Covered Hay Feeder Plans | DIY Goat and Sheep Feeder PDF Imperial and Metric | 3D Model

📥 Digital download. Two PDF files (imperial + metric) plus a SketchUp 3D model you can spin and inspect in the free SketchUp mobile app. No physical item ships. Download via desktop or mobile browser, not the Etsy app.

Build a covered feeder for goats and sheep with a raised floor, vertical slats and a metal roof, so hay stays dry and the animals pull it through the gaps instead of standing in it. It sits on skids, so you can drag it to fresh ground when the old spot gets tired. The birdsmouth rafter joint in this plan is the same cut you will use on any future shelter, run-in or small barn roof. You learn it by building something you actually need.

DIMENSIONS
94½ x 55¼ x 75¾ in / 2430 x 1410 x 1940 mm over the roof
Post footprint: 71 x 33½ in / 1840 x 865 mm
Hay capacity: about two small square bales, broken open
Feeding opening: 11 in / 265 mm
Slat gaps: 4 in / 100 mm
Floor height: 21½ in / 575 mm
Skill level: confident beginner
Build time: 2 days (frame and box day 1, roof day 2)

WHAT'S INCLUDED
✅ Two complete PDFs: imperial (inches) and metric (millimetres), 30 pages each
✅ SketchUp 3D model file, opens in the free SketchUp app on phone, tablet or desktop
✅ 19 build steps, each with a 3D diagram showing exactly what to add
✅ Full cut list, 109 parts with lengths and the step each one belongs to
✅ Lumber yard list with board counts for the whole build
✅ Hardware list with screw sizes and where each one goes
✅ Complete dimensions for the frame, the hay box and the roof
✅ Birdsmouth rafter layout with every cut dimensioned from the tail
✅ Truss assembly and lifting sequence you can do with one helper
✅ Purlin and truss spacing given as measurements, not eyeballed
✅ Roof panel sizing that works with any corrugated sheet width
✅ Finishing guidance and a care schedule for use around livestock

PERFECT FOR
✅ Hay for goats, sheep, alpacas and other small ruminants
✅ Paddocks, pasture, smallholdings and homestead yards
✅ Anyone tired of animals standing in and fouling their hay
✅ Keepers who want feed dry through winter without a barn
✅ Confident beginners with a circular saw and a drill
✅ Learning rafter layout on a build you will actually use
✅ Builders who work in metric or imperial

HOW TO DOWNLOAD
Purchase → check "Purchases and Reviews" in your Etsy account → click Download. Digital files cannot be downloaded via the Etsy app. Use a mobile browser or desktop.
If anything is unclear, message me on Etsy. I answer every message and will help you finish the build.