How to Build a Hay Rack for Goats

Building a hay rack for goats has several advantages. It will enable them to eat their hay and will not allow them to scatter it, lay in it and create waste of their food. Hay racks are generally inside of a goat's shelter, barn or loafing stall where they eat each day. This protects their hay and food from getting wet in rainy weather and spoiling.

Things You'll Need

  • T posts
  • Post driver
  • Cattle panel
  • Wire
  • Wire cutters
  • Pliers or fencing tool
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Instructions

  1. Cattle Panel Goat Hay Rack

    • 1

      Drive three T posts into the ground with a post driver at each end of a 16-foot cattle panel and one in the middle. There should be about a 2- to 3-foot space between the new cattle panel and the existing fence line. Choose an area that lines up with the cattle panel enclosure of your goats pen so that you have a fence line parallel to the existing fence.

    • 2

      Cut a 6-inch length of wire with wire cutters or a fencing tool and attach the bottom square of the cattle panel to each T post. Use a pair of pliers or a fencing tool to twist the wire around the pole and cattle panel so that it is secure. Continue attaching each post at the top square of cattle panel and at least at three more squares in between the top and bottom of each post.

    • 3

      Place hay inside the 2- to 3-foot area so that the goats can reach through the panels to eat their hay.