Protein feeding question

[quackerback]

I am going to start protein feeding on my lease this year. For y’all that do the question I have is do you have a corn feeder in same pen or do yall prefer to have a corn feeder in a separate pen. Also I know a 50 foot rope will make a circle with ten panels will 60 foot make a circle with 12 panels.

[Walker]

We have corn, protein and cottonseed all in the same feeder pens. 50'radius should be plenty big.

[fullsizeaggie]

If you think you'll ever have to fight cows, make a square pen. That way you can do barb wire later if needed. Yes, corn, protein and 2 cottonseed hoops in our pens. My smallest is a 4 panel x 4 panel and have 6-8+ deer in it at one time.

[mjhaverkamp]

I don’t know if it is best or not but we have our protein feeders separate from corn feeders, we will not have stands set up on protein feeders.

[PYBUCK]

I don’t know if it is best or not but we have our protein feeders separate from corn feeders, we will not have stands set up on protein feeders.

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[TxDuSlayer]

Yes I have a corn feeder and protein feeder inside the same feeder pen

[Smart]

Timed protein and corn in the same pen at our place. 7 members... 2 pens per member and we have solid results with it. The timed protein feeder not only supplements them during the season but ups your in-season game as well.

[quackerback]

I think this year I am gonna try them in the same pen. I am in east Texas so my pen size is limited. I will try with the 12 panels. I will have a corn feeder and timed protein feeder in the pen. I am gonna try a small water trough with a 200 gallon tank to gravity feed it.

[Aric]

We have corn feeders throwing once a day at noon, just our experiment, in our protein feed pens. We have free choice protein feeders. We also mix a little corn in the bottom 1/3 when we re-fill our protein feeders in February each year. We do not hunt our protein feeders though.

[RMW]

Protein, Cottonseed and corn all in the same pen, deer eat more of it this way. Make pens minimum 10 panels

[Bisch]

Corn and protein at the same spots on my place.

Bisch

[Deadeye Mex]

We feed corn, protein and have 2 cottonseed baskets in the same pen. We have a couple of 10 panel pens but that's kind of tight. Most of ours are 12 panels and I think that's a good size, but 16 is better.

[jaker_cc]

For all the guys not hunting your protein feeders, why not? Just curious on the thought process

[Greenheadless]

Reduce pressure/create a sanctuary.

[mjhaverkamp]

For all the guys not hunting your protein feeders, why not? Just curious on the thought process

For me I just want it to be a safe place where the deer especially the older ones feel safe, we put 6 out so far, may add one or two more, that would be about 350 acres per 2000 lb feeder, we will have about 8 corn feeders as well. My situation is probably different than most, only my family will be hunting, most of the time maybe 3 or 4 hunters.