Timed Protein Feeders

[Bone Thug]

Why not free choice gravity flow. Just asking, honestly?

I feed timed protein year around. My feeders never go empty. For me I think it’s a better situation than just feeding gravity protein for a few months in the summer. It would be too expensive to feed gravity year around and always keeping it full. IMO.

Plus, I don’t want to feed coons. Lol

[Bisch]

I feed timed protein year around. My feeders never go empty. For me I think it’s a better situation than just feeding gravity protein for a few months in the summer. It would be too expensive to feed gravity year around and always keeping it full. IMO.

Plus, I don’t want to feed coons. Lol

It’s gotten to where it’s too expensive to keep the timed feeders full!!!!! It’s ridiculous. I’m spending $600-$800/month to feed on 120ac!!!!!!

Bisch

[Throwin Darts]

Why not free choice gravity flow. Just asking, honestly?

Short answer…..money and coons

[Leemo]

I have free choice protein feeders on our place now, the landlord did not remove her spring calves this past year until the late fall, they are Brahma mixed and kept jumping over the panels in my feed pens.
My thinking is with a timed feeder, I could set it to go off late evening when the cows are bedded down?
I did not feed protein this past year because of the calf problem. Thought about raising the panels higher?
any thoughts on this problem would be appreciated!
thanks

[Rwc]

I have free choice protein feeders on our place now, the landlord did not remove her spring calves this past year until the late fall, they are Brahma mixed and kept jumping over the panels in my feed pens.
My thinking is with a timed feeder, I could set it to go off late evening when the cows are bedded down?
I did not feed protein this past year because of the calf problem. Thought about raising the panels higher?
any thoughts on this problem would be appreciated!
thanks

Been my experience that once livestock figures out they can get in a pen and eat for free they are hard to keep out. Livestock will get trained to the sound of the timed protein just like the deer, so I don't think it will matter if you drop late or early.

I do know a few people that had success with a hot wire strand around the top of there panels. This almost eliminated all livestock issues, but also put a damper on the deer sightings. Once the hot wire was de-energized, seemed the cows stayed clear and the deer slowly started feeding again. Just a thought...

Rwc

[AntlerCollector]

The Lamco timed trough feeder is the best. There’s not a close 2nd.

[1riot1ranger]

i've only used 1 brand but i like the asf stand and fill. No complaints here.

same!

[1riot1ranger]

Short answer…..money and coons

and pigs. Big suckers can almost empty one in a weekend. They eat, sleep under the feeder and eat some more. Timed feeders slow them down and feed is more likely there when the deer want it.

[cj7zrcool]

We've run (5) Ranch King Mighty Buck 1K# timed protein feeders the last three seasons with no malfunctions. That being said, we have problems with the coons reaching up in there and spinning pellets out at-will. We've tried some things (different spikes, welded wire, etc) to combat the problem, but haven't found anything to really alleviate it.

[Top Of Texas]

I used Lamcos back in the 1990's. Really liked them but do require regular monitoring.

[MIHunter]

I've only used 1 brand but I like the ASF stand and fill. No complaints here.

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[Chase This!]

Coons will crush the protein in a timed trough feeder. Free choice is far superior to timed but I do understand the desire to go to a timed feeder during hunting season.

[BayouCat]

We used to run free choice (no timer) and never had an issue with bucks coming out in the mornings/evenings to feed despite also being able to eat through the night. Imo, you attract way more deer this way. Problem is, you'll go through $$$ doing it.

Lamco makes an excellent product, and I cannot recommend a better company, but I am not a fan of a trough feeder (too many coons). I believe that's the only one they make with a timer. ASF is what we will be running this year because of that.

[Spiderpig1776]

I like my evos that have timers

[Smart]

Coons will crush the protein in a timed trough feeder. .

If there is any there they will. That's pretty much common sense.....but they can't constantly keep pulling from it endlessly to eat not to mention raking what they don't eat on the ground .