Country Pride Ultra Slow Feeder Hay Net, 1-Inch Openings to Slow Hay Consumption, Durable Thickly Woven Design, Top-Loading, Holds 5-6 Flakes, Compatible with Hay Hoops, 42-Inch (Black)

Strong, large bags. Easy to fill and resist horses pulling out and wasting hay

I have only had these for 4 months so I will update in a year from when I first started using them to comment on durability, but so far only one of the 8 bags I have is fraying at the opening and that is due to user error. I use a big muck bucket to fill these - works amazing, but one of my buckets has a crack and the hay nets can get snagged on that. First of all, I bought two sets of four of these. 4 of them, when I unpackaged them, I crawled inside of like a sleeping bag and thrashed around - to pre stretch the bags. The bags I did this with are WAY easier to fill and I can stuff a lot of hay inside. I weigh my hay - I can fit 40-50lbs worth of a small bale (almost a whole bale) in one of the pre stretched bags. The other 4 bags, I did NOT pre stretch, and they fit a lot less hay inside them - closer to 20-30lbs however, they are slightly slower for the horses to get hay out of. Generally, I put 10-15 lbs in each bag and distribute the hay 2-3 times per day, this has helped tremendously with recovering from ulcers. A slow steady stream of forage has been amazing for the 3 horses I take care of. All horses have received a dental since I started using these and no negative comments from the dentist. The material is not the softest but it seems to be stronger this way and holds less bacteria than some soft nets I’ve used which tend to absorb water and get stinky. I use my nets outside. I’ve tried smartpak nets, hay chix, weaver, and Kensington bags - these nets are super easy to fill with my muck bucket but not so easy to fill without it. These nets have been to most durable so far. And at ~$20 per bag, the best value I’ve found so far for sure. Don’t ever stop selling these!!!

My horse is not hard on his bags so I don't have much to say for durability. They are a great size and the holes are decently small which is what I prefer.

I’m very impressed with these hay nets. I have been using some 2” ones and these 1” nets are far superior in quality and the amount of hay they will hold. I have a colic prone mare and she was finishing her hay off too fast in the 2” nets, but this one has slowed her down significantly. Shipping was super fast and I received these faster than expected.

Seemed nice at first. Hard to hang and hard to tie up. within 2 weeks 2-3 of my horses and chewed holes in these bags. Definitely won’t try to be cheap next time and will just by Hay Chix nets. Those are amazing. Not these.

Exactly what I needed for my very easy keeper horses. Any other hay bag I’ve tried they have consumed way too fast. These holes are small enough the huge bag lasts all nite and I don’t have to worry about them running out of hay before morning.

My mare finishes her hay way too fast, this slowed her down without aggravating her. (The holes are a little smaller then one inch when they are brand new), seeing that most hay bags I’ve seen like these from other brands are going for $20-$50, these are definitely worth the price.

These nets did not disappoint. I have a horse stalled on Regan and he’s a PIG! The holes were small but not too small to frustrate him. The nets are huge and will hold a standard full bale of hay so I only had to fill it 1x ever day and a half to 2 days making my life easier. A month in and they are tough as nail! I highly recommend them!