Haybar - how to mount and how high?

[dibbin]

Hi all, I recently bought a haybar for Jazz's stable and we are going to try and put it up this weekend. I'm just looking for some advice from those who have them!

Would it be better to mount it directly onto the wall, or attach it to some wooden battens then attach those to the wall?
How high off the floor (if at all) should I mount it? It's a full size one and Jazz is about 16.1hh.
How do you stop hay/haylage falling out the bottom? I've held it against the wall and there will be a gap at the bottom where stuff could fall through.

Any and all advice welcome, thanks in advance.

 

[BlackRider]

You want to mount i so its a few inches off the floor.

i had mine attached directly to the stable wall.

I found the haylage at the bottom didn't get used, so had a "shelf" put in about half way down.

Hope that helps.

 

[dibbin]

Thanks, that's really helpful - especially the shelf idea. Jazz has got quite a short neck so I'm not totally convinced he'll be able to reach the haylage at the bottom.

 

[w1bbler]

My 14.2 can easily hoover the bottom of her haybar, so I wouldn't worry too much about height. Gap at the bottom let's all the seeds & dust fall out, if you block it then cleaning out the bottom would be a real pain.

 

[dibbin]

I've mounted it as it is for now, with a black rubber feed bucket in the bottom for ease of cleaning! Will see how he's managed when I go up this morning ...