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Homemade Hay Feeders For Goats. Having a hay feeder can help both to reduce that waste and to attain your goal of living a green lifestyle. This is by far the best option i have found for my rowdy group of bucks. 5152020 We are all about low cost and recycling. Less than 4000 and Papa Bear cut it into 4 pieces with some heavy duty cutters to make 4 feeders.
Basically you want both sides at an angle so they can eat the hay. Discussion in Goat Management started by laurenlewis24 Jul 6 2013. There are a couple of reasons for this. Its very easy to move around and I can make multiple ones very quick and easy. I did throw a couple flakes in this week when it was really cold onto the ground for bedding and I know they ate half of that so its hard to tell actual usage from the feeder but I know the waste has been cut. Works best in larger areas since it does take up some room.
This feeder was again born from the idea that goats waste too much hay dropping it on the ground.
Note that the 2x2 pieces are let into the 2x4s about 14 inch to help keep the frame square The plastic was added to prevent ewes from climbing up and dribbling. I didnt come up with the design on my own we modified a design that goat breeders shared on a goat Facebook page. There are a couple of reasons for this. 10302013 Homemade hay feeders. All the tools you need is a saw tape measure screw gun and screws or hammer and nails and fence staples. Special hayracks and bunk feeders designed for such creatures are often hard to find and very expensive.
