ASF Timed Protein Feeder Not Working?

[Smart]

ASF Timed Protein Feeder Not Working?

He's talking about the protein feeder, but mixing the soybeans and corn with the protein. I think a 3 second throw 2xs a day until they clean it up.

Oh hell. I misread the title and have been posting in this thread . I thought this was the corn feeder thread on a quick glance at the title because it’s been popping up a lot. These hospitals drugs don’t have me very sharp.[emoji23]. Disregard my previous post Yotethumper.

[Smart]

Only a positive note for the feeder they are killing mine right now.

[yotethumper]

Man, to be honest it sounds like maybe the way you were doing it before worked better for you.
I've got a few of those and other than a timer on one, they've been trouble free, I haven't changed anything else in 3 years of solid run on them so far. It also really sounds like you were trying to feed way to much to start with, I would've waited until I saw consistent activity before I moved the feed amount up to that level.

You think 10lbs a day is too much? Maybe. I figured it was barely any at all. While I was out there I backed the feed down to 5lbs a day. It barely spat out any feed in the four trays at 5lbs. I figured the coons and hogs would eat 10lbs a day no problem. I planned on bumping it to 20lbs a day once the deer started eating from it. 10lbs in the AM and 10lbs in the evening. The deer would eat 25-30lbs a day from a gravity feeder no problem. Going to give it a couple weeks and if nothing takes I’ll move the feed in there into a gravity feeder with the hammer system and I’ll sell the timed protein feeder.


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[yotethumper]

Only a positive note for the feeder they are killing mine right now.

Yeah I don’t get it, everyone has good luck with them. I was going to order 3 of these but figured I’d try one out first. Happy I didn’t order 3 lol.


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[ColinR]

Cleared a jam and mixed corn and soybeans with 20% antlermax. If this doesn’t work I’m going to sell it, been nothing but a pain in the rear so far. It’d work great if the deer would eat from it but nothing so far.


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If you decide to sell. Please let me know. I’d be interested.

[yotethumper]

If you decide to sell. Please let me know. I’d be interested.

Will do, would need to pickup in Columbus area. I’ll message you if I sell it.


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[ColinR]

Will do, would need to pickup in Columbus area. I’ll message you if I sell it.


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That won’t be a problem. Let me know.

[yotethumper]

It took forever but they’re finally eating from it after I mixed in protein, corn, and soybeans.


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[alec73065]

This was a timely thread , I am picking up one tomorrow glad it is working out now !

[Smart]

It took forever but they’re finally eating from it after I mixed in protein, corn, and soybeans.


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There you go! Great news!

[Tommy1123]

[QUOTE=Smart;14960203]Only a positive note for the feeder they are killing mine right now.

Smart is yours propped up on a couple 4x4s? Standard height looks a little low to the ground.

[Smart]

Smart is yours propped up on a couple 4x4s? Standard height looks a little low to the ground.

Yes on both of mine....I thought the same. I like the extra bit of height as a personal preference. They don't have to crane their neck as much and it still is easy to fill.. But I have friends that don't and they eat just fine. I also have a friend that used a landscaping timber cut in half on each of his three and saved some money to get almost the same height.

[Smart]

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