Calf Bottle Holder “Built To Last”

Calf Bottle Holder “Built To Last” DAIRY EQUIPMENT & IDEAS “It’s built to last under tough conditions ” says Roger Roessner Fort Recovery Ohio about his calf bottle holder It’s designed to hold a 2 or 3-qt bottle and mounts on a cattle or hog panel outside the pen It’s made from powder coated 1/4-in cold rolled steel wire and stands 11 in tall and 4 in wide When installed it extends 9 in into the aisle Thick wire loops on top wrap around the top of any standard wire gate To install it slip the bottom of the holder between the second and third wires from the top of the pen and push the top of the holder forward then lift it up and hook it onto the pen’s top wire “The loops extend downward 11 in to ‘weave’ the bottle holder into the pen and keep calves from nuzzling the holder out of position ” says Roessner “I’ve been using these calf bottle holders on my dairy farm for 10 years now and am on my sixth major design improvement I start 170 head of 3-day old calves every 6 weeks so they get a lot of use ” says Roessner “I came up with the idea because the bottle holders on the market couldn’t handle the wear and tear my calves put them through I had just two options - spend my time hand-bottling calves or fixing substandard holders So I decided to make my own “Before I knew it my neighbors wanted a batch and then the local hardware store In the years before I came back to take over the family farm I worked doing machine language programming and systems automation so I’m able to produce these bottle holders here on our farm ” The calf bottle holder sells for $7 plus S&H for orders of 12 or more You can watch a video of it at www Calfbottleholder com Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Roger Roessner 1097 Philothea Rd Fort Recovery Ohio ph 419 852-1351; rlroessner@bright net

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