Re: [AlpacaTalk] feeders
These are what I use. They are rounded inside, so no corners for gunk to get caught in, they stack well, have a handy handle to grab onto, and I have had mine for over 10 years and they still are in great shape. Never have had one break or crack. five or six alpacas will eat out of the longer one at one time quite comfortably.
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Laurel
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Bluebird Hills Farm
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> Thx. Guess I was looking to keep my time at a minimum.
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> A neighborhood teen scoops poop in exchange for riding lessons.
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> But we are feeding 3 pens of dairys goats (does, bucks and babies),
> milking
> while graining, feeding 10 horses, feeding 50 alpacas in 6 different
> places (herdsires, junior herdsires, weaned boys/fiber boys, medical
> issues,
> nursery stock (cria/dams and expecting in 30 days) and bred females with
> more
> than 30 days to go. we only need to hay in the morning (its all big
> feeders
> fed free choice) and water is on a timer...so in the morning, WITH
> graining it takes me 45 minutes. At night it is just grain and it takes
> me about
> 30 minutes...I guess I was just being greedy and wanted to be faster or
> more
> simple!
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> In a message dated 6/14/2010 4:37:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> sherih@woodlandmead
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> We feed using feed pans. They are plastic and a little large for the
> amount
> we feed but they stack easily. They come in various colors. I'll use the
> girl's pastures as an example. I have 2 pastures for females. One is for
> pregnant, soon to deliver and new crias and the other is for the rest. One
> side is between 10-15 alpacas and the other is 20 or so.
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> Each pan gets a cup of pellets with any additions I want to make and are
> stacked. Special needs are of another color. For instance, all female who
> are
> nursing will get double rations and have blue pans. This translates to
> other who might get meds and so on.
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> We have 4 gated, fenced areas together. The girls are separated as to
> eating speed and tendency to steal if they finish first. We pass out the
> feed
> and stand guard. For the most part things go well and feeding 30+ alpacas
> takes a bit over 45 min.
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> The whole operation, scooping poop. filli ng hay boxes, feeding pellets
> and any additional meds usually takes 1 1/2 hrs. more or less.
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> It has been worth it to do it this way because each alpaca gets exactly
> what they need at the time. When we're finished the bowls are stacked in a
> small shed kept inside the stall area. It's pretty efficient and
> everything is
> handy. My barn isn't especially handy as I live on a hill and the whole
> thing wasn't thought out well when it all was built. I came much later so
> I
> had to use what I could and build more.
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> I just bought another batch of the feeding pans/bowls for 3.99 each. We
> have 2 other areas where we feed the boys in the same manner.
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> Hope this helps.
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> Sheri
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> Sheri Hewitt
> Woodland Meadows, LLC
> 31542 Camas Swale Rd.
> Creswell, OR 97426
> 541-895-0964
> _www.woodlandmeadow
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> On Jun 14, 2010, at 12:53 PM, Dragon Fly Farm, Quality Livestock Since
> 1997! wrote:
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> Need some ideas on bulk feeders. I have a group of 18 girls in one
> pasture. I grain twice per day as well as free choice hay. Each girl gets
> .75
> pounds at each feeding. I was using individual feed buckets but it was
> too time
> consuming. So I tried mounting them to the wall and brining out grain in
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> 5 gallon pail. Then putting a wighted scoop in each mounted bucket. But
> by
> the time you get to the end of the line of buckets the pigs at the first
> buckets are nearly done and start to bug the submissives at the end. None
> of
> the girls are under weight. Any truly thin ones get fed individual.
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> So I then saw another farm mounted gutters. So I mounted 50 feet of
> gutters and began pouring grain along them. I increased overall grain
> portion by
> 10% to make sure everyone was getting a good share. After 5 months the
> feeders are falling down, bent and look worn. I don't like the way they
> look.
> My vet also commented that feeding out of aluminum gutters might not be
> good
> because of the metal. So I took them down.
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> I am back to buckets! I have seen the pvc pipes done but I could not cut
> them. I tried the recipricating saw and could not cut a straight line. I
> tried the table saw and the blade kept jamming. I went to home depot and
> got
> one for pvc and its still jamming with the length. So cut the length in
> half. Sanded the cut product and I can't figure out how to mount them.
> This was
> also the biggest pipe at the depot but the resulting dish does not seem
> very deep. Its not perfectly straight and really doesn't look
> professional.
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> I'm still at buckets and need ideas!
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> _jelizabethfarms1@
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>>I am so sorry Allison to read of your loss; I know what a tough ye ar
>>this has been for you and your mom.
>>You and your family will be in my thoughts as you walk this road.
>>{{{{{{{{Hugs}
>> Janice
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