GutzBusta® Junior Hay-Stay Hanging Knotless Hay Net

These exceptional wall-mounted nets provide an innovative approach to the feeding and management of your equine and livestock. For many, the daily task of hanging hay nets can become quite burdensome. The process of untying knots can be both frustrating and time-consuming, particularly when wearing gloves. The GutzBusta wall-mounted hay nets offer a practical solution to this challenge.

The Hay Stay Junior is capable of taking up to 4 Biscuits/Flakes of hay.

Material: Super soft premium netting - 5mm thick, comprised of high strength PP (polypropylene) 240ply, which is the strongest available on the Australian market.

• Dimensions: 100cm wide x 80cm high, with a 40cm hay flap.
• Colour: Black
• Mesh size: 3cm, 4cm and 6cm. 
• Holding capacity:  up to 4 biscuits of hay.
• Includes 2 x 8mm Carabiner clips and length of rope attached to the two top ends of the net for securing to your fence, rail, tree, etc.
• Attached to the netting flap that secures the hay inside the net, are 4 x 5mm Carabiner so that horses are unable to stick their noses into the net and eat the hay quicker.

These hay nets are more of a semi-permanent hay net, in that they are best used by mounting along a stable wall, yard or fence rail, or even in between 2 objects like 2 trees. These wall hanging hay nets can be securely mounted in place with the included super strong carabiner clips which are located at the two top ends of the hay net with a short length of rope to assist with tying. They are best utilized by bringing the hay to the net and filling on site.  This can save considerable time, as opposed to going out to the yard or paddock, untying your hay net, bringing it back to the hay shed, filling it, then taking it back to the paddock, yard or stable, to tie up for your animals to eat from.

Although they are capable of holding 4 biscuits/flakes of hay, due to our unique square-shaped holes (not diamond), it doesn’t matter if you have one biscuit of hay in this net, or if packed full with 4 biscuits, your animals will still be able to graze from the hay net, unlike diamond shaped holes that collapse down on each other as the hay net empties, leading to frustration for the horse when they get to the end.

Filling your hay net:

Once your wall hanging hay net has been hung and positioned where you would like it using the 2 Carabiners and their attached rope that are including with your order, you simply bring the hay to the hay net, undo the 4 clips that secure the top flap down, open this netting flap up, and then load the hay net with hay. The super wide mouth (1.6m) of this net makes it exceptionally easy to fill.  They are easier to fill if the nets are tied up against a solid object, however still easy enough to fill if hanging between 2 objects. Once complete, you bring the netting flap back over the mouth of the hay net, and secure the 4 clips, making sure your wind up the swivel on the carabiner clips so nothing is left for horses to scratch their noses on.

There is no drawstring to use with these hanging hay nets, just clips, so filling is quick and easy.  The 4 included clips are easy to clip and unclip and because they are a carabiner, you can increase the safely to your horses and livestock by screwing shut the actual clip lever, leaving nothing for delicate noses to get scratched or injured on.

Caution:

• Shoes: Avoid contact with shod hooves. If your horse is shod, or has splits and chips, then this hay net must be hung higher, out of pawing range.
• It is not recommended to leave buckled halters or other types of buckled headgear on your horse when using ANY type of hay net as your horse may get caught.
• Similarly, do not let horned animals such as cattle, sheep or goats eat from the nets due to possible entanglement.
• Cattle or stock with ear tags are cautioned from eating from the hay nets as they may rub their head and potentially remove the ear tags.
• It's important to keep in mind that horses wearing rugs might rub against the nets. To reduce the chance of a rug clip getting caught on the netting, make sure your buckles are properly secured and not sticking out, or consider securing the hay net to limit contact between the rug and the net. If rubbing is a concern, you might want to avoid having your horse wear a rug altogether.

Warning: Please ensure you open the mouth of your carabiner clip wide when clipping and unclipping the clips onto the netting or the binding edge. This is because the clip could potentially catch on the netting/binding edge and cause damage to the net. Be careful of the clips mouth/gate opening as it is sharp. Your carabiner clip contains a swivel (screw gate) that keeps your Carabiner clip closed and safe for use with horses, it must be wound up to keep the clip mouth closed during use with horses or livestock.

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