How high does your feeder need to be to keep the cows from knocking off the spinner? A pen is out of the question. Was thinking about a winch up feeder but don't want to spend big money.
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It's been my experience that cows are just plain brutal on feeders. If they can't reach the spinner, they just knock the whole feeder over. One of our lease members has a winch up and one of the cows backed into one of the legs and bent the leg pretty good. I know you said no pen but that's the only solution I've found so far.......hopefully someone will have a solution that we can both use!!! -
elhefe, I am not sure there is a correct answer to your question.... Like said before, they will just knock it over to get to it.... Best of luck with it, I have always put some type of fence around them when cows are present IE:Three strands of Barbed wire, but you said that was out of the question... I use the winch up type feeders, can give you pic's (or you can come out to Montgomery and give them a look) if you are handy with the welding machine...
BTW, I saw you posted that you were a youth minister... What church???Comment
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I work at the Conroe Church of Christ on Longmire, right next to the Elementary School. We just moved into our new building a year ago. I have been there since 2001.Comment
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I'd say 7' minimum. I get away with 6' "standard" (non-winch up) tripod feeders but I have some heavy duty varmint cages that even a cow's head hasn't been able to dent, YET.
Do you have any big oaks near by? You could go the winch-up style cheap(er) by utilizing a tree.Comment
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