Calf Feeder for Small Animals

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The small animal hay feeder is great for calves, newborns, and your smaller ranch animals. The open bottom allows them to reach the hay at all times! The feeders are great for little guys to get feed from between the 12" tall horizontal bar or between one of the 24-slant bar feeder openings.

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Calf Hay Feeder

This calf hay feeder is designed for smaller animals that can't reach over traditional hay skirts. It leaves the bottom open so your smaller livestock can reach the bale. It's great for heavier calves, alpacas, sheep, and goats. At 120 pounds, it's easy to move to where it's needed and is powder-coated for an extra-tough finish.

Hay Feeder Specifications:

• Made with 16-gauge, 1 - 5/8 steel tubing
• Diameter: 6.5'
• 24 Feeder Openings
• Weight: 108 pounds
• Height is 39"
• 50,000 PSI Tubing
• Powder Coated
• 3 Section Bolt-together Design

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Small animal hay feeder brochure

Calf Hay Feeder for Small Animals

Make hay easier for calves and other smaller livestock to reach with this round bale feeder designed specifically for animals that may struggle to feed from a traditional hay feeder. The open-bottom design allows smaller animals to reach the hay from ground level, while the 24 feeder openings provide multiple feeding positions around the bale.

This small animal hay feeder is especially useful for calves, including heavier or growing calves, as well as alpacas, sheep, goats, and other smaller ranch animals. The lower feeding access helps animals reach the bale without having to stretch over a tall hay skirt.

Designed for Calves and Smaller Livestock

Traditional round bale feeders are often designed with taller feeding barriers that can make it difficult for smaller animals to reach the hay. This calf hay feeder addresses that problem with an open bottom that gives young and smaller livestock access to the lower portion of the bale.

The feeder includes 12-inch-tall horizontal bars as well as 24 slanted-bar feeding openings. These openings provide animals with multiple places to reach the hay while helping keep the bale contained.

Open-Bottom Design for Easier Hay Access

The open bottom is one of the most useful features for smaller animals. Calves and other livestock can reach hay from below the feeder instead of having to reach over a traditional lower skirt.

This design makes the feeder particularly practical for operations raising calves or maintaining mixed groups of smaller livestock. It gives animals more opportunity to access available hay while keeping the round bale contained within the feeder.

24 Feeding Openings Around the Bale

With 24 feeder openings positioned around the circumference, multiple animals can access the bale from different locations. The openings provide convenient feeding positions while the round design allows animals to move around the feeder rather than crowding into one feeding area.

The 6.5-foot diameter provides space for a round bale while the 39-inch overall height is sized for smaller livestock applications.

Heavy-Duty Steel Construction

The calf hay feeder is constructed from 16-gauge, 1-5/8-inch steel tubing with a powder-coated finish. The tubing is rated at 50,000 PSI, providing a strong steel frame for regular use around livestock.

The powder-coated finish provides an extra-tough surface for a feeder that will be exposed to everyday farm and ranch conditions.

Three-Section Bolt-Together Design

The feeder is built in three sections that bolt together. This sectional design makes the feeder easier to handle during setup and allows the components to be assembled into the complete round feeder.

At approximately 108 pounds, the feeder is also considerably easier to move than many larger livestock feeding structures, making it practical when the feeder needs to be repositioned around the farm or ranch.

Ideal for Calves, Sheep, Goats and Alpacas

Although this feeder is particularly well suited for calves, its smaller-animal design makes it useful for several types of livestock. Sheep, goats, alpacas, and other animals that have difficulty reaching over taller hay feeder skirts can benefit from the open lower feeding access.

It is a practical choice for ranchers, livestock producers, hobby farms, and anyone raising young or smaller animals that need convenient access to round bale hay.

Product Specifications

A Practical Hay Feeder for Growing Calves

As calves grow, they need reliable access to forage, but a traditional round bale feeder may not be designed with their size in mind. The open-bottom construction of this feeder gives calves a lower point of access to the bale, making it easier for them to reach available hay.

The feeder can also be useful when raising different sizes of livestock together or when a separate feeding area is needed for smaller animals.

Built for Everyday Ranch Use

The steel construction and powder-coated finish make this feeder suitable for regular use in farm and ranch environments. Its three-section design provides a practical balance between strength and ease of handling, while the 24 feeding openings allow multiple animals to eat around the bale.

Whether you are feeding calves, sheep, goats, alpacas, or other smaller livestock, this round bale feeder provides convenient access to hay while helping keep the bale contained.

Small Animal Round Bale Feeder

This calf hay feeder is a practical solution for livestock producers who need a round bale feeder that works for smaller animals. Its open bottom, multiple feeding openings, steel construction, and manageable three-section design make it well suited for calves and other small livestock that may have difficulty using a conventional hay feeder.