Rebar Rails Stop Calves From Getting In Feeder

Rebar Rails Stop Calves From Getting In Feeder LIVESTOCK Beef With small diameter rebar and a few muffler clamps Denis Wendle turns his big bale feeders into calf feeders The Jerseyville Ill farmer came up with the idea a few years ago when he saw calves in the bale feeder using it for bedding “I wanted to keep the hay clean and have less spoilage ” Wendle says By bending 3/8 or 1/2-in dia rebar horizontally around the feeder he can adjust the size of the opening It’s enough for calves to get their heads in to eat but not big enough for them to crawl through Wendle secures the rebar with muffler clamps so he can easily remove it when he wants to use the feeder for adult cattle He uses the modified bale feeder until calves are about 400 lbs and he notes bigger cattle can also use it though they can’t reach as far Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Denis Wendle 20519 Beaty Mound Rd Jerseyville Ill 62052 ph 618 498-6069; deniswendle@gmail com

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