Haybars...do you have one

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Persephone

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If you have one, do you like it?

Would you recommend it?

Are they good value for money?

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I have one, I think they are great as I hate filling hay nets. My horse still manages to pull hay out and spread it around a bit but he makes far less mess then if the hay was put straight on the floor.

I've had mine for 3 years and it is still going strong so Yes, I would say they are worth the money!
 
i have a munch station got it from derby house quite expensive but i really cant reccomend it enough!
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Both mine have one & although they were around £50 each, they've saved me alot of time. Ditto what Horse crazy said about pulling the hay out -one does & one doesn't.

I think it's possible to make something similar with plywood across the corner, but I'm not very handy.
 
Has to be a Haybar, as I would never use the manger at the top, and TBH that looks a bit frustrating hay wise, how do they get the stuff that's at the back?

I would just throw it on the floor but she makes an unholy mess! It's steamed first too so unfortunately I still need to net my hay.

I want her to just be able to stick her head in and keep eating to help with drainage as she has an infection at present.
 
have three horse bars and one pony bar - yes if you over fill them then you can get it dragged onto the floor but once you have the right amount figured out for over night this tends to stop.

What used to frustrate me was that if you had a very seedy batch of haylage then all the seeds fell to the bottom and were a pain to get out if there were a lot. The solution to this problem is a garden vacumn - just a cheap one - gets it all out perfectly.

They save time and are definately worth the money - but shop around prices do vary
 
i have one as my horse isn't allowed his out of a haynet due to stable cough i managed to find one for £25 2nd hand (looks likes new) and its been fantastic. not sure i would pay full whack for one but they are really good.
 
It's a bit of an emergency unfortunately. I am going to have to find the nearest one in stock tomorrow and get driving.

OH could have made one for me, but he just doesn't have the time this week unfortunately
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He is paying for it though
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Both mine have one and I love them. They never pull all their haylage out, much easier to fill and much more natural. I used to use haynets until my youngster was very sore in her neck, back lady said that haynets are really bad for the horse.
 
My 2 youngsters both have haybars - well worth it - much easier than having haynets to do for sure.

Oddly the scattier of the 2 youngsters never takes any hay out of his haybar - and the laid back (often struggles to stay up right for more than 5 minutes) spends all her time flicking lumps of hay out with her nose!!
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Well worth the money for them IMO
 
if you get seedy hay and all the bits fall to the bottom but a black tyre bucket (the ones with the handles) into the bottom it catches everything you lift out and chuck bits away!!
my horse has one in shelter and its fab
 
I have an ezhay which has a gap at the bottom and also a hay bar. the ezhay is cheaper and smaller. Both are excellent. Wouldnt use anything else now
 
I bought a Haybar a few weeks ago and it's brilliant. I fitted mine at the front corner of Sunny's stable so he can stand there chewing happily and any he drops, falls straight back into the Haybar. Hardly anything ever on the floor. The only thing you have to watch is that you clean out right down to the bottom every day, otherwise haylage left there can start to ferment again. Me being only a little short*rse can't reach to the bottom easily so I found a fabulous tool thingy in B&Q. About as long as my forearm, looks like a tiny wire fan rake. Fits neatly down to the bottom of the Haybar and drags any leftovers out. Fabulous - filling it takes about 1 minute. Haynets shmaynets!
 
I have a horse and pony ones and think they are fantastic. I have them about 6 inches from the floor so can get the broom handle under to clean them out
 
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