What do you guys use for hay feeders?

[goatcrazygirl]

We have a white rain barrel (the plastic kind that they use in barrel racing) with one end cut off. We cut a large hole in the side and put round wooden sticks aligned large enough for pygmy goat noses. I put the hay in the open end and then flip it upside down. The only problem with it is that the goats jump up on it and knock it over. Also, the hail and storming has basically destroyed. Good excuse to get a proper feeder, hey

 

[20kidsonhill]

back side of a hay feeder. This is a fairly big project. the front side, where the goats eat out of also has a tray that grain can be fed in.

front side of the same feeder

this is just a 4x4 goat panel attached to the exterior fence.

this is a free standing hay feeder, made from an extra peice of equipement. We used 4x4 goat panels to complete the V-shape where we put the hay.

A small metal hay feeder with slates, just make sure it isn't the kind where the slates narrow at the bottom. The slates should always be the same distance at the top and bottom. 2 to 3 inch wide slates work the best, but I think this hay feeder is a little wider than that. If a person was handy they could make a similar design our of wood.

 

[marlowmanor]

Here is the link to the thread I made for the hay feeder my DH made. We just used a plastic 55gallon barrel. The only things we want to do it cut open the top of the barrel to make it easier to fill. Right now we just fill it by stuffing hay in the holes! That's a chore too! My goats like it. I am considering seeing if we can't put plastic fencing or something similar across the holes to make it less likely the goats get their whole head in there. Our pygmy doe has actually been able to climb in the barrel when it was empty. I'd like to prevent that if possible too and I think adding fencing to the holes will help that. So, yeah, you could consider it still a work in progress. There are a few things we want to edit about it.

http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=20546