D I Y hog feeder

[bburns]

Very cool!

[hubbace]

Ours have been out for 2-3 months now and they seem to be doing fine with lots of pig traffic. Heck my game cam shows pigs at it several times a day. We actually had to increase the number of the holes in ours as it was not dropping corn enough, the first month out mine was still half full. Cows mess with them but don’t seem to keep the hogs away. Now just to get out there and slay some porky. ;-)

[ETEXASHUNTER]

if you make them with a few holes then add some bigger rocks they still beat it up looking for the corn... it saves some money and they sit there for a while working it trying to get the fake corn out of it. Gives you a chance to Drill One

[postman]

Build 'em sturdy or you'll be looking for them. I've had them twist stainless cable until it broke even with swivels, break the pipe, roll them off where I couldn't find them. They work if you can keep corn in them, I like the rocks idea, gonna try it.

[Cuz]

Not a bad idea to make one with just 2-4 holes. Should take em awhile to empty it then.

[Nitro1970]

But if you fill it daily and leave scent there, wouldn't that condition the hogs to get used to human scent?
Dave

Well if they get conditioned to human scent they should be eaiser to kill, no?

[Dirtymike]

I dont thank human scent is going to detour a hog from his food. If that was the case farmers could spray there fields with human scent. Haha. Just kidding. I dont think you need to plug up holes on the feeder. I think you need to let me come clean out some of the hogs so it dont cost you so much to feed them. What think about that idea.?

[Coon]

But if you fill it daily and leave scent there, wouldn't that condition the hogs to get used to human scent?
Dave

[Skinny]

Dang! That's an expensive feeder!

Yeah, I am planning on taping up all but three holes. I am hoping that helps a bit. The thing I don't like is that I have to fill it and leave scent out there on a daily basis.

I built one and am just trying it out. The hogs freakin' love it though.

[Cuz]

Dang! That's an expensive feeder!

[Skinny]

How long do they last with a lot of hog activity? Corn wise. How long between fills?

Cuz, I have a hog tube out and a group of 20 hogs emptys is every night...about 20 lbs of corn. I have a cam set up on it and they are there for about an hour till it is all gone. I have 6 hole in it.

Here is a vid I made for a friend that was coming to hunt the hog tube.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyvtWl1iWFE[/ame]

[Cuz]

How long do they last with a lot of hog activity? Corn wise. How long between fills?

[Nitro1970]

What's the consensus on the size and number of holes to drill in a piece of pipe about 3 ft. long?
Dave

3/8"-1/2" on hole size. I have a 4"x5' with 6 ta 8 holes at 1/2" in size and the ole boar that was coming to it would empty it out in a couple of days but he was there for 9hrs at a time!

I rather not drill enough to start out with cause you can always drill more if need be.

Good luck

[Coon]

What's the consensus on the size and number of holes to drill in a piece of pipe about 3 ft. long?
Dave

[donpablo]

Pics?

We also do not use the store made caps. We just cut out some circles in some scrap wood. Screw them together. Then slid in the pipe and then screw thru pipe into the wood. Keeps you from having to buy a few more items.

Do you have pics of this? How does this work? I picked up a lot of 8" pipe with the intention of making some more feeders, only to find out that the caps would cost me around $100 per feeder. I've been trying to come up with an alternative.

Thanks.