Alternatives to Hay Bars

[fornema]

I’m looking for options other than hay bars, purely as one wall is a large metal door and one wood front to the stable, so need something I can attach into both surfaces and I do not think this is possible with a hay bar and limited DIY skills.

To be used for soaked hay with a minimum of 2 soaked nets needing to fit. Any ideas?

 

[TPO]

Haycubes

You do need to attach the bar to hold it. That can be fitted to metal as well as wood.

 

[marmalade76]

We just have boards fixed across a corner as home made hay bars, works really well.

 

[Highmileagecob]

I have just started to use a large blue plastic barrel, as my cob cannot use a haynet any longer. Very basic I am afraid, with string through the handle slots tying it in place.

 

[Birker2020]

I’m looking for options other than hay bars, purely as one wall is a large metal door and one wood front to the stable, so need something I can attach into both surfaces and I do not think this is possible with a hay bar and limited DIY skills.

To be used for soaked hay with a minimum of 2 soaked nets needing to fit. Any ideas?

I have kindly been given a newish hay cube by someone giving up horses. I was debating leaving it in the field for winter hay feeding but I'm thinking I might just put it in one corner of the stable instead of my hay bar.
That's when I get my new horse that is!

 

[LJF0664]

I use a hay sling instead - I got it from ebay, not sure if it was this one, but you get the idea!

*LAB EQUINE 'QUICK FILL' HAY SLING* hay rack,hay manger,haybar,hay feeder,haynet | eBay

Natural feeding position reducing inhalation of dust and seeds from your forage and eye irritations from hay falling into your horses eyes. Quick fill Hay Sling. no more irritating haynets! Waterproof Marine Canvas Hay bar feeder!

www.ebay.co.uk

They are cheaper than a hay bar, and attach to 4 separate screw in rings so doesn't need flat walls.

 

[Abacus]

The sling is clever but I prefer them to eat food from on the ground and on this, the hay on the top is at head height. I use big sturdy wooden boxes that were being sold as planters, both in the fields and stable. They are so heavy that they don't need any fixings.

 

[Jambarissa]

Mine need slowing down but I hate them eating from a height. They're barefoot so tried hay pillows last year which worked fine for eating but quite often got poo'd or wee'd on.

This year I've bought a giant gorilla tug, put hay in net and thread through a hole in the bottom and tie it well so no big loops. Then handles of the tub are bailer twined to low rings on the corner walls.

Haven't been in overnight yet but so far so good, eating from floor height without being able to guzzle it in minutes.

 

[ycbm]

Mine need slowing down but I hate them eating from a height. They're barefoot so tried hay pillows last year which worked fine for eating but quite often got poo'd or wee'd on.

This year I've bought a giant gorilla tug, put hay in net and thread through a hole in the bottom and tie it well so no big loops. Then handles of the tub are bailer twined to low rings on the corner walls.

Haven't been in overnight yet but so far so good, eating from floor height without being able to guzzle it in minutes.

I used to clip a small hole haynet on the floor to the wall, that worked really well too..

 

[KittenInTheTree]

Mine have those big blue plastic barrels for use in the field, and canvas gardening sacks with the handles cut off for use when stabled.

 

[webble]

The sling is clever but I prefer them to eat food from on the ground and on this, the hay on the top is at head height. I use big sturdy wooden boxes that were being sold as planters, both in the fields and stable. They are so heavy that they don't need any fixings.

I used to have something similar and my horse ate it!!

 

[Highmileagecob]

I used hay pillows until I found a rat in one of them!