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Location: Idaho | Anyone know of some good travel hay bags? Ive definitely gone threw some hay bags, my horses are very destructive, as it turns out. Cheap bags, expensive bags, bags with the bars always end up getting ripped out and end up on the trailer floor. Others get ripped down the seams or their snaps broke. Ive also had ones that have a ring on the back, why, im not sure why, ive never found a use for it at my trailer, But it does scratch my trailer when they aggressively eat their hay. Looking for some durable bags that last longer than a season. THANKS! |
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  Ms. Marine
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Location: Texas | I have a Wrangler hay bag very similar to the one in the picture. I've had it for about 6 years now and it doesn't have any rips or tears in it at all.
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Location: North Dakota | I would try the slow feed nets |
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 Witty Enough
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Location: CTX | I use hay nets, they are pretty durable, have had them for 2+ years now and are still in one piece. I like them because they are big enough for 3-4 flakes, but you can do just 1 flake and just hang it higher.
I found that if I put them in a muck bucket with the opening drapped over the edge of the bucket you can easily fill them without fighting them.
ETA, they are pretty cheap too, most of the time you can find them on sale for around $10. Won't break the bank....
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| I buy the $10-12 ones and then I don't get offended if the horses tear them up. |
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Married to a Louie Lover
Posts: 3303
| I love my chix nets. We feed them daily in them and they are holding up beautifully. The smaller ones hold up to half a small bale and are super easy to load compared to other slow feed nets I've had. We have 2 this size and just pull 1 over each end of a bale laying on the ground, cut the twine and set each end upright. We stretch on over one of our feed barrels if we have an already broken bale. |
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Posts: 682
Location: Northwest | Nibblenets are my go to hay bags followed by the slow feed mesh nets from Smartpak. |
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 Hog Tie My Mojo
Posts: 4847
Location: Opelousas, LA | I got some slow feed nets from Big D that have lasted really well for the price. Ihave one filly that will deliberately tear holes in hers, all the others have held up well. Last time I ordered they were about $6 each and come in several colors, with most horses I can easily get a year or two use and that is using them every day. |
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Posts: 690
Location: Georgia | I like my hay chix slow feeding nets WAYYY better than my hay bags. The hay last longer and it doesnt end up all over the ground cause they can only get a little bit at a time. There is a coupon code for 20% off in my signature if you want to give them a try. |
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 It's not my fault I'm perfect
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Location: Where the long tails flow, ND | What about bags that don't scratch your trailer? The slow feeds scratched the snot out of my trailer! But i hate the waste in normal haybags. Is there a cloth backed slow feed type out there?? |
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 Straight Shooter
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Location: SW North Dakota | because I'm 78% hillbilly, I have given up on wrecked haybags and feed a single flake at a time on the ground, with the leadropes just long enough for their noses to touch the ground. Knock wood, haven't had any wrecks and sometimes have 6 horses at the trailer. |
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