![]() ![]() With an open-top design, the low-maintenance dispenser is easy to clean and refill.Įnsure your banyard friends stay fed day after day and maximize your stall space with the Little Giant Hanging Corner Livestock Feeder Bucket.ĭesigned for simple, safe feeding for your smaller livestock, the Rugged Ranch Products Galvanized Mini Pasture Feeder sets up in minutes for easy feeding. Perfect for a variety of uses, this container holds up to 26 quarts of feed or 6. Thanks to the corner placement, this tray is more stable and easily mounts on top of 2 perpendicular rails.įor a more permanent set-up, purchase and install 4 lag screws. 75 inches tall, this plastic bin saves space by fitting into any corner. Keep your herd safe with food-grade material and soft edges that won’t snag or cut you and your animals. Constructed from high-impact polyethylene plastic, this feeding bucket is a durable outdoor bowl that withstands the elements and tough farm use. Great for horses, sheep, goats, alpacas, llamas, and other hungry livestock, this versatile feeder holds up to 6.ĥ gallons of food. Make feeding time on the farm cleaner and more efficient with the Hanging Corner Livestock Feeder Bucket from Little Giant. If you plan to feed very many, or if they are not very gentle with their feed pans, I would recommend you buy something sturdier. In summary, this feeder will work great for you if you only plan to use it for a very few, gentle animals. I still used it by wiring it on to the fence, but it was very disappointing. I was feeding four slightly smaller lambs this time. I replaced the missing hook with wire, and tried it. Because I increased my flock faster than my supplies, I ran out of other feed pans, and had to use it again. I put it away, and didn’t get it back out till this year. However, once I tried to use it again the next year, for four normal lambs, one of the hooks (Not sure what to call them?) broke really quickly. ![]() ![]() I had two of the gentlest lambs I’ve ever seen, and it worked great. I really liked this feeder the first year. It works as long as you have only a few animals eating out of it, and they are not fighting over it or banging on the feeder. You’ll be surprised at what you can utilize to make useful.I bought this a few years ago, and was somewhat disappointed. Whether it’s a crib or not, try your best to think creatively when it comes to new farm projects. After that, you should be set and ready to use your homemade hay feeder.Ī huge part of how we live is to reduce our carbon footprint, but more importantly, keep things budget-friendly here on the farm. If you’ve got the base fixed tight, they can eat the hay that drops on there. Basically, you want both sides at an angle so they can eat the hay. Use 2 inch screws to screw them at an angle to the frame of the crib. Unscrew them or unbolt them from their original places. The other thing that you need to do is to put the sides at an angle as you see in the picture. Use some 2 inch screws, and screw into the base (or the rails that hold the base) to make it fixed. Most cribs have the bottom raise and lower. Basically you first want to make the base fixed and permanent. Since all cribs are so drastically different in their designs, there is not a real “How to do it” per say. So how exactly do you convert a crib into a DIY Hay Feeder? Here’s what Kevin (master builder here on our farm) says: We’ve found that this style of DIY hay feeder has wide enough spaces between the slats to work for any animal whether it’s a goat, sheep, llama, alpaca, horse, or cow. That’s why we went with a homemade hay feeder. Unfortunately, most hay feeders will cost you anywhere from $50-$100. ![]() When you have an animal that eats primarily grasses, a hay feeder is a must. Goats, Sheep, Llamas, Alpacas, Horses, & Cows And yes, he drives me crazy.īut there are times I’m really grateful for his ingenuity and desire to use what we have to make what we need. Here on our farm lives a guy who’s passionate about re-purposing everything. We used an old baby’s crib to make a homemade hay feeder. You wanna know what’s better than a homemade hay feeder?Ī homemade hay feeder made COMPLETELY from re-purposed, free, materials! ![]()
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