Feed Pan Stops Waste

Feed Pan Stops Waste HOG EQUIPMENT & IDEAS Hog Equipment & Ideas (351) 18-6-10 All it takes is a few minutes and about a buck's worth of materials to make these feed-saving creep feeders, according to Scott Thooft, Russell, Minn. Baby pigs seem to waste less feed with the feeders, which are made out of plastic pails, "because there are less places for them to push feed out." To make the feeders, Thooft cuts the bottom out of 5-gal. plastic pails so they're several inches deep. He cuts slots in the sides so they'll slide under the pen dividers. He uses two pieces of I/4-in. metal rod for crossbars that strengthen the feeders and reduce feed waste. Length of the crossbars depends on width of pen dividers and depth of feeder. The two pieces are welded together at an angle and stick through the sides of the feeder. It takes about 20 minutes to make one creep feeder, and cost is about $1, Thooft says. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Scott Thooft, R.R. 1, Box 116, Russell, Minn. 56169 (ph 507 823-4763 or 865-4436). Reprinted courtesy National Hog Farmer.

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