I had barely enough time to drop two flakes of hay into the feeder before the goats were on it. (I am a huge fan of drywall screws, I can not speak their praise enough.) Once the side boards were cut, I again used a prop to hold the front in place while I screwed the side boards on. Pallet attached to side boards causing an angle These side boards will not only attach the front to the 2 x 4s at the desired angle but also prevent large amounts of hay from falling out of the feeder. I rigged up a prop, then held the front of the feeder out to the desired angle and measured the boards I would need for the sides. Since I am working by myself, I needed something to hold the front of the feeder up while I attached it to the 2 x 4's.

I also wanted to make sure the feeder would be high enough off the ground, but not too high. These two 2x4 were then mounted to the barn wall at the exact width of the front of the feeder. Next, I cut 2 pieces of 2 x 4 to the same height as the hay feeder will be, or the same as the side height of the cut pallet.Ģ x 4s attached to the stall wall and side boards Pallet used as front of feeder, and 2 - 2x4s for wall support (If you need a larger hay feeder, use the entire side, no cut needed here)

I drew the cut line and then cut the pallet to the desired width, which when finish will hold two hay flakes side by side. This part of the pallet is now the front of the hay feeder. I took two hay flakes and laid them on the half pallet. Use hay flakes to determine the width of the feeder We want the goats for milk, which means I will have more baby goats, which means I should make a larger hay feeder. My next step was to decide how wide I wanted the hay feeder. Next, after flipping the half pallet over, I cut off the wood strips on the back side.

Building a goat hay feeder