Derby Originals Hay Bale Bag Large 600D Waterproof with Leaf & Basket Hand Tooled Leather Accents 44" x 20" x 16"

Well, I have only had it a day or two, but so far, I really like it a lot. I buy the occasional bale of straw for my four chickens to use in their nest boxes. I have no suitable outdoor storage for it, and I had kludged together a sort of platform from PVC drain pipe, a big square of board, and some tarps. The mice loved it. Best playhouse ever. Didn't stay dry either. Wound up wasting a ton of it, although the chickens enjoyed eating the mice as they ran from the straw bale. Win for the chickens. Fail for me.I needed another bale of straw before I had figured out what to do for storage. So I put it on the front porch temporarily. Not only did the chickens think that was spectacular, my dog, Augie, did, too. Jerkface dog and sassy chickens pulled a flake off and made it snow straw. Anticipating the Full Straw Bale Explosion that was surely coming, I went shopping. I bought a patio storage box to use for storage, if that plan succeeds, but in the meantime I desperately needed something to keep the marauders out of it. Surely there must be something for storing a single bale of hay or straw.Tah dah!I ordered it Nov 30th and it was here the next day. Holy cow! Normal 2 day Prime shipping, too. What minor miracle was that?Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the package. I really didn't expect it to be quite as substatial and nice. Some of the reviews made it sound like it was sort of cheesily made. I, personally, think the quality is very good at a reasonable price. But then again...I was desperate. ;)Like I say, I have only had it a couple of days. Put the exploding straw bale in it last night, much to Augie's disappointment. The chickens also seemed a little disappointed, but hey, it's MY porch. Most of the bale fit in the bag. It's a small bale. Not the whopper bales. I think I might have been a little hard pressed to get the whole bale in there, but since the baling twine had been sprung, it's hard to say for sure. I had used one flake in the chicken coop and the dog and chickens murdered a second flake. So not quite a full bale. I ~think~ a full small bale will fit, but I can't prove it just yet. Zipped right up.Likes:- Nice looking bag. The colors are great.- Holds as much straw as I need.- Seems to be well made. Time will tell. I currently see no issues with fabric, stitching, etc. Feels plenty sturdy to me.- Easy to lift. Placement of handles is good, at least for me. I am 5' 6" with the upper body strength of a pipe cleaner. I was able to pick it up and toss it around with no issues. A lot easier to move around in the bag than it is by hauling on the baling twine. Great for transporting.- Contains the mess of an open bale of straw. (duh)Dislikes:- I would have preferred a metal zipper, in theory. That might actually be prone to rust/corrosion and weather, so I might actually NOT be such a great idea. However, the zipper feels a little on the flimsy side to me. Mostly the actually pull-tab part. As I noted above, though, I had no problems with zippering it up. Worked smoothly. I am just a little worried about durability.The Unknowns:- The meaning of life.- Whether or not it will do a decent job of keeping the bale reasonably dry. I do get some rain blown onto the porch from time to time (Thank you, Oregon). While the bag is positioned on the driest portions of my porch, it is likely to get a little wet.- The zipper longevity, as noted above.- The overall quality in terms of how long it will hold up. Some reviews mentioned seams coming apart and such. First impression is good. We shall see about longterm.Overall, I really like this bag and if it proves to be pretty reliable I may order a second one at some point. It would be nice to buy a couple of bales at a time and not have to worry about straw all over the bedrug of my truck, storage, etc. I would recommend this bag.

Works perfectly for my use. I board at a stable and feed extra hay. The only place I can keep it is open in the stall next to my horse or in the back of my truck. I tried the stall.. so did all of the extra miscellaneous creatures. It was scattered to the 4 winds and obviously slept in. I lost probably a quarter bale. Keeping it in the back of the truck is all well and good until you cut those strings.. and then the whole world gets to enjoy your hay. This bag works perfectly. I fit a 125 pound three string in there... tightly. I found that if you put it in and cut your strings, then pull the bag down all the way on one end and pull a few flakes by cantilevering it over the back of the truck it works brilliantly with minimal hay loss. Pull the bag back up and zip.

I had forgotten the mess.I had forgotten that a bale of hay in my car would leave residue long after it was consumed by the animal.I had forgotten that once you cut the string on a nice tight bale of hay it can literally expand to twice its size.In desperation I purchased this hay bag.It fit the California hay bale size.It immediately tidied up the chaos in my yard.I use it daily to pull out hay for my rabbit or to change his litter. So far so good with the zippers.Highly recommend this for storage (I store it in a cool dark location so the hay doesn't get too hot.I bought it in the blue as it was the cheapest at the time. Great color - doesn't impose itself and hasn't faded.

I can't say enough great things about this bag. I no longer have horses so I'm only using it for straw bales for the garden but it is SO well made and makes carrying bales SO much easier that I wish I had had a half-dozen of them when I was showing horses! This isn't made for outdoor storage. It easily held a good-sized bale of straw with plenty of room to spare- if I had hay bales bigger than this bag I don't think I'd be able to carry them anyway! The zipper operates smoothly & easily, there are grommeted ventilation holes, and the handles are the right length to carry over my shoulder. These are PERFECT for putting hay or straw in your car but they'd also be WONDERFUL for keeping your trailer or tack stall clean at horse shows! I got the blue & green and the colors are beautiful & vibrant. I wish I needed more of these, I love this bag.

I have gone through a lot of hay bags, that’s a bad thing because I really just want to buy one that never wears out. This has been a great bag in terms of durability of the material, the performance of the handles& for overall size. The only challenge is getting the zippers to go around the corner, I simply run one zipper up to the front corner and one zipper up to the long corner and then peel the lid back as a workaround. It’s the best I’ve found

I have bought three of this bag so I can carry hay in my Outback without getting hay stuck to the interior everywhere. They work great--nice heavy nylon/canvas, nice heavy zippers, and carry straps. Normally I would have wanted bags by Professional's Choice or Weaver but they are more than twice the price. I'm so glad I took a chance on these! Big bales fit in nicely and I can lug them around easily. I'm pleasantly surprised by the quality of the material and stitching. Who knew?!?

This hay bale bag does exactly what I wanted it to.I have a small flock of chickens and they like a flake or two of straw to line their coop. The hay bale bag allows me to store a single bale of straw or hay secure from the elements and critters. It also helps keep my storage area free of loose straw. The material, zippers, handles, and construction are all heavy duty.If you need to securely store a single bale of hay, straw, or alfalfa, this is the product.

J adore beau format pour les balles carrées.

Super product, makes travelling with Hay / Haylage so much easier.