Feeding Mineral

[cloud9cattle]

Do I have to feed the mineral under a covered feeder? Or can i use an old feed bunk I have?

 

[skyhightree1]

Do I have to feed the mineral under a covered feeder? Or can i use an old feed bunk I have?

I assume you mean loose mineral... I don't think you have to feed it covered but the stuff is high as crap and I don't want anything messing it up or causing any loss like running out of a bunk feeder if it rains so I put enough in old mineral tubs they can eat in one setting and anything else gets put in a hanging mineral feeder I made. I hope that helps

 

[TexasBred]

Do I have to feed the mineral under a covered feeder? Or can i use an old feed bunk I have?

I've poured it into those leftover tubs that the molasses supplements come in. Gets wet when it rains but will dry out and you can just break it up again. At least everything is still there. dun has a pic of a mineral feeder he made from a plastic barrel. Maybe he'll re-post it.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

Best feeder we've got is one of those "bull feeder" types that sit directly on the ground. I put it inside a big old used tractor tire and the cattle can't move it an inch. Keeps the mineral dry as a daisy.

http://www.southernstates.com/catalog/p ... er-38.aspx

 

[Lucky_P]

Use one similar to the one TT linked.
The big rubber mat lid will eventually tear through or around the bolt hole in the middle. Have a couple I've had to 'rig up' a couple of times. Looked into buying just a new lid, but it was almost as expensive as the whole shooting match.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

Use one similar to the one TT linked.
The big rubber mat lid will eventually tear through or around the bolt hole in the middle. Have a couple I've had to 'rig up' a couple of times. Looked into buying just a new lid, but it was almost as expensive as the whole shooting match.

Hadn't thought about that. We've got about 2 years on the one we are using. How long do they usually last? So far I'm not seeing any undo wear.

 

[dbrews1954]

I have 2 of them ,one from tractor supply and one from souix co, less than 2 years old the lid is ripped on both

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

I have 2 of them ,one from tractor supply and one from souix co, less than 2 years old the lid is ripped on both

That stinks.

 

[skyhightree1]

This is one I have to finish soon but basically they all look like this

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

Here's a pretty slick video on making your own feeder.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlnDfWWeJd8

 

[cloud9cattle]

Thanks for the help! I ended up making one out of a plastic drum and framed it out. Looks pretty sweet. Ill post pics after i snap a few this evening.

 

[polledbull]

put the barrel inside a truck tire , bolt it with a few bolts , and it will last , and the cows cant turn it over , attach a piece of chain to one of the bolts , and you can drag it with a 4 wheeler.