feeding hay/haylage

[RubysGold]

I know a lot of people don't like haynets so I wanted to do a poll to see how many people use them and how many use other things

 

[Molineux]

On the floor!!
My vet has always said for me to feed from the floor, stops coughs etc.

 

[Coffee_Bean]

About 1/3 in a small holed haynet and 2/3 in a big bucket. Not really sure why

Don't really like haynets as a rule, but prefer a small holed one up high compared to her standing with nothing for hours.

 

[JoBo]

I’ll be honest and say I feed Bodey hay in a small holed haynet, because he is a greedy bugger and if I didn’t it would be gone in minutes. He can’t have more because he is a fat-so. It just slows him down.

 

[teddyt]

On the floor. Not getting stuck in a haynet is a secondary consideration for me. I prefer the floor bcause its better for the horses back and respiratory system

 

[Tiarella]

He has wet hay in a small holed hay net which is then put into a smaller holed haynet

 

[SilverSkye]

Snap, i would love to feed off the floor but it would be gone far too quickly i double net through the winter to try and make it last as well.

 

[Gooby]

haylage net with small holes, doubled up when I want it to last longer. Have thought about a haybar but I think he would eat it too quickly.

 

[eoe]

I use haynets as I fill enough up for the whole week for my horses which saves a lot of time of an evening when you have 3 to exercise everday. In all my years of having horses I have never had a problem with haynets.

 

[Puppy]

On the floor as mine are out in the field, but I am going to buy a hay hutch for this winter to save on waste.

 

[Moggy in Manolos]

Always on the floor, so much research now suggests this is better for them, been feeding off the floor for a long time now. If i had a messy horse i would buy a haybar straight away, i would like one, but there is no rush she eats hers in the field 99% of the time

 

[TelH]

I put mine in haynets to soak it then empty it on to the floor. It's safer and more natural being on the floor.

 

[TGM]

Depends on the horse! In the stable, if horse is not too greedy and can be trusted not to foul the hay, then I prefer it fed off the floor. If that is not the case then I opt for a small mesh haynet or a hayrack.

However when they are in the field then it is always off the floor. (They usually spend more time in the field than the stable anyway.)

 

[JoJo_]

I feed mine in small holed haynets and a hose it first to get rid of some dust and I also find less ends up in my horses bed if I feed it wet instead of dry. If I fed it from the floor she would eat it too quickly and drag it into her bed. Have tried using a bucket once but she just kicked it over so it was on the floor instead.

 

[Ziggy_]

On the floor, although I'm considering alternatives as there's nothing my mare likes to do more than dig her hay into her bed and poo all over it.

 

[corriehorse]

Was using a tub on the floor until a couple of weeks ago when I moved to a new yard where the last occupant of the stable kindly left a haybar! However, as she is currently on box rest, she is having half in the haybar and half in a small holed haynet to keep her occupied a little bit longer.

 

[Persephone]

Currently haynets as I wait for my Haybar to arrive!

I can't put it on the floor for the sames reasons as Ziggy_!

 

[samuelhorse]

Small holed haynet. My measly rations for him would be gone in ten minutes, he is so greedy and doesnt come up for air till its all gone.
Haybar was disaster, he just threw it on the floor with his nose then scoffed it !

 

[sea_view]

I use a amix and match o small holed haynets, rack and floor

 

[Toast]

All mine eat out of nets. I would love to feed them off the floor, but my youngster poos and wees on it, tubby pony would eat it all in one mouthful and pregnant horse would wee on it!

x

 

[DiablosGold]

On the floor, I hate haynets!

 

[karenjj]

On the floor!