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.

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

Couldn't be without this! Tough and durable!

I have 6 of these now so I can have 3 in the barn for feeding & 3 set to the side filled & ready to go. The horses like eating from the bags & they are sturdy - even tho they do not look sturdy, they are! The pull-string tie has broken on a couple of the bags so far so I tie it back up with a good knot. Not a huge deal for the price & durability of these bags.

I wanted some colorful haybags so ordered these. Price is fair, but the 9.99 ones at the feed store are thicker material, tied into tighter knots, and much larger. This 42 inch haybag is only 36 inches when stretched tight and empty. The drawstring is also thin and needs replaced with something more substantial. Will see if they hold up. It's not the same quality as before... it's almost like Weaver Leather makes an Amazon special of lower quality versus what you can find in the box stores.

So far I’d like to say that I’m pretty pleased with this product!Somehow within the first couple days of using it, the drawstring that holds the bag came out of the top of it. It wasn’t too big of a pain to re-thread it, but I don’t think it’s how it was when it came. It does take quite a bit of finesse to hold it open, then wedge the flakes down inside (much easier with two people) but I’ve gotten the hang of it now.. Overall it seems pretty tough, but we’ll see how it holds up over a couple months!We’ve rigged it up to our liking and the girls seem rather frustrated at the extra effort they have to put forth. lol 😅 That being said, I have seen and notable difference in the amount they consume. I believe this is going to help cut back on considerable amount of alfalfa waste!Thanks 😊—— UPDATE——So I’ve used this for several months now and I have now changed my review to one star with a major WARNING for all those thinking of purchase this item.The bag and the holes on the bag flex to accommodate hay, and subsequently shrink up when all the hay is consumed… But with that, this feeder then acts like a Chinese finger trap for your animals. I’ve had two different goats that have had severe situations that could’ve caused A major injury or even death.The first situation, one of my goats got their head stuck through a hole while eating, and trying to get out, wound it tighter and tighter until she was choked standing still. Fortunately it was low enough that her hooves were on the ground and she was able to stay still until I checked on them in the morning. If it had been over a longer period of time, she would’ve been dead.The second situation was another one of my goats getting her leg caught in it and twisting it up so tightly That all she could do was trash and lay under it in an awkward position until I again came to find her in the morning. I am still nursing her injured leg back to health.I have since removed this item and will not be using it anymore. I highly recommend extreme caution while using this feeder, or better yet, do not buy it at all. Find something that’s a higher quality. Some thing that takes far less effort to load, and isn’t a danger to your animals!BUYER BEWARE

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.