How to Build a Single-Sided Hay Feeder

How to Build a Single-Sided Hay Feeder

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  Stand the four wooden cylinders on the sheet of metal with one in each corner.

• 2

  Nail the cylinders to the sheet metal. Drive the nails through the metal first and then into the cylinder. The heads of the nails should be pressed against the sheet metal. This will be the base of your hay feeder, and should stand steady if it is lightly tapped.

• 3

  Stand the base of the hay feeder against a wall in the structure you will be housing your animals in. This placement minimizes space taken up by the feeder and will provide additional support to the structure.

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  Wrap the fencing around the base of the hay feeder. The side that is placed against the wall does not need to be fenced in, but if you plan to move your feeder to a different location, you should completely enclose it in fencing.

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  Use the wire cutters to cut out a rectangle from the front end of the fencing. The base of the rectangle should align with the sheet metal platform, and the rectangle should be 1 foot high and as long as the front of the feeder.

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  Fill the feeder with hay. The length of the hay should keep it from falling out from between the links of the fencing, and the hay will be held at 4 feet high, an ideal feeding height for most horses. As horses eat, the hay should settle towards the bottom, providing a constant supply of hay to the horses.