Homemade round bale feeder

Since we got a tractor and can actually move a round bale without use of PVC pipe as rollers and only the strength of Chuck's back, he has been experimenting with making hay feeders. He's made some pretty good feeders for grass hay by the flake, and a commercial horse feeder works fine for the lespedeza because the large openings between the bars work fine with the tightly packed lespedeza stems. The round bales were a challenge, though. How to make a feeder the goats could get the hay out…

Last month, I lost almost an entire round bale to summer heat and a heavy down pour. It was awful and many tears were shed. In all my years of feeding rounds, I’ve rarely ever lost much hay. …

Cattle hay feeder 6’x8’ 4x4 frame with a 15 degree 2x6 outer wall on 10” spacing to keep the little calves out. Sturdier than an economy round bale feeder 👍🏻

Update with pic! Feeding round bales with no tractor - just asking for a mess? - Around The Farm - Chronicle Forums

Goat round bale feeder. Hay, roll, covered

OMRO Round Bale Feeders for Goats and Sheep

Well, if you read the DIY Square Bale Slow Feeder article, you know that our horses’ paddock was set up for square bales, not round. Round bales are a whole ‘nother ball game.

Want to save money on hay this year and not have so much go to waste? Check out these DIY round hay bale feeders I found on Pinterest. They are so cool!

For those of you who feed round bale hay know, the hardest part is keeping the bale dry so it doesn’t mold before the animals have time to finish eating it. Rain and warm air can destroy a …

This is Classy in his winter woolies. My gelding, Classy, is a pig. When I roll a round bale out into his paddock in the winter time, he digs, throws hay, pees and poops on it. He's looking for the tiny bit of alfalfa that is in the bale and tosses the rest. This is beautiful hay! His waste costs me a lot of money and if anyone knows me, I hate waste! So in my own special frugal way. I started searching the internet for prices of nets for round bales. If you are not interested in saving…

800-1000lb 4x4 round bale hay feeder. Rough dementions, sled 8ft, feeder 4ft high x (5 ft would have been better) x 6 for long x 5ft wide.

Sharing the design of hay feeders for round bales and logistics of feeding hay to sheep in the winter.Various companies offer round bale hay feeders for

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Tired of your expensive round bales sitting in the mud, snow & dirt? Want something to help keep the rain & snow off? Check out our 8’x8’ Round bale feeder! Features: 29 Ga. exterior steel & trims .60 Treated skids, floor & planking Completely assembled with screws & lag screws Available in 20 different colors

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