Tough 1 Slow Feed Nylon Hay Net

We do rescue work with horses and, recently, with goats. Goats in particular will pull down hay from a rack, stomp all over it, pee on it, and then, of course, refuse to eat it. At least 50% waste of hay is not something we can do. These slow feed hay nets are terrific for the goats and for the mini horses we have (the big horse gets the regular mounted feed bin). The waste has dropped significantly -- we waste less then 15% now, and our wallets are grateful. One other point is that these feed nets are relatively easy to fill. We have others which are wider openings and flimsier and they are hard to fill. These stand up a little better on their own and hold two or three flakes of hay at a time. The only problem we have seen is the drawstring breaking on two of them. The break is at the point where they have melted the two ends together. We re-string and tie them and that's that. They are still worth the five stars. Aside from that one point, they seem permanently sturdy and do stop the hay from being pulled out and simply dropped to the ground.

Great quality my horse loves to play with it while eating

The hanging string is INCREDIBLY long. Which is both nice and obnoxious to tie out if the way. The string is quite plastic-y feeling, and it seems to want to fray a bit when there's friction against things, such as hanging it on a nail. Otherwise, it works well, is reasonably easy to fill (assuming you can keep the hanging string out if the way), and has held up to it's purpose as my goat's haynet.

These bags are great for 14-15 hand Arabian geldings. The holes are big enough for them to get a good mouthful of hay, but this stops them pawing through the hay and then discarding 30% of a hay bale when just tossed on the ground. The nets can hold about 25-30 pounds of hay. Then I hang them from a tree high enough so if horses get impatient and paw, they won't get their feet caught. We get 50-60 lb square bales. I'll take a full bale and set it on end, then pull one of these hay nets over top of it, flip the bale over and pull another hay net over the other side. Then lay flat and cut the hay strings. Viola, 1/2 bale in each hay net. We did replace the hanging string with heavier duty rope. My husband put a non-closing loop at one end of the rope, fed the rope through the top of the hay net, then back through the loop on the rope. Then he put a large knot at the end of the rope so it won't pull back through and unravel. The rope is long enough to let the bag fully open to go over the end of hay bale, but not so long that it's hard to handle or is too long for hanging from trees. We used these every day for 2 months until the grass came in. Now the boys are on pasture. The nets held up well and I'm looking forward to using them this winter. I recommend having twice as many as you'll put out at one time so you can have one set in the hay shed and just pick up empty nets when you put out full ones. Saves on back and forth if you have to haul your nets any distance.

Nice slow feed hay bag. However, one (1) of the two (2) I purchased less than a month has already torn at the top. I realize horse's can be rough on equipment. The last batch of slow feed hay bags I bought lasted almost a couple years.

Speaking as someone who feeds two horses 3 hay nets/day, 365 days a year, I would not use this net for anything other than casual, occasional use. Based on filling more than 6500 hay nets, I want three things in a hay net: (1) I want a safe net that won't endanger my horse. That means that if I hang my net safely, my net should not be capable of capturing a hoof. Even though my horses are barefoot so shoes are not a factor, the smaller mare could get a hoof caught in this net. Like many other poor quality nets sold today, it has larger openings at the top where the tie is threaded. Horses can paw and raise a hoof up to their own chest height. Not safe. Fail. (2) I want a net that I can fill and tie easily because I have to fill and tie 6 nets every day. That means the net must fit over a some kind of bucket opening. This net is shaped like a sausage and won't fit over any muck bucket. Even my smaller sized flexible trugs are too large for this net. Also, the tie should be constructed of substantial material that holds a horseman's knot. This tie is the same thin material used for the net itself. Fail. (3) I want a net that can withstand daily encounters with a 1000 animal. I have no idea if this net is durable. The material is the same as that commonly used, and they do stand up to years' of all-weather use. I cannot say the same for the tie. It is connected in a loop with two little go-to-he11 loops that interlock. It is very common for horse to toss their nets around and put a lot of strain on the tie. My experience is that this loop closure will not last. Part fail. I urge buyers to reject a product with this many functional flaws. I'm glad I have Amazon Prime and can return these nets. They represent the continual race to the bottom that is so common of the quality of equine and pet products. Just three years ago, for less than 10 bucks I could buy a hay net that met every one of my requirements.

Works great, used for a show and my horse got his foot caught in it and it somehow did not break, thankfully my horse doesn’t spook at things like that but to me it’s durable and works great

The title of this slow hay feeder net lists 'tough'. It is not. The material is quite thin and difficult to keep open when adding flecks of hay. I suspect it will not last long with my goats if I decide to continue to use it.