Feedlot fence line

[R V]

Excellent ideas - thanks for posting!

 

[Till-Hill]

With concrete great idea, without I've tried it and just doesn't work here. I move feeders every bale when it's soft! What do the wife and kids do when your feeding hay once you do that tho?!

 

[shaz]

Those are slick setups! I will be trying one of those. Is there any advantage to having the cattle stand on concrete other than not having to fix the indentations that there front feet make? Keep toes worn down?

Yes, the diary research center tried to cheap up and make the feeding setup from gravel and it didn't last 2 years.

It's expensive and be nice though!. I'm 6K in and haven't set the first feeder. The slab is 15x108 5" thick.

 

[Stocker Steve]

the diary research center tried to cheap up and make the feeding setup from gravel and it didn't last 2 years.

I think gravel can work if

Did they put geo fabric below the gravel?

 

[Smoothy]

I would figure your right stocker Steve. Filter fabric down first will save a lot of headaches. Up here you have to use that or blasted rock first with is 4 inch to 6 inch stone first. Fabric does wonders though

 

[Stocker Steve]

I have used heavy geo fabric and class 5 in corrals and at heated waterers. Need to add a little gravel once in a while, but the combo has held up well.

A neighbor is very conservative - - so he recycles used drywall in his heavy use areas. :cowboy:

 

[NonTypicalCPA]

For my dry lot where I feed I've had concrete sand hauled in to prevent the spring mud issue. It's the finest particles left when they crush old concrete. It has the consistency of sand, but packs FIRM. The only downfall is that it can be a bit dusty during really dry spells. I highly recommend it if you can find it in your area.

Back to the feeder. I'm finding a local source for 8' feed panels and was wondering if three of them would work to make the above setup with a fourth side using an 8' gate to keep calves from wandering off if they get into the feeder. I'm concerned that 8' would be too wide, but my current round feeder is 8' across so maybe it will work?

 

[Stocker Steve]

Cut to fit

 

[NonTypicalCPA]

Just found some 6 footers so I should be good to go.

 

[ddd75]

Those are slick setups! I will be trying one of those. Is there any advantage to having the cattle stand on concrete other than not having to fix the indentations that there front feet make? Keep toes worn down?

Yes, the diary research center tried to cheap up and make the feeding setup from gravel and it didn't last 2 years.

It's expensive and be nice though!. I'm 6K in and haven't set the first feeder. The slab is 15x108 5" thick.

6k for just the concrete pad?

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

Those are slick setups! I will be trying one of those. Is there any advantage to having the cattle stand on concrete other than not having to fix the indentations that there front feet make? Keep toes worn down?

Yes, the diary research center tried to cheap up and make the feeding setup from gravel and it didn't last 2 years.

It's expensive and be nice though!. I'm 6K in and haven't set the first feeder. The slab is 15x108 5" thick.

6k for just the concrete pad?

That's about right, did you see his specs? 15' X 108' and 5" thick. That's a heck of a pad.

 

[ddd75]

Yes, the diary research center tried to cheap up and make the feeding setup from gravel and it didn't last 2 years.

It's expensive and be nice though!. I'm 6K in and haven't set the first feeder. The slab is 15x108 5" thick.

6k for just the concrete pad?

That's about right, did you see his specs? 15' X 108' and 5" thick. That's a heck of a pad.

seems pretty expensive. I poured a 50x76 4" thick with 10" deep edges for around 4500. That's just concrete I did the labor.

so 1620 sq ft vs. 3800 sq. ft.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

6k for just the concrete pad?

That's about right, did you see his specs? 15' X 108' and 5" thick. That's a heck of a pad.

seems pretty expensive. I poured a 50x76 4" thick with 10" deep edges for around 4500. That's just concrete I did the labor.

so 1620 sq ft vs. 3800 sq. ft.

Well labor would run up the cost.

 

[shaz]

Those are slick setups! I will be trying one of those. Is there any advantage to having the cattle stand on concrete other than not having to fix the indentations that there front feet make? Keep toes worn down?

Yes, the diary research center tried to cheap up and make the feeding setup from gravel and it didn't last 2 years.

It's expensive and be nice though!. I'm 6K in and haven't set the first feeder. The slab is 15x108 5" thick.

6k for just the concrete pad?

Yep

 

[NonTypicalCPA]

Here's my just built 6x6 round bale fence line feeder. I'm worried a bit about hay waste from this small of a size, might had better gone with an 8x8. Time will tell.

 

[Stocker Steve]

Thanks for the photos NTCPA.

Did you consider making it more than 1 bale deep?

 

[NonTypicalCPA]

Thanks for the photos NTCPA.

Did you consider making it more than 1 bale deep?

Not necessary for my small herd - 1 bale should be sufficient.

 

[Smoothy]

Looks nice ntcpa. Maybe just a suggestion.. throw a gate on the back side just in case the hay gets down and a calf gets in there at least you won't have to chase it around the yard. Just coming from experience haha

 

[NonTypicalCPA]

Yea I've got a gate on order, but in the meantime I hung an 8'er off of the panel bolts as a deterrent.

 

[littletom]

Back to the original post. I'm about to do same thing on weaned calves. How high I need to make cable?