Building A Hay Feeder For Goats

These walls are slats instead of solid.

Building a hay feeder for goats.

Cattle rings and standard bunk feeders are too large and cumbersome to be practical for the small livestock farmer. You need at least one commercial box feeder for every four goats. Very durable and sturdy. This is a great goat hay feeder for a large herd of animals and can be used inside or out.

Special hayracks and bunk feeders designed for such creatures are often hard to find and very expensive. This was one of my first attempts at a hanging feeder. The simple hay feeder outlined here will feed about 10 goats. 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.

Cost is the price of a panel and a few zip ties. Diy hanging goat hay feeder. Goats sheep and other small livestock often require special consideration when it comes to hay feeders. If your barn layout is different you may have to modify this build to where it ll function on a solid wall.

The size of the feeder is suitable for small pens or birthing goat stalls being enough for 1 2 goats. 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.