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Are you looking for a round bale feeder that will save your hay without breaking the bank? The Big Bale Buddy keeps your hay clean and contained until your horses eat it. It catches all the high nutrition chaff and makes it available for your horses to eat. Why stand by and see your high quality (and expensive) hay used for bedding when there is an inexpensive, easy to use and safe alternative? SUPER STRONG- LONG LASTING UV PROTECTED Developed to withstand the harsh northern Canadian weather. Does not freeze to the ground and stays flexible in extreme cold. Tough, durable, rot and stain resistant, 1500 denier, woven polypropylene with 2 years (1200 hours) of UV protection. Special weave designed to allow water that gets inside the feeder to seep out while moisture hitting the outside of the Big Bale Buddy will be repelled, keeping your hay drier. Removes the risk of leg and neck injuries that can be caused by metal and rigid feeders. Quickly pays for itself in saved hay. The Big Bale Buddy ensures that almost all your hay gets eaten. Saves you money every time you feed! Pays for itself in 6 to 12 uses and keeps on saving you money for years! Feeding large bales without a feeder can waste up to 1/3 of the bale. Lightweight, easy to use, easy to care for and affordable. ONE YEAR FREE REPLACEMENT WARRANTY AGAINST TEARING AND MANUFACTURERS DEFECTS A safe, affordable alternative to pen type feeders; ideal for feeding large round bales to horses, cattle, llamas. bison, deer and elk. The Big Bale Buddy comes in 3 sizes: the Small fits Bales up to 4' 4" , Large fits bale up to 5' 2" and the Extra Large fits bales up to 6' in diameter. (To find the diameter of your bale measure across the flat end of the bale.)
Donna
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2024
Update: the first one tore within the first few days so I called Amazon. I told them I couldn't return it until all the hay was gone which would still be in the 30 day time frame. They told me they would send me a replacement and TO THROW the one I had away. SO I didThen, I kept getting emails to return it. I called Amazon explaining the situation and they said to ignore the emails because the were auto generated. Yesterday I get an email saying my card was charged $142.18 for this. I immediately called Amazon and I can't get a "real" answer. If I don't get refunded for this I will NEVER purchase from Amazon or this seller ever again. So be careful...be extremely careful. If this rips...return it no matter WHAT Amazon tells you to do. To say I'm upset is an understatement. If they can charge then they can reverse the charge. So I essentially paid for 1 twice because the first one was thrown away as I was told to do by AMAZON. .Grrrrrrrr PISSED.Original after I had just purchased: This is great, and my horses let it stand out there for a good 30 minutes until the lead horse bravely walked up to it. I guess they all thought, "what are my crazy owners up to now...lol", but after the lead horse saw it was okay then they all followed suit pretty quickly. So far no waste on hay. Hay is too expensive to waste these days, and they broke our metal round feeder by pushing on it, then purchased a net and they tore huge holes in that. I wish I would've known about this earlier. I'll update with any changes, but like I said so far it's great. By the way, I purchased the x-large and our bails are about 6ft x 5ft. Fits perfectly. Easy to put on. Great purchase. 👍 Came back to say that it's definitely a hay + $$$ saver. What my horses would normally eat within a 1 week it's now week 2 and there's still hay, so it really works. If you're on the fence about getting it...just do it because you're saving money. It rained here the other day and we went out and checked yesterday and no mold. I don't understand why people are talking about mold because it's a thick, durable screen that won't hold water.
Dominic Tremblay
Reviewed in Canada on January 23, 2024
Belle qualite et bonne grandeur pour inserer les grosses balles rondes
alisha timperio
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024
This really helps to save the bale alot less waste and mess in the field..also can turn on side when it rains saving the bale from getting ruined..worth every penny I have one for each field
dlvande705
Reviewed in Canada on March 25, 2023
Works great, and hay wastage is minimal now!
Vlinda
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2023
Does Trap some moister but I have 4 horses and they eat through a round bale 4x5 in 5 days so no problems! Super sturdy! Does get muddy fast but easy to just spray off.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on November 6, 2023
Straight up doesn’t work. I bought the largest size, I live in Alberta and feed large round bales. It says on the website that if your bales are taller then 4 feet the bale buddy will still work. Totally wrong, if they are taller then 4 feet the horses will simply pull it down the sides and waste hay like they normally do. On top of that the company doesn’t stand by the product with any kind of satisfaction guarantee and will not accept returns of used product. Which is ridiculous because it’s impossible to know if it will work without trying it out. So if you spent the money and try to use it without success you have a useless tarp bag that you can not send back. Customer service is terrible too. Learn from my mistake and steer clear of this product.
Jaime Mustapha
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2023
thsi is the best round bale cover eveer.. it lets the water out if it gets wet and round bale doesnt move inside it. horse cant just grab a hold of the bag and run like they can w the hay nets.. super idea and worth the money
Jennifer
Reviewed in Canada on September 8, 2022
There was nothing holding the top closed enough other then a loose elastic.
PSoles
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2022
I have used this for 2 round bales (1 month) so far. It seems to work well. I put some holes around the rim with a grommet gun and used hay string to attach a hay net to the top. So far so good! Keeps the hay dry as long as you keep it elevated out of the mud. We have had pretty wet weather this month. I'll probably buy a second one for my larger pasture.
Alyssa.W
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2021
Amazon says I should mention warmth which makes me think they have no clue what this does. But I guess my round bales of hay are nice and warm nowMy 2 geldings where eating a round bale every five days, first bale in the big bale Buddy I had 3 horses eating from it and the bale lasted 8 days. Next bale I had 2 eating from it it’s now going on 12 days and they have 2-3 days of hay still to go.I don’t have a tractor so I have my hay guy put the bales on a flat side in my truck, shimmy the cover down over the sides, push the bale out/over and lift the elastic up over the top. Not as easy as it would be to do it on a hay spike but Working alone I can have it out with the horses eating in about 15 min total.Next to no waste- I’ll see how the long term durability it but one gelding did already pick it up and run around the field with it with no harm done.***** I’ve now had this for 3 years it has 1 hole about 6” long in it which was due to catching it on a gate when rolling off the truck. It’s absolutely still usable and still has next to no waste
Danielle Pearce
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2016
The info that came with the BBB says that when it rains, there are holes in the bottom of the BBB that allow it to drain and prevent hay from getting soggy and moldy. This just isn't true. After a slow, steady rain for about a day, the bottom of my BBB is a nasty soggy mess and the horses want nothing to do with it. Also, the horses continue to pull hay out and leave it on the floor rather than eating out of the top. The info that came in the package says this typically continues for a few weeks but my horses are still doing it months later. In a nutshell, I get the same use out of a bale that's wrapped as one that's naked, so pretty much a complete waste of money for me.
Angel
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2016
Does not keep rain off sides of bales, ruined bale. When you read reviews on Chronicle of the Horse that talk about how the bale rotted inside the bale buddy within a day or two...you can believe it! I'm very sad because I'd really hoped this was going to be as wonderful as advertised but I've used it exactly as pictured in the sales photo and it did not preserve the bale over a one day rain...it just molded quickly :-(
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