Home made mineral feeder

[midtncattle]

Dun, do you or others have any pictures of home made feeders?

 

[dun]

 

[denvermartinfarms]

I don't have a picture but it would be just like duns. they have worked good for years the only thing i don't like is that they spin when they are trying to eat but thats not to big of deal.

 

[Mid South Guy]

Made some just like Dun's 25 years ago, and some are still hanging today. The chains are a bit rusty and embedded in the tree limbs. Used white colored barrels that came from an ice cream plant.

 

[dun]

I don't have a picture but it would be just like duns. they have worked good for years the only thing i don't like is that they spin when they are trying to eat but thats not to big of deal.

That spinning is part of why they work so well. The wind will usually turn the opening away from the rain so the mineral stays dry(er)

 

[denvermartinfarms]

I don't have a picture but it would be just like duns. they have worked good for years the only thing i don't like is that they spin when they are trying to eat but thats not to big of deal.

That spinning is part of why they work so well. The wind will usually turn the opening away from the rain so the mineral stays dry(er)

I'm glad you said that i had never thought of it working like that. as long as i have looked at and used mine i should noticed how it works.

 

[Craig]

Same setup I use, works great! :nod:

 

[BobbyLummus1]

Mineral in general and this feeder is probably the best thing I've took from this forum over the past yr since being a member

 

[Hook]

It's very simple and works great

 

[Deepsouth]

Have y'all hung insecticide bullets f4om them?

 

[Hook]

I tried some felt strips but they were a miserable failure.

 

[Deepsouth]

Looks like you could hang either a single bullet right in the center or two, one on each side and it would work.

 

[bball]

We do something very similar, except instead of hanging them, we put them inside a semi tire with half inch bolts..works very well. Bull proof and virtually indestructible.

 

[nobull82]

Mineral feeders are expensive. I'm gonna try this before I buy another feeder.

 

[jedstivers]

Mineral feeders are expensive. I'm gonna try this before I buy another feeder.

We don't buy mineral at all. There's way to many things that can be used.

 

[HDRider]

Mineral feeders are expensive. I'm gonna try this before I buy another feeder.

We don't buy mineral at all. There's way to many things that can be used.

What do you do?

 

[jedstivers]

Mineral feeders are expensive. I'm gonna try this before I buy another feeder.

We don't buy mineral at all. There's way to many things that can be used.

What do you do?

Barrels, 270 gallon totes. I haven't done the other ideas but a tire with a flap sounds good and there was some other good ideas either in this thread or some others on here.
I like the totes the best though.