Highland cattle feeders

[Rob30]

I am looking for ideas for homemade highland cattle feeders. I have 8 highlands. Most fit in regular feeders, but I have one that can't figure out how to get back out. I have to go out and free her. Which can be hard on the hands/fingers.
This year hay is going to be an expensive comodity, so I am looking for ways to conserve it. Usually I just put bales out in the field, but they tend to sleep on alot of it.

[Rocktown Gal]

Originally Posted by Rob30

I am looking for ideas for homemade highland cattle feeders. I have 8 highlands. Most fit in regular feeders, but I have one that can't figure out how to get back out. I have to go out and free her. Which can be hard on the hands/fingers.
This year hay is going to be an expensive comodity, so I am looking for ways to conserve it. Usually I just put bales out in the field, but they tend to sleep on alot of it.

Feeders don't work very well for highlands. We use a small trailer and put the hay on that now. Everyone can reach it and no one gets stuck or moves the dang thing around. For feed several times a week...so they come in and we get a look see we use 55 gallon plastic barrels and cut them long ways and use that for the feed.

[SpaceCadet12364]

We use the Black PVC ones the openings are big enough for even the ones with a wide or tall horn spread and are light weight and flexible but tough this will be third year of use.
Still no repairs. but they are expensive 225$.