Most of them are very basic and don’t take a contractor to complete them in a timely fashion. Whether you are trying to reduce hay waste for multiple horses or are trying to keep your hay off the ground for one older horse, there are plenty of great projects here for you to choose from. Some of these projects can be completed in minutes, while others won’t cost more than a few dollars. There are some truly great options here for anyone looking to make a DIY hay feeder for a horse. So, pick the one that will best fit you and your horse. There are both slow feeders and fast feeders on this list for you to choose from. Hay waste is money waste, and it can make a huge mess, especially in small spaces. Slow feeders also help keep the mess and the hay waste down by making horses eat more deliberately. Young horses or large horses would likely benefit from a slow feeder. They are unable to eat as much or as quickly as younger horses. 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. Older horses that have worn teeth and diminished appetites will likely do fine with a fast feeder. Open feeders leave the hay exposed to open air and allow horses to eat as much as they want as fast as they want. Slow feeders use netting or holes to make it harder for the horse to eat the hay. It can be bad for a horse’s digestive system to continuously eat, and it can lead to dangerous impactions. Some horses need slow feeders to regulate their eating. There are slow feeders and fast (or open) feeders. Click on our sponsor link! It doesn’t cost you anything and gives me about $0.There are two types of hay feeders. The open back allows you to drive a bale in and drop it off without having to go into the fence! Brilliant! The reason why the bottom boards are 3″ off the ground is so the unit will sink in during “mud” season to help hold it in place from moving. This model is meant to be used in line with a fence. If they are straight, they nail VERY easily. Nailing a hole in the valley will just cause water to leak through! Make sure your nails are straight when nailing or you can rip the Ondura. Nail at the crest of the wave NOT the valley.If you don’t have long arms put one roofing panel on at a time so you can nail it down from both sides.Lay out your Ondura roofing across the top.Screw in the 5 2×4’s at even distances across the 2×4’s screwed to the 4×4’s.

Screw in the bottom 2圆圆 in the front and the back.(FYI I’m using a minimum of 4 screws at each point!!!) Use 1 screw on side 2 first then another on side 2 that way you can adjust things before screwing it down. Stand up Side 1 have a human or a Jaw Horse hold it.Stand up Side 2 have a human or your Jaw Horse hold it.Lay the new 4×4’s on top of the old ones and the 2×6’s and 2×4 to match the bottom.Flip your finished side over so the 2×6’s are on the ground. Screw the 2x4x8 you cut the length of the roofing so that it is even between the cut ends of the 4×4’s.Screw a 2圆圆 so at the 3 inch mark and another at the 3ft mark (below the mark not above it).

Draw a line 3 inches from the bottom and 3 feet from the bottom of both 4×4.Place an 8ft 4×4 and a 7ft 4×4 6ft apart.Cut (2) 2x4x8 to 1″ shorter than the length of the Ondura RoofingĪssembly Side 1 (measure lots to make sure this side is even!).

Cut off 4 inches off (5) of the 2x4x8’s (mark a line 10 inches across the board on both sides).

Cut the 2圆x8 to match the length of the 2圆x12 cuts.

Cut the 2圆x12 in half (be sure to measure first from both ends as they probably aren’t exactly 12′ long.

– (1) box Ondura roofing nails (matching color with rubber washer) – (2) Ondura Roof Panels (many colors available) Rain and warm air can destroy a bale in as little as 24 hours! This simple round bale hay feeder is not only inexpensive to build but will help contain the hay and keep it dry too.įeeder will hold a standard 4×4 round bale 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.

Covered round bale feeder plans