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Put a full haynet inside a corner hay rack? My boy's a monster with eating his hay, regardless of how small the holes in the net are! Anyway, just musing and I thought this could make his hay last just a bit longer, but wanted to check whether it was safe and if anyone else did it? We have a corner hayrack (unused, because he can empty it from being full probably in a couple of hours) and it's the sort which curves so the only way he could get the haynet out is if he threw it over the top. Anyway, I'm rambling :rolleyes: thanks for reading, sorry for an ambiguous title and sorry if there are spelling/grammar mistakes, am using my phone to type! Thank you :) xx
 
i dont know if that would work or not but have you tried putting a haynet inside a haynet you coud even put a haynet inside a haynet inside a haynet if it works :o
 
I'd put a haynet inside a haynet if I could but as he's on full livery, I often find my haynets go missing, even if they are labelled :rolleyes: So I don't think putting 1 inside the other will work, as 1 of them would most likely get nicked and used for someone else - unfortunately it's a big yard! The 1 that I do use has a HUGE label on it with my horse's name and luckily that hasn't gone missing - yet - it's got really small holes but Casper's a determined little swine :D Even if it does go missing, they use simliar nets at the yard so he'll still have small holes to keep him busy, and I'll just tie it inside his hayrack to keep it lasting longer and also reduce waste! I'll get a posh haylage net/double-woven Eliminet when I can ensure that my labelling system actually works! Thanks for your replies, have been really helpful :) Will just make sure it's tied into my hayrack well! Didn't think it'd be dangerous if it's tied in as I've heard of people using haynets in haybards, but better to be safe than sorry! :) xx
 
i used to have the same problem and tried everything, i hated leavin her wih nothing to eat for the night because shed eaten it all in two hours. now i put her hay on the floor and she always has some left when i leave her, it seem totally illogical but true.
 
charlotteemily said:
i used to have the same problem and tried everything, i hated leavin her wih nothing to eat for the night because shed eaten it all in two hours. now i put her hay on the floor and she always has some left when i leave her, it seem totally illogical but true.
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tried that - he scoffs it all then and there :rolleyes: Even tried scattering it so he has to search for it, helped it last but he still finished it too quickly. Every time he eats, he acts like it'll be his last meal! Fine, but being a Connie he keeps his weight on relatively easily and while he's on a decent amount of hay and fine weight-wise, I don't want to increase his rations too much because he's at a good weight now, I just need to make his feeding time longer so he isn't without food for hours! xx
 
VioletStripe said:
Put a full haynet inside a corner hay rack? My boy's a monster with eating his hay, regardless of how small the holes in the net are! Anyway, just musing and I thought this could make his hay last just a bit longer, but wanted to check whether it was safe and if anyone else did it? We have a corner hayrack (unused, because he can empty it from being full probably in a couple of hours) and it's the sort which curves so the only way he could get the haynet out is if he threw it over the top. Anyway, I'm rambling :rolleyes: thanks for reading, sorry for an ambiguous title and sorry if there are spelling/grammar mistakes, am using my phone to type! Thank you :) xx
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Cant see why not, its the same as double netting
 
I often use one small holed haynet inside another, but firstly take the 'tie string' out of both nets, then re-thread one string only through both nets together. I do it as makes it easier to hang up, but in your case may be useful to stop people pinching one of your nets!
 
Zerotolerance said:
I often use one small holed haynet inside another, but firstly take the 'tie string' out of both nets, then re-thread one string only through both nets together. I do it as makes it easier to hang up, but in your case may be useful to stop people pinching one of your nets!
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Clever idea! Will experiment at some point with my cheaper nets. Luckily the cheaper nets do have really little holes, but I just don't want to waste money, only for loads of them to go missing :rolleyes: Will give that a go! xx
 
Personally I wouldn't bother with an eliminet, I tried these with my pony and they didn't slow him down one bit - mind you he does have his hay in 4 small holed haynets one inside the other :rolleyes:
 
VioletStripe said:
I'd put a haynet inside a haynet if I could but as he's on full livery, I don't think putting 1 inside the other will work, as 1 of them would most likely get nicked and used for someone else - unfortunately it's a big yard!
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I've just bought some haylage nets and painstakingly re-threaded one drawstring into both nets, one inside the other. Then there's only one drawstring to pull and tie, less confusing if other people are doing your haynets.

No-one could pinch one of the nets without dismantling them. :)
 
I made a haynet-rack lol! I cut up an old haynet and nailed it to my hayrack and then put hay inside if that makes sense? horse has to think a bit while eating and takes her longer:)
 
Pearlsasinger said:
If he's on full livery, why are you putting his hay in? Surely you are paying to have that done for you?
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I often do his evening yard chores - thanks to not living very close to the yard and school timetable I can't go up during the day/morning, but most evenings I go down to give him a fuss and ride, and while I'm there it's usually the time to put haynets in so I usually do his xx
 
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