Need hay feeder ideas

[mini_b]

Need some inspiration or clever ideas.

want to stop using haynets.
don’t want to feed off floor all winter as only place he will eat is next to door and it gets dragged out and makes a right mess.

horse won’t eat in a corner so no haybar type things

is there such a thing as an open top sling that attaches to a flat wall as opposed to a corner.

nothing like babies cots etc ive seen people recommend as he will stick a front leg through it.

thanks!

 

[poiuytrewq]

What about a metal hay rack, like the old fashioned corner type but for a flat wall. As long as the bars were close enough you could put it lower on the wall.
Something similar to this

https://www.sstack.com/easy-up-safety-first-hay-rack/p/22445/

 

[rextherobber]

Following!
I have a similar dilemma, and can't think of anything that either a hoof can't get caught in or won't get sat on (which is the fate that I can imagine happening to a lower fixed metal hay rack!) I use either a Shires hay bag or a big tub trug, (one of mine will also only eat near the door). I believe if your horse is barefoot, you have more options, like ground hay feeder bags...

 

[maddielove]

I came across a flat wall feeder last year when looking at continental haynets on eBay, I'll see if I can find it again as I'm considering it for this winter. Basically a thin rubber mat type material strapped to the wall like a sling for the hay to sit in.

ETA: found it
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Flexible...2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

 

[mini_b]

I came across a flat wall feeder last year when looking at continental haynets on eBay, I'll see if I can find it again as I'm considering it for this winter. Basically a thin rubber mat type material strapped to the wall like a sling for the hay to sit in.

ETA: found it
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Flexible...2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

I think that’s what I was imagining!

 

[PurBee]

I think that’s what I was imagining!

That design looks practical - you can pick up some 5mm sheet rubber and mount it to the wall yourself - there’s some ‘stable mats’ that are too thin really for flooring that would be cheap and ideal to cut up and use for the job.

 

[cauda equina]

I've just gone from hay nets to this in the stable with far less waste

https://www.horsefeeders.co.uk/shop/horse-feeders/hay-saver/

 

[littleshetland]

Need some inspiration or clever ideas.

want to stop using haynets.
don’t want to feed off floor all winter as only place he will eat is next to door and it gets dragged out and makes a right mess.

horse won’t eat in a corner so no haybar type things

is there such a thing as an open top sling that attaches to a flat wall as opposed to a corner.

nothing like babies cots etc ive seen people recommend as he will stick a front leg through it.

thanks!

Ive just bought an Eazigrazer. I'm very impressed so far.

 

[Squeak]

I used the corner of a 1 tonne bag that the bedding came in and screwed it to the wall with a gap at the bottom so that hay could be got out if it needed cleaning out and the washers that I used to screw it to the wall were small enough that the bag could be pulled off the wall with relatively little effort if a horse got stuck in it or something.

It worked really well, was pretty much free and was easy to put up.

 

[thefarsideofthefield]

I came across a flat wall feeder last year when looking at continental haynets on eBay, I'll see if I can find it again as I'm considering it for this winter. Basically a thin rubber mat type material strapped to the wall like a sling for the hay to sit in.

ETA: found it
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Flexible...2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

Would a piece of rubber backed carpet do the job ?

 

[brighteyes]

I'd just worry over the fixings pinging out and getting lost in the bedding. Never had wastage from haynets and since I need to soak and restrict feeding/extend eating times I rely on nets and never had any wastage.