You can order the Equine Hay Basket thorough TSC or Lowe's or other places. A single person can move it around, pop out the black liner for cleaning, and fill and attach the netting we use. It drains well and is ventilated, but our horses would remove the hay and waste it when it was uncovered. The net solves this.
Hay Basket:http://www.tarterfarmandranch.com/sw...te=equ&emp=equ
or:http://www.haybasket.com/products.html

The ring with net is placed over the filled hay basket. The bucket strap hangs down the inside of the basket liner, slips through a vent hole in the side of the liner, and snaps onto a cord I've tied to the top of a leg of the hay basket.

For easy filling by one person, unsnap two bucket straps from the feeder legs (leave them attached to the hoop). Flip the hoop up and over like a lid. It will stay attached by the two remaining bucket straps, but the rim and net will be out of the way. Fill with hay, flip hoop and net back into place, snap two snaps, and your hay chores are done for several days. (This pictures shows a single bale, but we often fit 4 bales in at a time. The net holds the hay in so no waste, and the horses have access to hay 24/7.)


Our horses love the feeders. We love the feeders. The nets have been in service with this system for three months, 24/7, with no problems.
Hope this will help some of you. It's not the cheapest feeder out there, but I've been using the hay basket for years and love having an easy, durable, slow feeder based on it. These components should all last for years.