Double-Sided Goat Feeder
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By: Stephen Harrod
Livestock Technician, 麻豆短视频传媒 Research Farm
Supply鈥檚 needed
- 2 鈥� four by eight sheet of plywood or OSB
- 6 鈥� two by fours, eight feet long (runners). You can adjust the length if you want a different length feeder
- 6 鈥� four foot two by fours, these will be your legs
- one pound box of # 8 nails, you may substitute screws for the nails
- one pound box of # 16 nails, you may substitute screws for the nail
- One 16ft goat panel (to make the hay feeder), will make two 8鈥� feeders
- small box of 1录 fencing steeples
- 6 鈥� 21鈥� two by fours
- Box of Hog rings and ring pliers.
Steps to building
- lay out three 4鈥� legs with the middle leg centered at 4鈥� (half way between the other two)
- lay 8 foot runners on top of legs, one at the top, one at the bottom, and one in the middle of your 4鈥� legs
- make the top of your middle runner be at two foot from the bottom of the legs
- square all 4鈥� legs to your 8鈥� long runners then nail them all together
- repeat steps 1-4 for the second side of the feeder
- now take your 21 inch boards and nail the two feeder sides together by toe nailing them between the 8鈥� runners (toe nailing is driving the nail at a 45 degree angle)
- now you should have a square frame that measures 4鈥檛all by 8鈥檒ong by 2鈥� wide
- flip feeder upside down insert trough floor which will be made out of a 2鈥� x 8鈥� piece of plywood nailing it to the center 8鈥� runner
- now flip feeder right side up and nail the two end caps these will be made of a piece of plywood that measure 2鈥� x 4鈥�
- now cut plywood to fit at the bottom so kids will not be able to cross under feeder it will be four 2鈥檟42陆 鈥� pieces of plywood nail between legs to runners at the bottom of the feeder
- cut the goat panel to length of feeder then cut in half so you can hog ring the two pieces together and make a V
- insert the V hog panel into the feeder and steeple the top edge of the V top the top 8鈥� runner Additional vertical runners or legs can be added if young goats are getting into the trough.
Similar plans are available from other sources.
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