hay nets
This message is from: Carol Makosky Hello from N.WI where we are getting enough new snow to cover up all the yuck. I just ordered my 3rd set of slow feeder hay nets and they are the size to hold 2 generous flakes of hay. Long ago when I first owned Heidi, I was bound & determined that a pasture area had to be cleared from our woods for her. That never happened and she is on dry lot 24/7 except during summer if the lawn is good and she gets to wander about mowing it. I've seldom had a problem of her gaining too much weight and have come to realize dry lot works best for us. She is fed twice a day with the net which is fastened to a pipe gate with rubber mats under. I've been using the nets for 5 or 6 years and am very pleased with my set up. The nets really come in handy for when we may be out of town for a day or two and I just fill up the number needed for feeding. I try to make Heidi's care for others as simple as possible and the nets fill the bill. -- "God forbid that I should go to any heaven in which there are no horses." R.B. Cunningham Graham Built Fjord Tough Carol M. On Golden Pond N. Wisconsin Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
Hay nets
This message is from: Alice MacGillivray I got another hay net to add to my growing collection at a local re-sale store for $5. It is a 1" mesh with fairly thick, soft, braided netting so the holes may even be smaller than her other 1" nets. The one on sale had been beautifully mended up one side where it had been ripped open. The netting is incredibly strong; it gives you an idea of just how powerful these beasts are! Alice On 2015-01-24, at 12:59 AM, fjordhorse-digest wrote: > This is the main reason bags are destroyed over > night in the beginning. They just get too frustrated and hungry and just > chew them open. 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: hay nets
This message is from: Kim Manzoni Gail. Would you be able to take a photo of your hay set ups? Thank you. Kim and Titan. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 23, 2015, at 4:48 PM, Gail Russell 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: hay nets
This message is from: Gail Russell Be aware that you could consider taking a 150 gallon Behlen's water tank (plastic...6 feet long by 2 feet high by 2 feet wide) and installing the tank in that. I think I paid $185 with tax for mine (locally). You have to drill out the sides. It works pretty well, and may be considerably cheaper than their plastic feeder, depending on your calculated shippinig cost. Theirs has legs, and is definitely preferable for horses that have shoes. We tied ours to a pipe panel fence. Due to the rounded ends on the tank, it may be slightly easier to put a full bale in their plastic feeders. The netting does appear to be indestructible. I have had to do a little of mending to Cinch Chix netting, but that is probably due to the way I have mounted them on the bottom of barrels in that it motivates to grab and swing them. Have become good at netting knots using parachute cord. The horses are horrified when they come back and find out what I have done. We have been feeding horses once a day for some time. While they still probably go 8 or more hours without food at night, they seem to be happy, and have had no colic incidence since, whereas I had had two episodes of colic in older horses before (dehydration related, on early winter days when it is cold at night and warm during the day). Now I am going to tend to my three dots to delete the last message, like a good girl. By the way, if anyone does not know how to delete old messages from a cell phone, there is an easy way to do it if you get someone to show you how. Gail > > > > > > > > On Jan 23, 2015, at 9:14 AM, Gail Russell wrote: > > > This message is from: Gail Russell > > > > > > Hmm... Very, very interesting. I have resorted to the Happy Grazer nets > to > > get the best slow down thus far. > > 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
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This message is from: Marcia Pace Gail, Thank you for sharing the info on the Happy Grazer nets. I have been feeding with Cinch Chix (now Hay Chix) slow grazer nets for the past 6 months. I am very happy with the nets and slow feeding grass hay 24/7 is working well for our four fjords. I currently load 90-120# bales into 4 x 4 wooden boxes and then net the bales and cut the twine. My wooden boxes were originally purchased with a metal grate for slow feeding and are almost at the end of their useful life. I have been looking for a replacement type feeder for bales that was preferably made of plastic - I think the Happy Grazers will work well for my situation. Marcia Pace www.fjordfarm.com Ellensburg, WA On Jan 23, 2015, at 9:14 AM, Gail Russell wrote: > This message is from: Gail Russell > > > Hmm... Very, very interesting. I have resorted to the Happy Grazer nets to > get the best slow down thus far. 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: hay nets
This message is from: Gail Russell Hmm... Very, very interesting. I have resorted to the Happy Grazer nets to get the best slow down thus far. It seems to help that the hay is not in a hanging bag that they could otherwise shake and pull on (and tear holes in). However, the Happy Grazer is harder to load than flipping hay into some "barrel-funnels" ( topped and tailed 35 gallon plastic barrels (to which the hay nets are attached on the bottom). 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
hay nets
This message is from: laurie with speaking of hay nets……….i bought a nibble net (brand) for oz, and am now using it since skylar goes in at night, for the time being. when using it, we just stuffed it in, and she pulled it out in less than an hour, leaving it empty all night. when i moved her back to where we used to board, there is an onsite worker who really likes and understands the horses. instead of just stuffing the hay in, he sort of rolls it into a tight wad, and then stuffs in several of them. because they are in there tightly, and there are not so many loose pieces sticking out, it takes her a lot longer to eat. very smart man. laurie with, and skylar, who is not at all that pleased with this “great” idea. livingi...@q.com Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
hay nets
This message is from: Debbie Shade I have her hay net down at chest, knee level. I was wondering if higher might be better as she wouldn't have to pull up. any thoughts? > > I use the small hole hay nets for my horses and love them. What they used to > eat in 1/2 hour now takes them closer to 1 1/2 hours. My only concern is when > I had my horse massaged , the Connemara not the Fjord, she was very tight at > the poll and on either side of it. She does not do collection work so no > reason for this. Do you think the motion they make getting the hay may be > causing this? > > I use I nets. I show a Gelding that has always been tight in the poll. I have not seen any resistance or felt and tightness. Matter of the opposite. > I noticed that he works his jaw more and TMJ area that releases tension in the poll. > > Maybe you have it up to high? Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
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This message is from: Linda Syverson This is from Linda Syverson Kerr syversonsfjordl...@yahoo.com I use I nets. I show a Gelding that has always been tight in the poll. I have not seen any resistance or felt and tightness. Matter of the opposite. I noticed that he works his jaw more and TMJ area that releases tension in the poll. Maybe you have it up to high? Linda Syverson Kerr Sent from my iPhone On Aug 19, 2013, at 8:07 AM, Debbie Shade wrote: > This message is from: Debbie Shade Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
hay nets
This message is from: Debbie Shade I use the small hole hay nets for my horses and love them. What they used to eat in 1/2 hour now takes them closer to 1 1/2 hours. My only concern is when I had my horse massaged , the Connemara not the Fjord, she was very tight at the poll and on either side of it. She does not do collection work so no reason for this. Do you think the motion they make getting the hay may be causing this? Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
FW: Hay nets for Fjords
This message is from: Gail Russell Carol asked me to forward her experience with the Eco Nets. I looked up the website. It looks like they might be available in Canada! http://www.econets.ca/ From: Carol Boehm [mailto:beze...@telus.net] Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013 8:21 AM To: Gail Russell Subject: Hay nets for Fjords Hi Gail: This is Carol Boehm of Red Wing Acre's Norwegian Fjords. I met you at Moses Lake I think in 2009. As I can never seem to get messages posted on the fjord digest would you please post this message. I have used for three years Eco-Nets for feeding my fjords hay and they work extremely well. I am still using the same nets and I use them in the box stalls hung from a ring screwed into a support beam. I have opened a stall door on the odd occasion to find that the hay net has been untied and one of my fjords is using it for a toy but they have never wrecked one yet or got hurt by one. Pat Wolfe and his partner Jane Beall both love them and will sanction what I am saying. If you go to the Canadian Fjord Horse website you will find the link on the home page on the left hand side. Take care and have a nice day. Yours truly Carol Boehm Red Wing Acre's Norwegian Fjords Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
hay nets
This message is from: Carol Makosky I purchased two of the small mesh hay nets from Dover after all the discussion of slowing down the hay intake of our Fjords. So I must report that it took Heidi 4 to 5 hrs. of work to empty one small flake out of the new net. Certainly kept her busy for a whole afternoon. I first had it tied low to a ring on a tree, but she soon had it off the tree and chased her meal around the pen. I tied it back on the tree, but used a large snap this time. Now it stays put and she seems to get it empty a tad sooner, but still spends plenty of time working for her dinner. So far she has not destroyed the net. I'll not put the hay net out when not at home and also want to try some other homemade slow feeders when our weather gets a tad warmer. Some one posted a site that has many good ideas for self slow feeders for horses, some to be purchased & many can be made from everyday materials. So once again, the List has touched on an important subject and thanks to all for good ideas & leads for slowing down hay comsumption. -- "God forbid that I should go to any heaven in which there are no horses." R.B. Cunningham Graham Built Fjord Tough Carol M. On Golden Pond N. Wisconsin Home of Heidi, The Wonder Pony Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
hay nets
This message is from: Carol Makosky In regards to the small mesh hay nets. I'm very tempted to try one, but what about the horse eventually having problems from dust etc. because he/she is not eating in a natural head down position? The net hanging free to swing is a good tip. -- "God forbid that I should go to any heaven in which there are no horses." R.B. Cunningham Graham Built Fjord Tough Carol M. On Golden Pond N. Wisconsin Home of Heidi, The Wonder Pony Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Re: Hay nets
This message is from: Krissie England Personally, I love the Dover small mesh hay nets. But, when I first got them, my horses destroyed them, as in tore huge holes in the nets. Then I got some new ones and hung them from the center beam of the ceiling where they couldn't get them pushed up against the wall and the nets have held up great since then. My mistake was that I originally had them too close to the wall and the horses just pressed them into the wall and got a good grip on the mesh. Now with them hung in the middle, the net just swings away if they try that. I did figure out a way to get the hay in more easily is to put the ring at the bottom of the net against the bundle of hay I am trying to load. Then, I turn the net inside out around the hay, spreading the sides of the net down around the sides of they hay bundle. Not sure if that made sense, but I'm not sure how to expain it. Doing it this way it goes in much more quickly than trying to stuff the hay in the top. Krissie & Josey, Loki & Athena the non-fjords plus Trygg the Fjord - reformed bad boy who has lately been REALLY impressing me with his good behavior and patience, standing like a rock to have his legs clipped and treated for a skin infection. I keep telling him how proud I am of him! From: MKint To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Mon, January 3, 2011 9:49:14 PM Subject: Hay nets This message is from: MKint "small mesh hay net". Item #X1-27286 the solid black ones are a little more expensive than the colored ones, I don't know why. Google Dover saddlery or doversaddlery.com will get you to the web site, then put "hay net" into the search box. I didn't want to go with the pricey hay bag some of you mentioned because I know my Tunix would destroy it. Yes it is a little difficult to get the hay in, but I don't mind, I'd rather save the bucks. Mary Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Hay nets
This message is from: MKint "small mesh hay net". Item #X1-27286 the solid black ones are a little more expensive than the colored ones, I don't know why. Google Dover saddlery or doversaddlery.com will get you to the web site, then put "hay net" into the search box. I didn't want to go with the pricey hay bag some of you mentioned because I know my Tunix would destroy it. Yes it is a little difficult to get the hay in, but I don't mind, I'd rather save the bucks. Mary Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
