Homemade hay bar

My friend made me one out of a blue barrel, cut at an angle, you clip it to the wall to stop it moving around, it also has x bungies inside to hold the hay down so it can't all be pulled out onto the ground.
 
Thankies, it's rubber door matts that I got from the range at £4 a Matt I used 3 for each hay bar and joined them together with cable ties then cut the two end matts diagonally and secured them to the wall using a bit of 2x4 and penny washers!
 
Me likey alot!! I made my haybars from an old door!! Cut in half and screwed to the wall at an angle, small gap at the bottom so I can sweep out the bits! Much less waste now too :)
 
That's a good idea proctor that was my initial plan but I was fairly convinced my youngster would end up with a leg trapped or something she has a serious talent for breaking things!
 
Ohhhh WOW!!!
I actually really really wanted onem but couldnt afford the price. (or justify it)
But my OH is a dab hand at making stuff, so guess i'll be getting him to do that today!! :)
Thats brill! I like it more then ones you buy too!
 
laurenn1010 said:
great job, thanks for the idea! am gettin the bf to make me some soon! we were gonna use rubber mats but this seems like a handier idea!
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Initial idea was to use rubber matts but when I looked into it, this was much cheaper and easier to do!

Glad everyone likes it, hope you all manage to get them up and going!

I have to soak my tb's hay and use an old loft storage tank with a cork in the pipe hole then transfer to the hay bar, it works a treat!
 
I have one similar but made from rubber mat I had spare. looks awesome and works great HOWEVER new stable doesn't have a spare corner so if anyone knows of a way to put them on a flat wall please let me know
 
i set my husband about making haybars this winter to save using haynets. he has done wonderfully from materials already here~~~albeit not one the same as last!!!!
 
soulfull said:
I have one similar but made from rubber mat I had spare. looks awesome and works great HOWEVER new stable doesn't have a spare corner so if anyone knows of a way to put them on a flat wall please let me know
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Helloo, I'm fairly convinced that it would work on a flat wall as at one point that's how we were going to do mine, think you just have to work out all the angles! You might find it easier with the holey matts as they are more pliable!
 
Does this work?

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I just use the large rubber tubs you get from DIY stores. You can use them to soak your hay and then feed in them. Same as they do at Leehurst Vet hospital. Easy to keep clean too.
 
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