[Paul Randall]

Hello everyone, new member, just wanted to throw this up hear in case any was thinking of making their own waste reducing hay feeder! I make them with 3, 8ft 2x4's, then fence staple 3ft tall welded wire 2x4 mesh fencing to is. All you need is a saw, tin snips, hammer and a drill to make them! Has cut my hay waste in half and a 50lb bale lasts six of my Nigerian Dwarfs 5 days now! Not advertising or trying to sell anything, just sharing my idea.

 

[cristina-sorina]

Like the idea using welded wire mesh! Nice job!!

 

[toth boer goats]

Nice.

 

[wifeof1]

Smart.

 

[Goat_Scout]

Love that idea! You know we goat owners are constantly on the search for a better hay feeder! :ty:

 

[GoofyGoat]

Welcome to TGS and sharing your ideas.
It Looks great, what are its dimensions? I need to build something soon for my ND's.

 

[Paul Randall]

I will take some measurements this morning for you of the exact dimensions!

Welcome to TGS and sharing your ideas.
It Looks great, what are its dimensions? I need to build something soon for my ND's.

will

 

[Paul Randall]

Welcome to TGS and sharing your ideas.
It Looks great, what are its dimensions? I need to build something soon for my ND's.

Here's all the major measurements for it, hope that helps!

 

[GoofyGoat]

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Here's all the major measurements for it, hope that helps!

It does help! Thank you so much for taking the time to do that! I really appreciate it. It might just be perfect for my run in barn.
Oh, what size fence staples did you use?
Sorry I'm picking your brain but I hate buying the wrong things

 

[Paul Randall]

It does help! Thank you so much for taking the time to do that! I really appreciate it. It might just be perfect for my run in barn.
Oh, what size fence staples did you use?
Sorry I'm picking your brain but I hate buying the wrong things

No problem! I used 3/4" galvanized fence staples, few bucks for a box from tractor supply. Happy building!

 

[Paul Randall]

Update on this feeder, both still work well, only issue was that I had to patch the bucks feeder because they broke some of the weeds on the wire. May have been the cheap Lowe’s welded wire but if I did a feeder for them again I would use left over woven wire from the fencing or buy higher quality welded wire, definitely cut way down on waste though!