Hay Feeders at Walmart for $3

[that's*satyrical]

Hahaha!!! Ours is almost free We took some leftover welded wire fence and applied it to the outside of our fencing in a half moon shape. Drop the hay in and they stick their heads through the fence holes to munch.

 

[20kidsonhill]

Sometimes I just use a cardboard box, or the plastic tub from the protein tub. Anything to get it more centralized and off the ground can really help.

 

[gibbsgirl]

Here's what we use to feed at the fair.

We bought planters from Dollar General on clearance, I think $2 or so each. They're the metal kind that have that brown "natural" mat liner in them. We take out the liner and hang them in our pens for hay feeders.

Works great. Done it for two summers now.

Depending on the shape of the planter, some come with handy hanging chains that we can use. Other kinds we usually zip tie to the pen.

 

[julierx1]

LOL Im so glad there are others out there that use whatever they can find!! For my main herd I set a roll of hay out and keep the top covered and the twine on it until they really start to dig in. Then I remove the twines and smash it down as we go keeping the top covered so they will stay out and water will to!! In my kidding stall I found these basket looking things laying around the farm that are my 93 yr. old father in law's. I took bailer twine and hang them in the corner of each stall and fill them up. I finallt goat around to asking my husband ( who is 20 yrs. older than I) what they actually were and he told me they were egg baskets!!! Lol

We have tons around here and they work out great for me at no cost or waste!!!

 

[20kidsonhill]

Here's what we use to feed at the fair.

We bought planters from Dollar General on clearance, I think $2 or so each. They're the metal kind that have that brown "natural" mat liner in them. We take out the liner and hang them in our pens for hay feeders.

Works great. Done it for two summers now.

Depending on the shape of the planter, some come with handy hanging chains that we can use. Other kinds we usually zip tie to the pen.

That is a good idea. Our market lamb and goats don't get any hay, but when we show in the open class I never now where to put the hay, we don't have enough of those expensive hanging feeders for hay and grain. I will for sure try to remember that idea.