they are not attached to anything you can take them with you where you want to (I take them to a race when we are staying overnight too). Also, they can be tied to a panel or wall if that is needed.

Our horses are on an Alfalfa only diet.  The eat it straight off the ground (rubber mats).  We used to have the wall feeders and had respitory problems from time to time.

I have the slowest Hay Chix small bale sized nets. Because i feel like they should eat with their heads down, but they are shod... i put the nets in an old galvanized water trough. I removed the drain plug and replced it with washer and an eye bolt. The nets have swivel hooks and a little bit of chain to keep the nets down in the bottom of the trough. The nets do accumulate yucky hay, so i empty them out each weekend. After emptying, i can fit a whole bale but not if I don’t clean them out. I also make daily feeding bundles with extra hay string on the weekends because i hate wrestling with the hay every day. The full bale will last a good 2 days and then after that i top off each day by adding a daily hay bundle... there’s approximately 20 pounds in each daily bundle. They are out 24/7 and our grass here has been really good this year so there may be some days when i can skip adding a daily hay bundle.

I feed grain out of rubber tubs on the ground. Currently I throw hay on the ground, as I've never before lived where it's so sandy. Though, we did move last year, and I have been concerned about sand accumulation, so I've started feeding the hay on rubber mats, or hanging slow feed hay bags. Thankfully, most of mine aren't too playful or aggressive eaters, so I haven't worried about catching feet in them. I've wanted to try a whole bale net/box type setup for a more permanent solution, but just haven't gotten around to building it and wasn't sure about how they  hold up and how troublesome they were to deal with, so I'm glad to read all the reports about those.

I use to hang slow feed nets in the stalls but after reading a few articles on how horses should be eating with their heads down, I ditched the nets and am now feeding their hay in a large tub that use to be used for water. I found 4 of them, some had cracks or lost a plug so I got them super cheap. I feed them their grain in it too. The first few days they ate all their hay quickly but now it's really tapered off and theyll graze throughout the day on it while stalled. 

Thanks for the input everyone! I ran across these on Pinterest last night...

I feed hay out of large rubber tubs.  

These are super cool!

I have rubber mats in my stalls, so I sweep back the chips and throw their hay right on the ground.

Not my horse or my picture, pulled it off the net, but I LOVE avocado bin hay feeders! You can fill them up, and they have holes at the bottom to let any moisture drain out. THey are fairly heavy and horses cant break or move them. I move mine around every couple months, 

These look really nice since they are new but I don't think those floor mats will hold up.  Horses seem to like to chew and pull on things or paw so I think they would tear them up. JMO

I have the hay chix free up feeders outside on the barn wall, have a horse with respiratory issues and this is the only way to keep the dust out of his nose and keep the hay as clean as possible.  I estimate that 1 1/2 50# small square bales would fit in them easily.  We use the large nets for the big round bales and the amount of waste is down to almost nothing if you have good hay. 

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We are going to build our own out of plastic barrels and hay chix square bale nets we already have.  We plan to mount the barrels level with the floor of our loft so we can just slide a bale in from there.  We should actually be able to fit 2 bales per feeder that way.

the nets should hang down about 12” off the ground so they’ll have a variety of head positions.  This will be going into winter so they won’t be shod at that time - we haven’t figured out what we want to use to keep from shoes getting caught in the nets, but if we want to continue using them into next spring/summer welll come up with something.