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
Slow Feeder Experiment with Cinch Chix Nets and Plastic Barrels
This message is from: Gail Russell I just wrote the post below to the ECHorsekeeping list, and thought I would post it here as well. By the way, do not try this with Freedom Feeder nets. They do not last. I found 35 gallon white STRAIGHT SIDED...(not tapered at the ends) plastic barrels. I have built one feed out of one by taking out the bottom and top, and lacing in a Cinch Chix Net 1 inch West Coast bale net. It fits perfectly around the barrel. I mount the barrel on the fence, preferably suspended on each side. I then got a plastic water trough to sit the bottom of the net in. It has to be tied to the fence. I can put about half a large (100 lbs plus) bale in it by simply throwing the hay in the top. I am working on getting my horses to free feed from it. It does solve the problem of having to load the net more often. I actually like the netting on the Chix nets better than the flat strapping on the nibble nets. We will see if the horses regulate. I spoke with the Cinch Chix help desk and they told me they thought I could probably make three feeders out of one West Coast bale net. With the long length of filled netting sitting in the trough, it is more like eating grass. HOWEVER, with a long length of filled netting, the horses are able to twist the netting. And they are able to pull the netting out of the trough. I am thinking about tying the netting to the bottom of the trough or just weighting it. With a trough, you can fill it up, and then drain it out. If you let the hay fall down into a long net and sit in the barrel (as opposed to suspended above the barrel), you can use the system to soak hay. I am thinking of taking the removed barrel ends and opening up the locking carabiner at the bottom of the Cinch net and lacing in the barrel bottom. That would hold the bottom of the net open, which would allow more hay to go down. There is an issue with hay fines falling on the ground in back of the net. I may need to get another barrel to lace into the back of the net so the fines fall into the trough, not pushed out the back of the net. This is a work in progress, but it is a fairly simple way to get hay nets that are very easily filled. I had some problems finding a barrel that was straight sided, not tapered at both ends. The ones I found are white, and are bigger than the blue tapered barrels. The white ones seem to be bigger than the blue or orange tapered barrels. Gail July 2009 Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
