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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: graham-j on December 17, 2016, 08:56:02 am

Title: DIY round bail feeder
Post by: graham-j on December 17, 2016, 08:56:02 am

Hi Has any one got any good ideas for a DIY round bail feeder.
Could really do with another ring feeder but funds wont stretch to one at the moment.

Regards Graham

Title: Re: DIY round bail feeder
Post by: CarolineJ on December 17, 2016, 07:39:04 pm

Not round, but if you know any roofers, I've found that the crates bulk roof slates are delivered in make great hay feeders!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BNqykh4gF1_/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/BNqykh4gF1_/)

Title: Re: DIY round bail feeder
Post by: Marches Farmer on December 18, 2016, 09:31:40 am

I rigged up one last year by putting the bale against the side of a barn then putting two upside down hurdles around it to make a triangle.  The wider gaps at the bottom of the hurdles worked in much the same way as the gaps in a ring feeder, although I did pull some of the loose hay into the angles.