HayBar, Hay Cube, Hay Hutch, PortaGrazer or good old TubTrug?

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I've had hay bars in my stables when on livery as I cannot feed from haynets, one horse has had a hobday/tie back and the other gets cast so haynets are not an option. I like the hay bars but they are now a bit battered and bashed out of shape (more due to being in storage than horse damage.)

Anyway I have had a block of new stables built so thought I'd get some new hay bars but then found a whole host of alternatives. Apart from the obvious price differences, has anyone used any of the above and can anyone recommend one over another?
 
LynH said:
I've had hay bars in my stables when on livery as I cannot feed from haynets, one horse has had a hobday/tie back and the other gets cast so haynets are not an option. I like the hay bars but they are now a bit battered and bashed out of shape (more due to being in storage than horse damage.)

Anyway I have had a block of new stables built so thought I'd get some new hay bars but then found a whole host of alternatives. Apart from the obvious price differences, has anyone used any of the above and can anyone recommend one over another?
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Have used a hay bar tubtrug and hay hutch... I wouldn't be without my Hayhutch, my boy is 15.2 and eats a fair old whack... We have the second smallest Hayhutch, you can pack a good amount in there, he used to drag hay through his bed... Now there is virtually no wastage, I currently only have one which I use in the stable but will be getting one for the field this winter. Can highly reccomend.
 
Haybars without a doubt. There is a reason professional yards use them over the others- better design, well made and better for the horse (and the grooms!)

I wouldn't be on a yard with anything else :)
 
Depends if you soak?
If so with a hay bar type feeder your still going to be lugging heavy wet hay round. I think the hay cubes look brilliant. They are also incredibly expensive but so far I've been unable to find something comparable for easiness and efficiency (and back saving for me!)
 
I use haybars in most of my stables and a Shires hay station in one and I made my own wheelie bin hat feeders for the paddocks - It means I can easily wheel a whole bale into place - I have 4 of these.

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I have hay bars and think they are great. I feed soaked hay which I soak in haynet so it is easy to drain, then tip the contents into the haybar. I keep an old rubber feed skip in the bottom which catches any drips and all the hay seeds etc meaning they are very easy to keep clean as I just grab the skip by the handle and enpty it into the wheelbarrow as I muck out. The skip soon moulds to a triangle shape.
 
YasandCrystal said:
I use haybars in most of my stables and a Shires hay station in one and I made my own wheelie bin hat feeders for the paddocks - It means I can easily wheel a whole bale into place - I have 4 of these.

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That is ingenious. Do you have a way of plugging the hole so you can soak the hay? And I assume you attach it to something so the horses can't throw them around?

I have haybars. My boy is great with his as he's a very neat eater, but my share horse just throws his hay around his stable. I've been told a heavy log on the top can help avoid this so will give it a try this winter.
 
Has anyone got a Haycube with a youngster? I prefer feeding from the ground but my youngster trashes his stable and causes a mess. I've also tried feeding from tub trugs but again this usually ends up thrown around and hay thrown everywhere. A haynet seems to work best but have been considering the haycube but I don't want to spend £100 on something he'll wreck!
 
rema said:
I would not be without my Hay bars..For outside feeding i was shown this video over the weekend and will definitely be making a couple of these for this winter..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvAuNd3aYZM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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What a great idea, could even make a small version to use in the stable. Might have to get my OH to put one of these together seeing as he's a joiner by trade. Having said that, trying to get him to so something outside of work is a nightmare.
 
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