Anyone use hay bags for goats?

[Kala]

There is a difference between "hay nets" and "hay bags". The "hay bags" are a solid material with a hole in the middle. I see lots of people using them at shows. I have never seen anyone using the nets. I have not used either.

Yes. Good point.

I was going for the hay bag. I would feel better with that I guess. Less holes to get tangled in. But it sounds like others here have used nets (or something similar) safely also. And I didn't realize how small the holes were on the small hole nets until I went to look at them at TSC yesterday.

 

[ksalvagno]

I use hay bags. They work just fine.

 

[boykin2010]

Something that i found that works really good IMO is a kitchen trash can screwed to a wall with a hole cut in the side of the trashcan. You put hay in the top where you would usually put the trash in and the goats will eat the hay out of the circle in the trash can. They dont waste that much but i havent tried the hay bags.

 

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[Kala]

Thanks for all the info guys!

Thanks for the pic Free. That looks great!

We went ahead and bought one (was gonna make it but it would have cost more for parts and time invested than what we paid for it) and so far its working great. We have been checking on them frequently to see if there were any problems and so far so good. SO MUCH less hay wasted. We put it up high and they're doing great.