Hay Bag

[Little Ones]

I think I already had a thread on this but I'm unsure plus it's a totally different question. So I'm about to order fabrics to make a hay bag, I've been looking at buying 100% cotton but they get pretty expensive.
Does a hay bag have to be 100% cotton? If so, why?

 

[kenken123]

I don't know but I used left over fleece. I wonder

 

[Little Ones]

I don't know but I used left over fleece. I wonder

I was going to use fleece in the beginning but decided not to as I thought all the hay might just get stuck on the fleece if you know what I mean, does it?

 

[kenken123]

it doesn't really stick to bad for me if I do have little pieces left I vacuum the bag.

 

[Flutterby]

I find that cotton is better for the bags as it cant be overfilled as the material doesn't stretch and also the piggies can't stretch the holes to make it a nest.

 

[Little Ones]

I find that cotton is better for the bags as it cant be overfilled as the material doesn't stretch and also the piggies can't stretch the holes to make it a nest.

If the holes were too small could that make it dangerous as potentially they could get stuck or not? Also would that be 100% cotton? I thought of possibly using a pillowcase and creating it from that but they're 52% polyester and 48% cotton so I didn't think it'd work too well

 

[Flutterby]

Yes if the holes are too small then piggies could get stuck, but if they are too big then they could go inside the bag and make a nest. Bags never worked for me, hay rack all the way now.

 

[Little Ones]

Yes if the holes are too small then piggies could get stuck, but if they are too big then they could go inside the bag and make a nest. Bags never worked for me, hay rack all the way now.

I use to use a hay rack but after just short of a year, they stopped eating from it no matter what hay we used just like at the moment they refuse every kind of hay except for one, I think they're just pickey. Hopefully hay bags will work, if not I'm not sure what the next best thing will be, one of my boys has a cauliflower willy so if there's hay on the floor, it gets stuck and needs pulling out which is not an activity I enjoy, bless him

 

[Swissgreys]

100 % cotton, or a cotton mix will be fine.
We just made the holes big enough for the pigs to climb in and out because we knew they would try!
I did have 1 fleece one but the hay stuck to it and it was a nightmare.

 

[Little Ones]

100 % cotton, or a cotton mix will be fine.
We just made the holes big enough for the pigs to climb in and out because we knew they would try!
I did have 1 fleece one but the hay stuck to it and it was a nightmare.

I thought fleece would be awful, so would polycotton still do the job?

 

[Swissgreys]

Polycotton is fine

 

[Swissgreys]

Just wanted to add that the Christmas themed hay bag I have planned will be made from an old pair of tartan pajamas, so I am all about using what you already have laying around!

 

[Tiamolly123]

I use to use a hay rack but after just short of a year, they stopped eating from it no matter what hay we used just like at the moment they refuse every kind of hay except for one, I think they're just pickey. Hopefully hay bags will work, if not I'm not sure what the next best thing will be, one of my boys has a cauliflower willy so if there's hay on the floor, it gets stuck and needs pulling out which is not an activity I enjoy, bless him

Your boy has got a what??

 

[Tiamolly123]

I thought of a hay bag but mine have meadow hay in a litter tray & the Timothy hay gets put all over their ramps, log bridges etc

 

[Little Ones]

Just wanted to add that the Christmas themed hay bag I have planned will be made from an old pair of tartan pajamas, so I am all about using what you already have laying around!

Ooh that's a good idea! I'll have a look for what i have around the house before I make any purchases

Your boy has got a what?

A cauliflower willy! Basically the foreskin of his penis is rather large and has like frills(?) round the sides that make it look like a cauliflower. It's quite hard to describe. So instead of the gentital area looking quite tidy, it can get messy as hairs can get stuck along with hay which need gently pulling out on a regular basis. This is not my picture but this is almost exactly what my pigs looks like.

 

[Kylie80]

Ooh that's a good idea! I'll have a look for what i have around the house before I make any purchases


A cauliflower willy! Basically the foreskin of his penis is rather large and has like frills(?) round the sides that make it look like a cauliflower. It's quite hard to describe. So instead of the gentital area looking quite tidy, it can get messy as hairs can get stuck along with hay which need gently pulling out on a regular basis. This is not my picture but this is almost exactly what my pigs looks like.
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That's disturbing lol.

I'm considering a hay bag too but concerned they will try crawl inside and get stuck or suffocate. I know one will try cos she's naughty as. Of course I will buy mine cos accidents occur when I try to sew anything.

 

[Little Ones]

That's disturbing lol.

I'm considering a hay bag too but concerned they will try crawl inside and get stuck or suffocate. I know one will try cos she's naughty as. Of course I will buy mine cos accidents occur when I try to sew anything.

Isn't it just!
I'm the same one of my boys will definitely attempt to get, the rascal! I think the idea is to make the holes large enough so they could get in if they ever tried and it would cause no potential threat or really small so that they couldn't even try if they wanted to. I'm shocking at sewing too, I tend to use hemming web most of the time.

 

[Kylie80]

Isn't it just!
I'm the same one of my boys will definitely attempt to get, the rascal! I think the idea is to make the holes large enough so they could get in if they ever tried and it would cause no potential threat or really small so that they couldn't even try if they wanted to. I'm shocking at sewing too, I tend to use hemming web most of the time.

What's hemming web?

 

[Little Ones]

What's hemming web?

I don't know if they'll sell it in Australia but basically, you lay it on the materials you want to attach together then iron it on and it sticks them together. It's an alternative to sewing essentially.

 

[Kylie80]

I don't know if they'll sell it in Australia but basically, you lay it on the materials you want to attach together then iron it on and it sticks them together. It's an alternative to sewing essentially.
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Oh that's genius!
They probably have it here but maybe with a different name. Will need to look into it. Thanks for the idea

 

[Mackers]

Wonderweb in the UK. Most supermarkets sell it - usually on the end of an aisle with sewing kits, elastic etc. Otherwise John Lewis or DunelmMill etc.