My two Haflingers heave been using their new Cinchchix bale bag for about 10 days now and I will call it a total success.
The first 48 hours they inhaled a bale of grass hay, about an 80 or 90 pound bale. Poof..
Now the bales last about three days which is about right for the two of them. the Haffies are about a thousand pounds each and normally would eat about two and a half bales a week between the two of them.
This has been a really good success as far as I am concerned, they have hay in front of them 24/7 using the small mesh bale bag. The smaller mesh size slows them down just right amount, the larger mesh gave them a bit too easy a time of it and they really overate.
The bale is bagged up and placed in the old galvanized water trough that is attached to the fence panel and the hay net is attached to the fence panel also and they have never managed to get the net out of the trough.
I also have seen a marked improvement in Guthrie's tendency to get loose bowels. The vet suggested that him going long periods of time between feedings with the twice a day schedule might be contributing to the problem, and apparently that was an issue, because Guthrie is having normal poops now.
Unplanned dismounts, a way to get down and dirty..
Banta
Cool!
Posted by Sally on 6/18/2012, 3:11 pm, in reply to "Hay net report" 198.69.254.118
Are these the 1" nets? I bought 2 more at Expo - just love these things. I even have the full bale sized nets in the stalls. Call me lazy, but I love only having to fill them once a week . MUCH less waste and far less time spent feeding.
It's amazing what happens when we allow horses to eat like nature intended.
BTW - those are some shiny Haflingers
California Trace all the way!
Posted by Lee on 6/18/2012, 3:32 pm, in reply to "Cool!" 67.181.11.175
They have amazing coats and amazing health with just the CT and orchard grass hay...thanks so much to you my dear!
Yes, these are the smallest size mesh.
Unplanned dismounts, a way to get down and dirty..
Banta
thats fantastic
Posted by Fancy That on 6/18/2012, 4:22 pm, in reply to "Hay net report" 144.49.131.1
I use the Cinch Chix haynet when we go camping. But I haven't figured a way to use them at home ALL THE TIME yet.
I think I'd have to get 4 of them, since our horses are fed in their stall-shelters but live together in pasture 24/7.
Nice photos! Your Haffies are so pretty
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That's great!
Posted by Stranger in Paradise on 6/18/2012, 4:48 pm, in reply to "Hay net report" 72.14.90.94
Glad it works for you as well as for me!
I feed my guys in a macro bin w/hay net and am very happy with it. In fact, my insulin resistant guy even lost some weight this way.
He always played with his water (and ultimately dumped it) when he got bored (or hungry?)... No more since they can eat whenever they want
Doing the slow-feed-happy-dance
Posted by NaturallyCowgirl on 6/19/2012, 11:30 am, in reply to "Hay net report"
I'm so LOVING that smaller hole size! I looked at them at the booth at Expo, and I really want to use that on the orchard grass that I feed (they go slow enough on the teff already, lol).
I'm going to order some with 1" holes- you've inspired me
It will be really nice this winter when you feed and none of the hay ends up in the mud!
Jenni Cool, Ca.
. MUCH less waste and far less time spent feeding. 
