Bale Feed Nets Reduce Wasted Hay
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Erin Olson was tired of playing hay police to her fast eating Alpha mare so that her other horses could get their fair share of hay. She and her friend and partner in a barefoot trimming business, Kris Anderson, began searching for ways to spend less time doing chores.
The small hay nets they found seemed to work. Having to pull hay through holes slows down the horses that eat more than their share, and all the horses thrive on the slow feed system.
“We thought it would be nice if there was a net for big round bales,” Olson says, since big bales reduce labor and are less expensive than buying hay in small bales. After not finding any nets on the market they made a couple. “It worked so well. There was no waste – with a round bale that’s hard to believe,” Olson says.
A University of Minnesota feeder trial study confirmed that typically up to 57 percent of a round bale goes to waste when fed to horses. There was only 6.3 percent waste with Olson and Anderson’s net.
In 2009, the women started marketing their patent-pending CinchChix hay nets.
“We use U.S. knotted netting – Dupont nylon. It’s nontoxic UV-treated so it’s stable in sunlight,” Olson says. The marine-grade netting is hand sewn into nets in Duluth.
CinchChix offers nets in several sizes – from mini nets ($40 including tax/shipping) that hold half a small square bale to large ($187 including tax/shipping) for large round and square bales. Nets come with extra nylon string to mend tears.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, CinchChix, LLC, P.O. Box 773, North Branch, Minn. 55056 (ph 651 277-CHIX (2449); www.cinchchix.com).
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Bale Feed Nets Reduce Wasted Hay LIVESTOCK Erin Olson was tired of playing hay police to her fast eating Alpha mare so that her other horses could get their fair share of hay She and her friend and partner in a barefoot trimming business Kris Anderson began searching for ways to spend less time doing chores The small hay nets they found seemed to work Having to pull hay through holes slows down the horses that eat more than their share and all the horses thrive on the slow feed system “We thought it would be nice if there was a net for big round bales ” Olson says since big bales reduce labor and are less expensive than buying hay in small bales After not finding any nets on the market they made a couple “It worked so well There was no waste – with a round bale that’s hard to believe ” Olson says A University of Minnesota feeder trial study confirmed that typically up to 57 percent of a round bale goes to waste when fed to horses There was only 6 3 percent waste with Olson and Anderson’s net In 2009 the women started marketing their patent-pending CinchChix hay nets “We use U S knotted netting – Dupont nylon It’s nontoxic UV-treated so it’s stable in sunlight ” Olson says The marine-grade netting is hand sewn into nets in Duluth CinchChix offers nets in several sizes – from mini nets $40 including tax/shipping that hold half a small square bale to large $187 including tax/shipping for large round and square bales Nets come with extra nylon string to mend tears Contact: FARM SHOW Followup CinchChix LLC P O Box 773 North Branch Minn 55056 ph 651 277-CHIX 2449 ; www cinchchix com
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