Diy horse hay feeder

Save money, time and/or effort with these eight simple “life hacks” for the barn. So you can spend more time in the tack and less time on everything else. Go riding!

Although we are currently raising cows on our homestead, I know that most homesteads prefer to stick to the smaller livestock such as goats and sheep. It makes sense, they tend to be easier to handle in small numbers of course. I ran into this diy cattle panel hay feeder, and thought it would be

No need for buying expensive hay boxes when u can build one yourself for a nikkel and a dime :)

Last month, I lost almost an entire round bale to summer heat and a heavy down pour. It was awful and many tears were shed. In all my years of feeding rounds, I’ve rarely ever lost much hay. …

Here are five ways to save hay, money and improve the health of your horse. Every equestrian knows horses love to eat and eat to live. While it may seem gluttonous, numerous studies have proven their digestive systems are designed for grazing. In an ideal world, horses would chew 16 to 17 hours a day according to Kentucky...

Well, if you read the DIY Square Bale Slow Feeder article, you know that our horses’ paddock was set up for square bales, not round. Round bales are a whole ‘nother ball game.

Today was project day. I decided to go with a somewhat covered, outdoor hay rack. My total cost was under $30, including the new 2x4s I just bought for...

Since we got a tractor and can actually move a round bale without use of PVC pipe as rollers and only the strength of Chuck's back, he has been experimenting with making hay feeders. He's made some pretty good feeders for grass hay by the flake, and a commercial horse feeder works fine for the lespedeza because the large openings between the bars work fine with the tightly packed lespedeza stems. The round bales were a challenge, though. How to make a feeder the goats could get the hay out…

Hay Nets and DIY Slow Feed Hay Feeders