Hay Bars ?

Love mine. They need a small gap left at the bottom to allow seeds to be cleaned out but not enough gap for a hoof to get trapped under. I dont like haynets as a friends horse broke his leg in one and when I just left it on the floor there was often some wastex.
 
They are fine if you fit them a few inches off the floor so you can sweep the seeds etc up otherwise you can't keep them clean. They will keep hay from getting mixed in with the bedding as well.
 
Have just bought one but waiting for husband to put it up so I hope they work. Don't like haynets but fed up of hay getting mixed up with straw bedding.
 
Lovely YO has just made me one - don't like nets and the noble steed waves his front legs around in ecstasy whenever you give him anything to eat, so it was all ending up in his bed. So far it's a massive improvement, and a lot cheaper than a proper hay bar! It's also reduced the leg waving, which might in turn reduce the lop-sided shoulders :p
 
I have an ezehay which is similar but cheaper and I like it. We get a bit more waste than with small hole nets but madam won't eat off the floor with a less prissy more food orientated horse you probably wouldn't get so much waste.
 
I love the theory but thought for a piece of plastic they were amazingly expensive so my wonderful OH made me some. I made mine bigger than the large bought one so I can fit 3/4 of a bale in and it be mostly on the floor (less easy from him to pull out - as seems to be the issue with some hay bars, if the hay's all on the top they just pull it out and mix it with bed anyway!!)
 
I love mine, so much easier than filling hay nets, and better for the horses.

Mine are set a few inches off the floor so I can easily sweep underneath.

Bit annoyed at the moment, as one of my horses, after 2 years of using his nicely, has now decided to turf all his haylage out and trample it all into his bed! :rolleyes:
 
To make mine my OH drilled 2 strips of wood to the wall then we used spare plastic planks (from posh stable partitions so very strong and horse safe) and slotted them behind the wood to make a v shape in the corner, it means I can easily lift them up to clean out bits at the bottom.
Wood was lying about and we bought 30 plastic planks second hand for £50 - each hay bar uses 4.
 
I've got a 'proper' haybar, but having seen pics on here of people's DIY versions I'll definitely make my own next time I need one.
very durable & easy to clean, quick to fill and keeps stable tidy (ginger will not eat off the floor!). I also really prefer the fact that they're not yanking back on haynets all night.

I originally bought one because I was tired of filling haynets setting my asthma off, but I would recommend one anyway as they're good for a range of reasons.
 
Maria13 said:
This is interesting because my mare doesnt like haynets and mixs her hay with bed and walks on it. How would you go about making one? Any photos?
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The cheap and cheerful version:-

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We have raised them up another three inches or so to be able to sweep out, but they are cheap enough to be able to put in all 8 stables I have. Can accommodate a feed bucket if you need them to to stop tipping over as well. If they pull the hay out, shake it out well and then just weight the top - an old log etc will do.
 
My friend uses them for her 4 horses. I love the theory but in practise her boys pull the haylege out on to the floor and mix it into their beds so she ends up wasting just as much and spending lots of time sweeping it up and putting it back! Just a thought as well, Im not sure how tough they are but my TBs stable had a plastic corner feeder in it and he caught his hoof in it when he kicked out at something and got his foot stuck.
 
Love them. Saves time.

A couple of the neds love to pull it out, but mine are greedy and they eat it all of the floor anyway so no wastage

The others love to bury their heads in it while eating, as if they are looking for the best bits.

Like the cheap n cheerful version very good.
 
HATED mine with a passion!!!! Horse sat on it and cracked it, dragged all her hay out of it and I found it hard to get all the dusty stuff out of the bottom!
My current stable has one, but made by the YO, with slats of wood behind metal posts in the corner.. This is easier to clean and adjustable for height etc... Don't use it for hay though... I put my water bucket behind it so my ID doesn't knock it over! ;)
 
I love mine, I keep a rubber feed skip in the bottom. It soon molds into a triangle shape. It makes keeping the bottom MUCH easier to keep clean. Plus I feed wet hay and it catches all the drips that would otherwise seep out onto the floor.
 
We love ours have owned for 7 years has moved stables a few times and been used by various horses - would recommend to everyone and so much better for the horses.

For ponies we use a gorilla bucket clipped to the wall - this works brilliantly too!! :)
 
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