Re: cinch chix nets
This message is from: Gail Russell I suspect the holes on your round bale net are bigger tban the 1 inch holes in some of the newer cinch chix nets. Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless -Original message- From: Cindy B Giovanetti To: "fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com" Sent: Mon, Oct 8, 2012 22:08:12 GMT+00:00 Subject: Re: cinch chix nets This message is from: Cindy B Giovanetti <> I have been using a Cinch Chix round bale net for 3 years now. It has held up perfectly. It certainly protects the hay (from being strewn around and pee'd on), and it slows the horses down. They have no trouble eating from it, but they do have to pull out the hay bit by bit. On the other hand, my horses (not Fjords, but easy keepers) are still chubby. So I can't say it will help you keep yours slim. But I do think it's a good way to spread their consumption out over the course of the day. Cindy Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
RE: cinch chix nets
This message is from: Gail Russell I have chow hound horses out on a dry lot right now with a hanging 1 inch Cinch chix net, and a 1 or 1 1/4 inch Nibble net. Also a Porta Grazer. The horses emptied the Nibble Net and the Porta Grazer overnight, but the Cinch Chix net is still full. Of course, it had more in it, but I think it is telling that it is the last to empty. Gail Talking: One problem with the really slow feeders is that they stand around a lot because it takes so long for them to eat. . And I think you are in a humid climate where you might not want to put a bale of hay on the ground that would not be consumed in a day or two. Tentatively, my recommendation is to make a couple of my barrel feeders and hang them from posts spread about a little so they have to walk between them. Also, if you are in a sandy area, you have to make certain the fines of the hay that will be knocked onto the ground go onto a surface or into a tub that does not have sand in it. Gail Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
Re: cinch chix nets
This message is from: laurie with hi. i found the post about the cinch chic nets to be interesting and went to their website. it almost looks like a better net for oz. has anyone had experience with the extremely small openings? would that be a good option for just putting an entire bale in his pasture? i worry that he would simply stay there all day and manage to eat too much. i have a nibble net for him, but he manages to empty and then has a lot of time on his hooves. at the end of the month he is going from the dry lot to the outdoor pasture, along with a mini. the grass is pretty much shot, but he will be getting hay. the cinch chic net looks like it might be a way for him to have longer access to hay, which i think they all need in the winter. it could be placed in the shelter and attached to the wall to keep it dry. any info or experience would be appreciated. laurie and oz the wonder pony, who mostly walks nowadays Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
