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Old 12-01-2011, 05:05 PM   #1
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Default My Homemade Alfalfa Feeder!

Here are the plans and a picture of an Alfalfa feeder I made.

Just copied the All Seasons Feeder that sells for over $300.

If you have the wood laying around it can be done really cheap!!

This one holds 3 square bales.

Alfalfa Feeder Build Materials:
2x4:
2 – 32in (support 2X10s)
2 – 36in (Skinny side)
2 – 44in (To secure top of rebar to Horizontal 52in 2X4s)
4 – 52in (Horizontal Supports)
2 – 56in (Top Supports)
2X6:
2 – 32in (Skinny side)
2- 60in (Base)
2X10
2 – 52in (tray for fallen alfalfa)
4X4:
1 – 52in (Center support)
4 – 75in (Vertical Legs)

Corrugated Metal:
2 – (52in X 30in) (Horizontal Side Plates)
2 – (32in X 42in) or 2(32in X 22in) & 2(32in X 12in) (Vertical Side Plates)

Other:
3in galvanized Screws
Sheet Metal Screws
2 Metal handles for the door
6 (3in) eye bolt screws for the door
5 (42in to 44in) 1/2in or 1/4in rebar bent in V-shape and u-nailed to center horizontal 4X4
6 Linch Pins
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Old 12-01-2011, 07:22 PM   #2
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Cool Design!! What about wind blowing over?
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Old 12-01-2011, 08:53 PM   #3
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Thanks for passing this along. What does it take to get the deer to start eating it? Bob
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Old 12-02-2011, 11:11 AM   #4
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There are some 2X4s that extend off the legs, and it's heavy enough to not blow over
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Old 12-02-2011, 11:14 AM   #5
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Thanks for passing this along. What does it take to get the deer to start eating it? Bob

I hunt in the hill country near leakey texas and my whitetail tear it up with in 6 hours.

But they are use to eating it since we have been throwing it out for years.

Typically I'd say that it will take them a couple of days to get use to it, if they haven't seen it before, but after that they will hit it right away.

Having a stationary feeder like this really helps.
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Old 12-08-2011, 04:22 PM   #6
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Mine, I use corn also.
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Old 12-10-2011, 06:59 PM   #7
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I use an old horse hay feeder and they go through a bale about every 4 days.......
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Old 12-12-2011, 06:04 PM   #8
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Cool feeder, will have to try that. We have been feeding our deer in Mills county alfalfa and they love it.
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Old 12-14-2011, 07:56 AM   #9
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We put out 4 cotton seed feeders this year, but the deer have not taken to it yet. The cows found one of mine and spent 3 days there until they cleaned it out. Will be putting a wire fence around it now. Once the cotton seed is gone, might have to put a bale of alfalfa in it.
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