Building A Hay Feeder For Goats

This is a great goat hay feeder for a large herd of animals and can be used inside or out.

Building a hay feeder for goats.

Special hayracks and bunk feeders designed for such creatures are often hard to find and very expensive. 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. If your barn layout is different you may have to modify this build to where it ll function on a solid wall.

Works best in larger areas since it does take up some room. 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. 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.

Cattle rings and standard bunk feeders are too large and cumbersome to be practical for the small livestock farmer. Goats sheep and other small livestock often require special consideration when it comes to hay feeders. This was one of my first attempts at a hanging feeder. Cost is the price of a panel and a few zip ties.

My husband built me a epic goat feeder. Very durable and sturdy.