Goat Hay Feeders Give Your Goats Good Eating and Minimal Waste of Hay

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	Goat Hay Feeders Give Your Goats Hay and Avoid Waste Goat hay feeders are important, because despite what you might have heard about goats, they do not eat everything they see. Actually, they're downright picky when it comes to their food. That includes hay that lands on the ground, and especially hay that gets trampled on. Usually, goats won't touch it. Which is really a good thing. You wouldn't want goats to eat trampled-hay. If they did, you'd see an increase of intestinal parasites - a real detriment to your goat's health and happiness. (Keep your goats healthy by giving them a probiotic on a regular basis). That's why providing hay for our goats, especially our small nigerian dwarfs used to be a problem until my husband built this new manger. We got the idea from Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats by Jerry Belanger. It's an excellent book that gives you all sorts of advice on everything from the right type of hay to birthing and everything in between. Although in the picture it looks like it is free standing, my husband actually has this one bolted to the fence to keep it from toppling over. Look at our old hay holder in the photograph to the left. Our nigerian dwarves used to jump into the feeding trough of that feeder, dirtying the hay and keeping our nubians from eating. But now, even the nubians still stand on the base. So even with your larger goats this type of manger can be a problem. Also, because our nubians are standing on the base, our fence is starting to get bent. Our Old Manger Had Problems Our first feeder - the type of goat hay feeders available at most feed supply stores - encouraged too much waste. Our nigerian dwarfs could - and often did - stand on the platform and kept the other goats from getting hay. Even our larger nubians stand on it. The hay in the manger gets tramped down, and the goats won't eat it. Our new goat feeder! Goat hay feeders like the new manger Rick built have a narrow platform our nigerians can't stand on. The bars in goat hay feeders like this one hold the hay in place. They are just wide enough for our goats to get their heads in and eat the hay, but too narrow for them to get in themselves. We drop hay into the top of the manger. It holds quite a bit, which means I only have to fill it once a day. Chores are a lot simpler with goat hay feeders like this one. Plus, Rick plans to add a cover to the top to protect the hay from rain. Now we have happy goats and even happier humans! Want to build your own feeder, but feel like you don't have the woodworking skills? Learn woodworking skills by clicking here. And if you want a profitable home business raising Boer goats for meat, you don't want to be without this information. More Information About Goats Learn more about breeds of goats to decide which type is right for you. Ready for some goats, but not sure how to take care of them? Here are a few tips. To take proper care of the goats in your backyard farm or homestead isn't rocket science, but it does take some preparation. Here are some tips Goats are notorious wasters of hay. Make your goats happy with the right feeder. When it's kidding time, be prepared. Learn essential milking tips. Learn about goats and why they are so helpful to the self reliant. New! Comments Have your say about what you just read! Leave me a comment in the box below. Return from goat hay feeders to the Home Page	Build Your Own Chicken Tractor! *You Can Build a Chicken Tractor* Provides you with step-by-step instructions on how to build a chicken tractor and also provides helpful information on how to get free wood and how your chickens can pay for themselves. Click Here learn more. Search This Site: Subscribe to my free ezine! Successful Homesteading is a bi-weekly e-zine covering everything about self-reliance and the healthy, frugal life. Imagine! Great tips on organic gardening, self reliance, frugal living and frugal recipes on a regular basis and sent straight to your ebox! Click here to subscribe. How I'm Earning an Income at Home with This Website I was determined to stay at home, but also needed a little extra money to make ends meet. Then I learned about Site Build It! When I started this website I had virtually no web building skills. Now I am earning a great part-time income, working from home and having the time of my life. You can too! Site Build It! has an easy to follow, step-by-step program that will show you how to build a successful website that brings in the traffic you need to get the income you want and start living the life you want to lead. Want to learn how? Click here.
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