Hay waste solutions

[BlagdonBeauty]

My pony aged 33 still able to eat hay but won’t eat any that lands on stable floor, she has a very large holed net as can’t manage to eat from standard small hole, she will pull out the whole net during the night and a majority of it doesn’t get touched, have tried a hay sling but she does the same , any tips as she is wasting so much hay .

 

[Highmileagecob]

Are you absolutely sure that she is actually eating some hay and not just pulling it all out? How does she cope with a bundle of hay in a trug bucket? You could try putting a trug under the net to catch the fallout.

 

[meleeka]

I have the same problem, but luckily for me I also have 2 Shetlands, I call them the Clean up Squad. What my mare leaves on the floor is their morning ration

You could always just put it back in a net. I keep the floor under the net clear so it’s easy to just scoop it back up.

 

[dottylottie]

one of mine does this, i just collect it up and give it to her sister for breakfast, or put it back in the net thankfully she doesn’t tend to mix it all together! what about just a big bucket underneath? or a big dustbin/feed bin with some bricks in the bottom to keep it still, if she’s not the sort to mess about with it?

 

[brighteyes]

My pony aged 33 still able to eat hay but won’t eat any that lands on stable floor, she has a very large holed net as can’t manage to eat from standard small hole, she will pull out the whole net during the night and a majority of it doesn’t get touched, have tried a hay sling but she does the same , any tips as she is wasting so much hay .

When was the last time she saw a dentist?

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

I would ditch the Haynet, put the hay in a big trug or a haybar, so that she doesn't have to pull it. And make sure that she is up-to-date with the dentist.

 

[GypsGal1718]

there is a company who does corner hay feeders, it keeps them off the floor but still easy to eat. I think they are called nose bagz

 

[GypsGal1718]

Here is one, quite spendy but I bet you can make one. https://www.nosebagz.co.uk/product-page/Hayfeeder