Author Topic: Would this hay rack be okay? (Read 3109 times)

Tree Farmer · « **on:** April 25, 2012, 10:40:40 am »

Goat arrival day is nearly here and I am still without hayracks - would this sort do be suitable for goats?

http://www.rideaway.co.uk/galvanised-corner-hay-rack/

I wanted to build my own wooden ones but I am not too good with stuff like that and my other half is losing patience with my requests... :-/

Or does anyone know anywhere I can order wooden hayracks?

Thanks
Charlotte

countrywoman · « **Reply #1 on:** April 25, 2012, 12:06:53 pm »

This hayrack looks more suitable for horses.

Goats are wasteful with hay so a rack with smaller gaps means they have to pull it out by the mouthful rather than have a hunk pull away which they will drop and not pick up. Look at Ascott Smallholding (can't remember their website but Google will know) they have sheep/goat racks with better gauge gaps.

I use their twin rack over hurdles between my goat pens for hay access from both sides, and also for cut nettles in the yard. Finally got my husband to make a branch rack out of wood and stock fence which has worked well.

poppy2012 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 25, 2012, 12:12:01 pm »

just had a look - i have been looking for one of these for ages...heres the link to the Ascott website http://ascott-dairy.co.uk/acatalog/Hayracks.html

Tree Farmer · « **Reply #3 on:** April 25, 2012, 07:00:35 pm »

Thank you SO much, am very grateful for your help. As soon as I read the messages earlier this afternoon I got on the phone to Ascott and ordered two of their smallholder hay racks, also some buckets and bucket holders. Am gradually getting there.....