Gate Hanging Calf Creep Feeder

limo_100 · 31-10-2023 1:40pm #1

Hi Lads do any of use have any of these gate hanging feeders, was looking at Condron and gibney they both seem the similar. The JFC plastic ones answer but was thinking these might be too light. Would these be strong enough for light weanlings or would they break them?

Hard Knocks · 31-10-2023 4:04pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058320353/gate-hanging-calf-creep-feeder

Go with Gibney / Condon. Use 1 here, can take abuse (scratching etc)

limo_100 · 31-10-2023 4:41pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121306124#Comment_121306124

Would they be ok for 200kg weanlings or would they be too strong for it?

dohc turbo2 · 31-10-2023 5:06pm

I find they pull out the nuts when they get strong over there head size, with the jfc one anyway, no problems with the creep feeder that way

Hard Knocks · 31-10-2023 9:09pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121306303#Comment_121306303

Should be no problem. We sold bull weanlings up to 400kg in the spring that used it over the winter. There was 8 in the pen, throw in a bucket of nuts & head off, they’d bully to get their place. Done no damage apart from a few tears in the flaps. I put a board at the back in the bin to stop any nuts been left behind

Hard Knocks · 31-10-2023 9:10pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121306436#Comment_121306436

Change the level of the opening and maybe scoop the trough every once in a while of any old stuff

limo_100 · 31-10-2023 10:03pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121307634#Comment_121307634

That’s good and what make is your one?? 4ft wide is it. Did you ad-lib feed them bulls ? Or just a bucket a day?

Hard Knocks · 31-10-2023 11:23pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121307877#Comment_121307877

I think it’s a condon, there’s no markings on it. I gave 1 bucket morning & evening. I found it easier to mind the feeder rather than a trough

dohc turbo2 · 01-11-2023 3:27pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121307647#Comment_121307647

The plastic jfc one dosent have any level, it's one with the plastic flaps on front, great feeder but for smaller stock ,

Gate Hanging Calf Creep Feeder

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