To prevent your animals from over turning the feeder, you may also elect using a couple of strong ropes or chains to hang the feeder from the ceiling of your barn or stable. Use more 2 by 4 inch wood pieces to form the legs of your feeder. If it is a horse, keep in mind the instructions in Step 4. The height of your feeder will depend upon the height of the animal you are feeding. If you have a barn or stable that is large enough to place your feeder on the floor, adding legs to the feeder is also beneficial. Attaching the feeder at a lower altitude will be more natural for the horse and prevent any digestive issues. Keep in mind that animals such as horses graze with their head constantly down. If your barn or stable is small and you utilize much of the floor space, attaching your hay feeder to the wall will be ideal in order to save space. I almost lost one of my Silky kids to a wall mounted wire hay feeder. Use the 1 by 2 inch pieces of wood for slats on the base of your feeder and for the boards atop your feeder. Wall/Fence Mount Hay Feeders: Safety Issue 9155 Views 30 Replies 14 Participants Last post by ShireRidgeFarm, D DebMc Discussion Starter Just thought I should post this to increase awareness of the potential hazard these hay racks present.
These boards can be arranged horizontally or vertically depending which you find more beneficial. To form a rectangle, attach more 2 by 4 inch pieces of wood for the top of the hay feeder so as to adjoin the corners. Step 3 - AssemblyĪttach the 2 by 4 pieces of wood in each of the corners of the plywood and secure them with your hammer and nails. Some people feed their goat's hay in a feeder, where it stays clean and dry. Grass can become wet and moldy if lying on the floor, so it's essential to keep your goats' feed dry and protected from pests then, these hay feeders will play. After cutting the plywood, cut the 2 by 4 pieces of wood into 18-inch pieces. In this case, we built a scaled-down version of a horse hay feeder that’s better suited to goats. These DIY Goat Hay Feeder Plans are a great addition to your goat farm. With your gloves and safety goggles on, cut the plywood to the dimensions of 40 inches long and 22 inches wide which will make the base for your hay feeder. This size feeder also effectively keeps the hay from falling to the ground. A standard size bale of hay will fit perfectly in a hay feeder that is built to the dimensions of 40 inches by 22 inches by 18 inches. After you have determined where you want to place the hay feeder, measuring your plywood and pieces of lumber is necessary to get the wood ready for assembly of your project.
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