Goat round bale hay feeder

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…

Goat round bale feeder. Hay, roll, covered

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.

With the price of round bales I am trying to get more efficient methods to feed. I have three round bale feeder rings, two with the enclosed bottoms and...

Weld together a few pipes, attach a wire cattle panel, and you've got a big round bale hay rack for goats. Gail Truax and her husband, Gary, came up with the idea to feed goats.

Learn how to build an inexpensive DIY hay feeder designed to store hay for your goats and sheep, giving easy access for all.

Pays for itself in 1 Year! Simple steps to install—after that, it just saves money! Installation steps… 1. Panels are easy to carry and store They can be carried or dragged short distances by hand (6 panel size weighs 106 lbs), transported by ATV and stored out of the way. Unlike most other big bale feeders, […]