Building A Hay Feeder For Goats

This was one of my first attempts at a hanging feeder.

Building a hay feeder for goats.

These walls are slats instead of solid. As mentioned above we chose to attach our hay feeder to the divider in between our goats sleeping quarters and the wall of one of the stalls. Often one or two goats drive others away from a feeding area so you may want to make hay available in at least two locations in each goat area. You need at least one commercial box feeder for every four goats.

Cost is the price of a panel and a few zip ties. Cattle rings and standard bunk feeders are too large and cumbersome to be practical for the small livestock farmer. Works best in larger areas since it does take up some room. If your barn layout is different you may have to modify this build to where it ll function on a solid wall.

Goats sheep and other small livestock often require special consideration when it comes to hay feeders. Special hayracks and bunk feeders designed for such creatures are often hard to find and very expensive. The size of the feeder is suitable for small pens or birthing goat stalls being enough for 1 2 goats. Diy hanging goat hay feeder.

This is a great goat hay feeder for a large herd of animals and can be used inside or out. The goat hay feeder s dimensions are 11 x 11 x 11 inches and it s specially designed for sheep and goats storing a really good amount of hay.