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Location: South Dakota | What are your thoughts and opinions, I am interested in the smaller type hay nets the one can hang up...they seem to run around the 40.00 mark for the better quality ones...
Are they worth the extra cost?
I bought some Made in China nets, and I can see that they will not be durable....just wondering if the more expensive ones were a lot better? |
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Location: SE KS | I paid not more than $10 each for the 3 I have. They are the older style looking ones, but worked well!
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| I bought some off Amazon they were cheap but lasted about 5-6 months. My husband is working on some feeders with the metal grates that you put in the stall. As for using the slow feed nets I did save a lot of hay and mess in the stalls. The horses seemed to be busy eating rather than trashing their stalls. |
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Location: South Dakota | That's about what I paid, and love how they work...just that have only used them about a week, and they have tears in them ... |
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Location: Louisiana | Bought the Shire brand nets (get the multi-colored ones, they have the metal rings) and so far they have held up pretty well. I think Chicks Saddlery has them. I mostly us them when I am at a show but one of my horses has one in his stall and out in the pasture |
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Location: Four Corners Colorado | I have a nibble net the Real one! and it is very heavy duty and durable. It is over three years old now and has suffered tons of abuse by my broodmares and if I hose it off it still looks new.
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Location: WisCONsin | I have Cinch Chix brand for the stalls and round bales and love them. I have a 3 year old futurity mare for next year and use it for hauling to keep her busy. I can fit about 4 flakes (15-20 pounds about) and just keep it full all the time and don't have to worry about her wasting any. None of my nets have holes in them yet. The small nets run about $33. The round bales/large square nets run $153. |
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| I bought a Cinch Chix net this year, I'm only on my first bale with it but I can tell it's going to pay for itself quickly!
I have 4 horses and the first round bale I put out it took them 10 days to eat and they wasted a ton. I got my net in the mail and put it on the second bale on November 2 and they're still not finished with it. There has been basically zero waste. One of my mares was a butthead and started escaping from the pasture it's in, so technically there are only 3 horses on the bale right now, but I'm still really happy with how it's working. I'm sure once the grass is completely gone that they will start eating it much faster, but at this pace I've already saved myself the cost of one bale. |
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| The original NIBBLE NET is the best... we are going on 3 year on them. We hang them in the stalls and they go to all the shows. Very durable and lots of sizes to choose from ! |
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Location: Texas | I have two of these that I no longer need. They are still in excellent condition. Made by Kensington. I love these because they are very durable, easy to fill, easy to hang, and hold a lot of hay. PM me if you are interested in them.
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | I loved my slow feeder nets until the donkey got his foot hung in one. Now I'm afraid to leave them while we go on vacay like what we had been doing. No one else can handle the little fart. |
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I keep my change in my pockets
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Location: MN | Love my cinch Chix nets, got two of the hanging ones and two big round bale. The hanging ones are going on 3 yrs old. They have a heavy metal clip to hang them and very little hay waste. They are ver durable. Would not be with out them for the hay they save which means more money in your pocket. |
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Location: Way down yonder in the indian nation~Oklahoma | TBone - 2014-06-09 10:16 AM I have two of these that I no longer need. They are still in excellent condition. Made by Kensington. I love these because they are very durable, easy to fill, easy to hang, and hold a lot of hay. PM me if you are interested in them.
I sent you a pm about an hour ago...  |
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| love my halo hay net!!!!
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Location: Heart of Texas | Mitzer - 2013-11-18 2:22 PM
I bought some off Amazon they were cheap but lasted about 5-6 months. My husband is working on some feeders with the metal grates that you put in the stall. As for using the slow feed nets I did save a lot of hay and mess in the stalls. The horses seemed to be busy eating rather than trashing their stalls.
DO NOT USE METAL! My husband and i did the exact same thing and it's bad for their teeth and mouths. My gelding put grooves in his front teeth and my mare rubbed her lips raw. We switched to the bale size nets and the horses are much happier (and I'm much happier). Build a box to put the bales in but that metal is too rough. Please don't make my mistake. |
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Location: Mansfield, Tx | Well, I bought 3 of the slow feeder nets.. 1 broke the first night out... the others are I play heck with trying to get un-tied... yes they work... but, it's driving me crazy with the amount of work I have to go through...
I have 1 horse that rubs on the net to scratch his chest... ( SMH...he's not stupid) |
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Location: Arkansas | The Kingston are the way to go. They are so easy to hang up and load. Plus they are VERY durable. Mine is going on 2yrs with daily use. |
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Location: South TEXAS | jewishprincess - 2014-06-09 1:18 PM
Mitzer - 2013-11-18 2:22 PM
I bought some off Amazon they were cheap but lasted about 5-6 months. My husband is working on some feeders with the metal grates that you put in the stall. As for using the slow feed nets I did save a lot of hay and mess in the stalls. The horses seemed to be busy eating rather than trashing their stalls.
DO NOT USE METAL! My husband and i did the exact same thing and it's bad for their teeth and mouths. My gelding put grooves in his front teeth and my mare rubbed her lips raw. We switched to the bale size nets and the horses are much happier (and I'm much happier ). Build a box to put the bales in but that metal is too rough. Please don't make my mistake.
i agree with this... the metal was very rough on mine. I use the tough-1 slow feed nets($11) and they are holding up good with all day use. |
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| I paid around $10 for small hole nets from Chick's and they are still going strong several years later.
Love them! |
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