20kidsonhill
True BYH Addict
We have it set up so atleast part to half the feeding stations can be filled from the outside, and then I go in and spread out the rest of the feed in the inside.
All our feeders are built with covers over them so the goats can't stand in them. just get their heads in them.
when I go inside the pen, I carry the bucket of feed under one arm, a small feed scoop in the other hand, get a scoop of feed and poor a small amount where ever I can find an opinioning and just keep doing this until all the feed is spread out.
For the buck pen we put dog food bowels on the inside of the fence and we used a pvc pipe as a long funnel, with a laundry soap container taped on one end and turned into a funnel. then we funnel the feed into the bowels through the fencing squares.
These are easy to put together and are sturdy, No goats standing in them. But you do have to go inside to fill them up, This is where a bucket under one arm and a feed scoop in the other hand works well, scoop the feed in small amounts over their heads, once you get going they are distracted and you can keep moving along to spread out the feed.
These hay/grain feeders line the outside of our pens, You put the hay in the back of them, and there is a trough for the grain. They aren't as easy as a project to make, but have been holding up for years, and are great for feeding on the outside of the pen. You do have to clean the hay out of the grain part every know and then, but the goats learn that you aren't going in to feed and normally stay back.
All our feeders are built with covers over them so the goats can't stand in them. just get their heads in them.
when I go inside the pen, I carry the bucket of feed under one arm, a small feed scoop in the other hand, get a scoop of feed and poor a small amount where ever I can find an opinioning and just keep doing this until all the feed is spread out.
For the buck pen we put dog food bowels on the inside of the fence and we used a pvc pipe as a long funnel, with a laundry soap container taped on one end and turned into a funnel. then we funnel the feed into the bowels through the fencing squares.
These are easy to put together and are sturdy, No goats standing in them. But you do have to go inside to fill them up, This is where a bucket under one arm and a feed scoop in the other hand works well, scoop the feed in small amounts over their heads, once you get going they are distracted and you can keep moving along to spread out the feed.
These hay/grain feeders line the outside of our pens, You put the hay in the back of them, and there is a trough for the grain. They aren't as easy as a project to make, but have been holding up for years, and are great for feeding on the outside of the pen. You do have to clean the hay out of the grain part every know and then, but the goats learn that you aren't going in to feed and normally stay back.
